Never Forget

13 years ago, I was a 13 year old (almost 14!) freshman in high school sitting in my Theatre Arts class when the initial moment came that completely changed the world. It’s hard to believe that was half my lifetime ago and yet it is something I will never forget. I was young, innocent and naive. I’ll admit that when I was first told what happened, I didn’t know exactly what the World Trade Center was. Someone had to say, “You know, the twin towers?” before I truly understood what was happening and the magnitude of the situation. A few hours later, I was in my World Geography class watching the news with my friends when we watched the second plane strike the second tower. Live. On TV. In my class. I was 13. It is a moment engrained in my memory. It will never be forgotten.

At the fire station near our home in Pittsburgh in 2011

You know what else will never be forgotten? The people. The people who lost their lives. The people who lost their loved ones. The people who risked their lives to save others. And the people who lost their lives to save others. There are still good people in this world and the actions of heroes on 9.11.01 proved it. The actions of heroes over the last thirteen years continues to prove it. Despite the hate in this world, there are still people willing to serve, help and save others. And they’ll risk their own lives in the process.

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We will never forget what happened on this day thirteen years ago. I listened to Alan Jackson’s song Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) today and all of my emotions came to surface. The videos posted are tear inducing. The lyrics speak for themselves.

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