The anniversary of 9/11 was quietly marked across the nation by the flags being hung at half-mast. There was some news coverage on the news. The most distinct coverage occurred on the sport radio show I normally listen to the way home.
The host of the sports radio program “JT the Brick” chose to deviate from the normal sports theme. I thought it was good to continue the nations healing. Everyone remembers where they were on that fateful morning.
That morning I had jury duty, the last time I had to report to the Alameda County courthouse, questioning as I would be assigned to a trial.
The morning stated differently when the sports radio broke in with the news on a plane hitting the world Trade Center. During the train ride people were talking on cell phones and to each other.
The moment hit home when I remember receiving a voice mail from my mother who lived near the Pentagon who called me because she was unsettled due the smoke smell in her apartment from the plane that hit the Pentagon. I called to make sure it she was alright and to comfort her on what must have been surreal day for millions of Americans.
There many conversations that people had that morning helping each other work through the emotions of that day. Moving forward I hope that tragedy shouldn’t be necessary to bring people together.
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