9/11 Fifteen Years Later

It's hard to believe it's been 15 years since 9/11 today. A moment we all know exactly where we were as if time stopped. We watched the footage over and over because no one could believe our own eyes.

I can remember the day like it was yesterday. As a new mother with two 3 month old babies, I could remember feeling complete dread thinking "What had I done?" What type of world had I just brought new life into? Not so much fear of life or death, because life and death are natural events. This was something unknown and new to us. On American soil something like this was not something we'd ever expect to happen. Other parts of the world there are daily bomb strikes, wars and guerrillas kidnapping people out of their homes in the middle of the night, but not in America. The random senseless act of complete strangers on a large scale, so large law enforcement couldn't of prevented or had known was coming in the first place. Yes, feds had some idea from intelligence. There bit and pieces of conversations happening, but where and when was the question.

Living in fear with day to day worry is not something we as Americans are used to, nor will we ever do. One reason is our faith, we believe you can take any one of us out and good things will come from it. We're a resilient people that's for sure. As Americans adversity doesn't define us, we are born and breed to be tough.  Adversity often brings out our American finest qualities.  I feel the world sees Americans as all fluff and no substance. The substance part we keep close to our chests as not to show our cards in a poker match. 

Since 9/11 we have changed as a country in so many ways. We Americans are far more American. We stand behind the heroes of 9/11 and their families who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.  We will always value freedom above all else including our own lives.  Generation after generation of honorable men and women have felt it's their duty to serve and protect on a  local or national level. Americans value above all else value our freedom. There is nothing more American.