Seven Years Later......

Seven years ago today our Country came under attack. Most of us remember exactly where we were and what we were doing. We remember the aftermath and how people reacted around them throughout the day. We couldn't wait to get home and be together, sitting around the TV just watching, waiting, hoping......

Now, seven years later, even though many if not all TV stations will no longer show the footage of that day the images and the feeling of complete and total helplessness still rings fresh.

Eventually, my feelings turned to anger. I was fresh out of school as were a lot my friends. A few of us talked about enlisting in the service. We knew our country would not let this attack go unanswered and we wanted in.

After initial sadness and the initial pain, the measure of an individual is determined by what they do next. We took a huge sucker punch on that fateful day and when we answered, WE ANSWERED. People cheered and high-fived each other at the site of our military going after these terrorists. Up from the rubble and the destruction America grew stronger and we felt more pride than we had ever felt.

In such a terrible time, it was great to be an American.

Today, all politics will take a break and hopefully celebrities like Matt Damon will not use this anniversary as a forum. Hopefully, all Americans will stop their propaganda and do nothing more but be a united America, remembering those heroes who lost their lives.

It's a sick and sad world out there and we learned that so painfully on September 11, 2001. We're very fortunately to be Americans and today is a day to remember the sacrifices many have made.

God bless us all and may God mercy on the souls of those who harm us.