Where were you 10 years ago?

My oldest son was just a year old on that day. As I look at how much he has grown and the events of our life since that day I am amazed.

He is now in the 5th grade. I have attended and graduated college. My wife and I have celebrated the birth of a second son, and mourned the loss of one never to be born. I have been hired by US Steel. The list goes on…

The use of services such as Google+, Twitter, Facebook etc. was not as prevalent as it is today, yet the word got out, and got out quickly.

Sadly though, my wife did not hear about the events until I returned home that evening because she had been watching the Disney channel with my son. To this day I cannot believe they did not at least run a small banner or news break to tell her and the other parents watching their channel.

It feels like only yesterday I heard my first account of what was going on. I can remember vividly the emptiness I felt in my stomach both when first heard, and after I arrived home and told my wife what she had not yet heard.

My heart goes out today as it did on that day to all of the brave men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives to help to save the lives of so many. Those that they may never even have known. And to the families of those who gave that sacrifice.