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21 years ago Our Nation was forever

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changed

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after the first plane had hit the

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towers , we were just kind of glued to

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the tv , frightened not knowing what

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was going on while we were watching the

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second aircraft hit on september 11th

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2001 as ordinary people started their

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days in Manhattan shanksville and

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Arlington 2977 innocent lives were

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lost as a first responder . That level

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of responsibility , it's always in the

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back of our mind , it's too heavy to

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carry lives that are in our hands in

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the situation that you might find

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yourself in . I wrote a blank check for

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my life and I'm willing to give it if

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that's what's necessary . People from

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all walks of life recoiled from the

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cruelty of the terrorist act . But they

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also gained hope by the bravery of the

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first responders . The impact that it

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had on us and seeing our friends go

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into buildings and not come out . Every

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one of those that walked in , they

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didn't walk out . I know what they were

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thinking when they were running towards

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it . I gotta get in there , I gotta

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help somebody that evening ,

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planes piercing buildings , smoke

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filling skies , Towers turning to dust

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as many fled to find safety heroes

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rushed towards the danger that day when

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the bell rang and fire engines and

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police officers and E . M . S .

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Personnel rushed to the scene . The

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expectation of the public is is that

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we're gonna be there in the worst

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possible time . First responders put

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yourself in places where other people

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don't want to go and it takes a special

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kind of person to actually do something

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like that . During 9 11 , I was in

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paramedic school when that happened ,

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it made me want to hurry up , finish

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school to hey , I want to be a part of

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this . I want to go there . I want to

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help as a first responder . It's an

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honor , but also a big responsibility

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to be considered appears to those

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people . It means a lot to know that we

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can carry on what they died for . I

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guess I always lives in the back of

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your mind every time you come on shift

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and you know , you can make a

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difference in someone else's life were

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selected for you . You got these guys

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gals , They're not thinking about

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themselves , they're thinking about who

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they're gonna go save to me . You gotta

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be born with this . It's got to be in

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your heart , it's got to be in your

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head . It's the only thing that , you

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know , you think about when you hear

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sirens , we commemorate the humanity

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and selfless sacrifice of our first

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responders , service members and

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ordinary citizens who banded together

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to rescue survivors and rebuild a

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stronger community . We honor those who

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lost their lives on September 11 . It

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kind of made me the person who I am

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today because of the tragic events that

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occurred that day . The moment the tone

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drops ,

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that's my alert to make sure that when

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somebody needs our help , that we're

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there to help them regardless .