I was a nanny for a couple who also happened to be Police Officers...
I was picking up one of my charges from preschool when I got a phone call from my big sister Stacy Monyhan. She called to see if I was okay. Sure?... why wouldn't I be??? "Haven't you been watching ANY t.v this morning???" she asked. Well yeah I have, but it was Barney and Zaboomafoo!
And that's when she told me... Shortly after, my boss called to ask me if we were safely home and okay and also to ask that I NOT allow anymore t.v. that day so she could be the one to explain to her 2 boys what had happened to rock our world so terribly!
My boss's husband was in the Army Reserves so after everything that happened he was activated and sent to the Pentagon to help with clean up there. I remember him being away for weeks at a time... His demeanor was so different when he came home... and why wouldn't it be??? It was a HORRIBLE time for America and especially the family's of ANYONE effected by this terrible thing. I remember getting him a welcome home card once. I can't remember what it said exactly, but the gist of it was "Harvey you are MY hero... Thanks for all you are doing".
Well any way, that is how I remember one of America's worst if not THE WORST day ever!
This poem has always touched me...
