I can't believe that it has been 5 years since that awful day. I still remember it quite well actually. I remember it was my first year as a transfer student at Eastern University and the semester had only recently begun. My classes didn't start until later in the day, so I was still asleep when the planes hit. I remember getting a panicked phone call and then rushing to the tv. Like probably everyone, I couldn't believe what I was seeing, it seemed like a scene out of a movie. Classes were obviously cancelled for the rest of the day and the whole campus was glued to the tv, trying to find out what in the world had happened. Being a Christian school, impromtu prayer services were quickly organized. The one I remember most vividly was held on the baseball field. Students and teachers forming a giant circle as we prayed together. In the days to follow I remember groups of students eager to help in any way we could, many of us trying to go to NYC to help on the frontline. We were told though, that we could serve better by simply giving blood, so we did. Fifteen passenger vans loaded with students went to the nearest donation site. I remember getting there and finding that we weren't the only ones wanting to help. Tons of people were waiting in line to give what they could. I wasn't able to give due to past illness, but many others did. The feeling of shock and confusion lingered on campus for quite a while. One distinct memory came several months later when U2 performed at the SuperBowl halftime show. In my opinion, their song "Walk On" became the anthem to this tragedy. Here is the video of that moving tribute .

Truly, September 11, 2001 has become an unforgettable moment in history. May we never forget the lives that were lost and the sobering truth that life is so, so fragile and valuable.

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