student52

student52 Lindsay September 23, 2011 2B

 I was seven during the 9/11 attack and in the second grade. I recall my teacher crying but she was unable to tell us why. Kids were getting picked up early and taken home. Our class turned into a silent reading day while teachers comforted each other. When I got home my parents explained to me what had happened. They told me “bad people” had attacked our country. I watched the replays of the attack, though I didn’t completely understand I was still very upset. I understood many people were hurt and killed, firefighters were dying, that hit home because at the time my dad was an active firefighter and at work. Thousands of lives were lost that day, and many were left behind to embrace the losses of their loved ones. America should give thanks to the heroes of 9/11 everyday. I will never forget the day the attack happened and the sorrow that will stay with us forever.