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Americans , both civilians and service

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members Alike remember the attacks of

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September 11 , 2001 . Some troops

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remember the day very clearly because

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they washed it happen firsthand the

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train uh stopped in the tunnel and the

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conductor said , Ladies and gentlemen ,

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we have a delay because of an airplane

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that hit the World Trade Center .

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Salazar recalls how much new Yorkers

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pulled together to help comfort each

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other , even in his own encounters as

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my military uniform Heading uh , to

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volunteer at ground zero . When a girl

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about 21 years of age came up to me and

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she held up a picture of her brother

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and said , have you seen my brother ?

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He was in one of the towers and I kind

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of looked at , I just shook my head and

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she started crying . Um , not really

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knowing what to do . I hugged the girl

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and then without ever saying a word to

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her , I just kept walking into the

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subway , steady officer , eric Holmes

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bagram Airfield Afghanistan