Thursday was September 11th and the 7th Anniversary of the attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon. The President dedicated the Pentagon Memorial, and there were ceremonies over the country. Arlington was bedecked in Stars and Strips in a moving display of patriotism. The office is located close to the Pentagon, and many of our staff have worked in Crystal City and Arlington for many years. The events of that day are still a highly emotional experience for them. They were literally watching events unfold beneath them as their office buildings overlooked the scene.
There were many programmes showing on the TV this week remembering the events of that terrible day. One of the most moving that I saw was a compilation of videos taken by ordinary people, some out in the street, some in their homes looking over the Twin Towers. There was no additional voice over commentary, just their anguished and panicked voices as the enormity of what they were seeing began to sink in. It had me in tears.
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