It is hard to believe that Sunday marks the ten year anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Those events are among the most notable in history, and affected the lives and families of millions of Americans. One question I have been asked many times this week is, "Where were you and what were you doing on September 11, 2001?"
As I reflect back to ten years ago, it is not hard for me to answer this question. I was in fifth grade and Mrs. Michelle, my teacher, was teaching us how to play chess (who knew this was a required skill to pass fifth grade?). We had all partnered up and went into the hallway to practice, and shortly after that, all of the teachers came running out telling each other to turn their TVs on. We all went back into our classrooms and watched the events unfold. At that time I did not understand the importance or significance of the event, but it was not long before I began to realize that it would be one of the most known terrorist attacks in history.
After the attacks, people were scared to fly on airplanes because of security issues. So the big question today is whether or not airport security has in fact increased and gotten better since 9/11/01. I think that it has increased, mainly because of all the things that are not allowed on airplanes anymore. I have flown on a plane twice since the attacks and felt completely comfortable in doing so.
If you're interested in reading more on airport security and how it has progressed in the past ten years, see the following article!
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