Today is the 23rd Anniversary of the deadliest attacks on US soil since World War II. So as the title states where were you and what does today mean to you? For almost all of us, there was an enormous impact in some way shape or form. From the War on Terror to TSA transforming air travel.
For me, I was in first grade and I was one of the few that were not taken out of school that day. I remember going home and seeing the coverage and seeing towers fall but not really having a grasp on it. The next day at school we were asked by our teacher what had happened and I answered that some really bad guys had flown planes into buildings and hurt people.
The only connection I have personally to this tragic event is my best friend in Pre-K's parents had worked in the North Tower and were there when the 1993 bombing attack happened and suffered health effects from it. They still had tons of friends back in New York who worked at the World Trade Center and my mom spent the next few days helping the wife out.
As I now work on Capitol Hill and I see the world in such chaos it gives me pause when this day come around. What about you?