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I was scheduled to visit "customers" at the Pentagon that day, I was a shift worker and it was my weekend. It was supposed to be a friendly meet and greet visit. "Customers" as I was military and don't want to explain further than that. Nothing exciting though.

I canceled on Monday because mu wife wanted me to help her before her job interview that day. We needed some higher quality paper, so we were preparing to go to Wal-Mart, a store about five or six miles to the south of the pentagon.

Before we left I tuned in Fox News and saw something odd. They were showing the World Trade center with one building on fire. Less than 15 seconds after I tuned in the second plane hit. I think I went into shock. My wife walked past me talking, but I don't know about what. I think I managed to croak something about look at the TV. We both watched stunned for some time.

Even though we didn't think her interview was going to take place we went to Wal-Mart anyway. Listening to the goings on in New York on WMZQ. When we got out of the car at Wal-Mart, we noticed a huge cloud of black smoke to our north. We were not yet aware of the Pentagon hit. I remember telling my wife that it was the Muslims and explaining why and how I knew. When we walked in there was a Muslim woman and her young son standing near the interest minding their own business, I didn't know how to feel.

As we walked out we noticed the cloud to the north was worse. We got back into the car and learned that the Pentagon was hit. Halfway back the announcers began screaming a tower was falling. We got back in time to see the second tower collapse, then the portion of the Pentagon.

My neighborhood lost five servicemen, I lost a good friend. I would nave been number six, as I was going to visit my friend after I arrived there. That's as much of that day as I can bear to tell.

I lost a good friend. I would nave been number six, as I was going to visit my friend after I arrived there.

Oh no. Even 5 years later, it still hurts, I'm sure.

Glad you are still with us. Count your blessings.

Thanks.