[Paul in SC]

Frank,

I had no idea that you lost a brother on 9/11. Our belated sympathies to you and your family.
I was working in NYC at the time and saw the second plane hit the tower from my office window as we were watching the first tower burning. It was at that point we knew it was an attack. A co-worker and I pulled ourselves together and left. We were only a couple of blocks from the Empire State building and across the street from Penn Station. Not a great area to be in considering what was going on. We got on one of the last trains to leave Penn Station before they locked it down along with a vast number of other significant buildings. It was an emotional and surreal time for all, especially for those leaving and watching the hundreds of people coming out of the station not knowing what happened.

We must never forget those that were lost as direct victims and those that gave all to help save others.