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>> My back was facing the window

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when the first plane hit
the first tower.

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I turned around immediately
after it happened,

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because the explosion
startled me.

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I just stared up,

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and watched as both towers
were burning on fire.

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And as we sat there,
or stood there,

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rather, in disbelief,

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that's when we saw the top

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of the second tower waver slightly,

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and then collapse
into the cloud of dust below.

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I certainly had a feeling
that I had to do something.

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After 9-11, the pride
that I had in working

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for the government has carried me

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for the following
decade and a half.

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It has driven me
to seeking challenges.

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It's given me the perspective to realize

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that what I do on a daily basis
is immensely important.