We All Are Veterans
January, 2002
On September 11, 2001, the people staffing the office of a friend of mine in New York City were enjoying their view of lower Manhattan from 16 floors above 23rd Street. They were suddenly mesmerized by the sight of a huge fireball that appeared in one of the World Trade Center towers after a large airliner had plowed into it. Eighteen minutes later, they saw a jet fly into the second tower from the opposite direction. The city was under siege.Soon, these two symbols of American commerce and indu...
