Ten years ago, I was driving my children to school when I heard that a plane crashed into the World Trade Center. Today, I’m wearing an Army Combat Uniform and am nearing the halfwaypoint of my 24 hour CQ shift.
On my lunch break, I visited Fort Carson’s memorial to the World Trade Center. It is located in Colorado Springs on Highway 115 just outside of Fort Carson’s main gate. I then viewed the names of the Fort Carson soldiers who have lost their lives in the Global War on Terrorism. There are a lot.
Let me tell you, there is nothing romantic about war. It is ugly. When you talk to soldiers, their families and their children, you realize the sacrifices that are made cannot be quantified.
Yet, when I think of 9/11; when I see the pictures and the video; when I think of my own children and my grand-baby; I realize that it is a privilege and an honor to have been able to serve in this fight against terrorism.
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This photograph of the memorial serves as a reminder of how the enemy on this war on terrorism changed everything. The tank off back in the left side of the picture was once very useful back when we fought "organized" armies. (You have to look hard to see it.) The days of Kit Carson, riding his horse, are long gone. 9/11 changed the world we live in.
Never forget 9/11.
(Note: I joined the Army in 2008 after my son left for college. Had it not been for 9/11, I would have never, ever considered the Army as a way to handle empty nest syndrome. I've been to Afghanistan. I'm looking very forward to the end of my contract and supporting the fight on terrorism as a civilian.)
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