Still so haunted by the faces of the families, elderly, average people,

[efhmc]

babies getting off of those buses at the astrodome that I swear if bush gets a pass on this one, I will know for sure that there is no hope for our country.

[electropop]

1. For me it's also the animals.

I watched live as a helicopter crew lifted two guys from their roof, as their little dog watched helplessly. I cried, and the image is burned in my memory. This happened to untold thousands of beloved pets and their owners.

[efhmc]

2. Passing out "comfort kits" at the arena and looking at people with no

shoes and ragged and dirty clothes. Often asking the first thing off of the bus, "when and where can I get a shower."

[Skittles]

3. those images will haunt me to the end of my days

along with images of the people jumping from the towers

[efhmc]

4. I could not believe how good and polite those people were. They need

to be given back some degree of dignity and security.