This is not to forget the passengers on American Airlines Flight 77, which slammed into the Pentagon, or the brave passengers on United Flight 93. If the latter had destroyed the U.S. Capitol, or the White House, which I used to drive by every day, then my ex and many close friends likely would have perished that day, so I feel particularly indebted to those brave men and women.
Such a horrible, horrible day. I will never, ever forget it. Life has never been the same since. I know atrocities have been played out across the globe, but for me this was a horrifying wake-up call.