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[tnlefty]

9/11 I had just gotten home from taking my kids to school when my spouse called to tell me the first of what was going on. He was home within a few minutes and we were together watching the towers fall. I was stunned for the longest time. The sadness came a little later in the day. I was livid later that night when I heard some jerk on the radio mention increasing the military budget. It was as if he was excited about upping the spending and not at all concerned with the horrific events that occurred that day and the rescue efforts that were still going on.

I accidentally saw part of shock and disgust because even though I can't stand to watch him his address to the nation was history in the making and so we were all going to watch. The bombing had started in the background and I was shaking. I couldn't stand to watch or hear the noise coming through the tv. My kids were very upset. My 8 yr. old asked tearfully, "Mom, don't they know that there are kids and parents under those?"