Even though it has been 23 years since the terrible events of 9/11 many people's lives have been altered and still are as we commemorate them every year.
Approximately 3,000 lives were lost on 9/11, and relatives and other individuals were impacted.
Many people in my commuter town in Connecticut, knew people who died in the World Trade Centers.
They were our friends and our relatives.
I was not alive to experience this tragedy.
But plenty of my family were.
We lost our family member Gregory Spagnoletti.
He was working on the 89th floor of the World Trade Center’s South Tower when the first airplane struck.
Everyone –– my mom, my dad, my uncles, aunts and cousins –– felt the pain of his death.
At 32 years old, Greg had his whole life in front of him.
My family continues to miss him to this day.
They live every day wishing he would come through the door.
Family gatherings are not the same.
Birthdays are not the same.
Sept. 11 is not the same.
It’s not just a day on the calendar.
Many students at Belmont were not alive when the terror attack happened, and many don’t have a direct connection to the loss.
It is important to remember the loss of life. But it is equally important to remember how the country came together.
All across the country, support groups and organizations came to help. This country rallied around the families who lost loved ones.
Even though we are about 900 miles from Ground Zero, the impact can still be felt.
We lost a lot, but we came together.
9/11 is our story.
It’s part of our past. And it is painful.
But remembering it is how we honor the people we’ve lost. It’s how we find hope.
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This article was written by Eva Guerrera
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