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2004-09-11 - 8:49 p.m.
That morning, we stood on the deck of the USS Patriot and said a prayer. Then there was a moment of silence.

Then some bastard behind me stood on the bridge and played TAPS (The last post, in UK).

And I lost it.

Two months later, flying into LaGuardia, we flew over Ground Zero. It was just a smouldering pile of twisted wreckage. Still smoking after two months.

I lost it again.

Today I found this picture.

And all the pain of that day came flooding back. I am one of the lucky ones. I knew no-one who died, and no-one close to me knew anyone who died either.

But I guess that doesn't matter really does it? The pain is still there...

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