I guess here's where I show my age.
On 9/11, I was in my 7th grade technology class when my teacher, Mr. Coop, walked into our lab and explained what had happened. I'll never forget how he struggled to describe the events taking place. I couldn't blame him. He was in his 60's and overcome with the magnitude of the attack. How could he possibly translate this to a bunch of 13 year old's? School was a half day. My sister and I got home and spent the next few hours glued to the tv with my parents.
Honestly, I don't even know exactly when I began to comprehend 9/11... surely not until high school. Everything felt very different for me; I was so goddamn innocent.
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All I can really say about last night's pandemonium is props to the intelligence groups and military who got this mission completed. I'm going to ignore all the political aftermath bullshit that's spreading like wildfire in the media and view this as justice for everyone affected by Osama's lunacy. Kinda worried about backlash from sleeper cells at this point. I'm in agreement with Canada's Prime Minister - "sober satisfaction" about sums it up for me.