One Nation
Has it really been 10 years? I know we all remember where we were. I had just started a new job, fresh out of graduate school and ready to take on the world. In the years since then, I’ve wondered if 9/11 played a role in my shifting focus, in my disillusionment with the corporate world. How could I expend so much energy climbing the corporate ladder when my homefront needed protection? My first sign that something was amiss came in the form of an incredulous comment by a coworker, “The World Trade Center has been hit by an airplane!”. Some of us sought out the televisions scattered throughout the building. Some of us kept on working, but none of us suspected an attack until the second plane hit. America, we thought, is safe....
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