September 11, 2018-17 years later
I remember exactly where I was the morning of September 11, 2001. Ironically, I was sitting in my 7th grade history class. I remember the teacher turned on the classroom television after the first plane had hit the World Trade Center and before the second one hit. I remember the principal making an announcement to turn off all televisions and radios almost right as the second plane hit. At the time, as a 7th grader myself and my friends had no idea what had really happened. I remember coming home and finding out the severity of what had happened. I remember watching all of the news coverage replaying what had happened. I remember hearing the word terrorism for really the first time and not knowing what it meant. Even though myself and my friends and family were not directly affected by the events of that day, it is one of those things that will always stick out in my mind. Of course in the years to follow life changed for everyone as we declared war and as we watched the main events of that war play out. Even though the war is still going on 17 years later, you don't hear as much about it anymore. Life definitely changed after this momentous event and now we all live in a slight fear that something so catastrophic could happen again. I may be 29 now, but I can almost perfectly replay that day in my mind. I will definitely never forget.
