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Awakening Day: September 11, 2001 By Johnnietta Jessie As this date comes once again, I remember the disbelief, horror, terror, and finally heart-crushing sadness as the attack on our nation played out like scenes from a horror movie. I am a firefighter and a former EMT for Cumberland Co. EMS. I cannot put into words the feelings I felt on this date 11 years ago. All I can say is that even though I did not know any of those people, I felt like it was family because they were my brothers and sisters of emergency services. I do not mean to leave out the people or families of workers in the Twin Towers because it was beyond description for them but the emergency service personnel that gave their lives were and are part of our nation's many unsung heroes. Those unsung heroes rushed into the inferno of the North Tower and then the South Tower, with one thought in their minds. They were only thinking of saving lives and not what could or would probably happen to them. It takes a special kind of person to work emergency services. These people are driven, dedicated persons because they give up time with their families and risk their lives consistently to save the life or property of someone they might not even know. They receive little thanks from the people they serve and go without much recognition for the jobs they preform every day. I still get very emotional when I think of the events of this date and it was an awakening day for our nation. We had become naively complacent in our thoughts that something we saw in other countries could ever happen on our very soil. This day awoke us to the fact that it could and did happen. The date 9/11 has become a date of extreme importance in the history of the United States but I think the heroes of this day needs recognition forever. We have Independence Day to celebrate the birth of our nation, Veterans Day to honor those who protect our freedom, Labor Day to honor the American workers; I think we need a national Emergency Services Day to honor these unsung heroes of past and present. I have heard people make fun of our local emergency service people and I challenge everyone to stop and think about this If something horrific were to happen at one of our schools (God forbid) these very people you make fun of or put down would be the first ones to respond to save our children's lives. We, as communities need to support, encourage, and give thanks for our emergency service personnel --Johnnietta Jessie This story was posted on 2012-09-11 08:47:44
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