Ciao,
I'm sorry that this post is one day late, but I feel as if I cannot pass up mentioning a word about this tragic day in American history only 11 years ago.
I remember this day like were yesterday. I was in Kindergarten at St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary and we had received news that something horrific had happened in NYC and Washington. When we out of school, I remember my father picking me up and saying, "Andrew, when you get home, turn on the news channel. There has been a terrorist attack again the USA." So, I did as my father instructed and turned it to CNN where I saw the breaking news that the Twin Towers in NYC had both been hit, and other commercial airplane plans had also been hijacked. This is all I remember, I wish I could remember more.
I thought about this for a long time over the past week or so, and I believe this was the saddest day in American history. Yes, the crash of the stock market was awful, the bay of pigs was a disaster, but 11 years ago, when America was attacked blindly by al-Qaeda and some of its members, the country was turned upside down. No one expected this dreadful event to happen.
Today is day #10 in Italy, and my love for America has grown more and more. Being away from your homeland and your country is tough, and I am proud I'm an American.
God Bless you all, and God Bless America.
AF
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