Just add my small bit of what happened here. Man, 
never been so scared in my life I can say. I live 
2o-30 minutes away from DC and my father used to 
work at the Pentagon. I am so glad he doesn't 
anymore and retired, but he works now close by it 
in some building. Yesterday was so scarry for me. 
You see, my brother is in charge of diplomatic 
security and works at the State Department. We 
couldn't get a hold of him all day and didn't 
know what was going on because we kept hearing 
rumors of things that were happening and bombs 
where he worked. My father called and they were 
evacuating his building, then lost touch with him 
as he was walking out with a number of other 
people, when the Pentagon got hit. I thought he 
was dead for a moment and started to cry because 
I felt like I was in the middle of a war zone 
down here and took a while to get a hold of him 
again. Scary I can say for the east coast being 
in the middle of this. Well, they both got out 
all right and my brother got a police escort out 
of DC for a number of blocks greatly enough! He 
got home to his two kids and wife, so happy is 
all I can say and he was outside when the plane 
went down at the Pentagon, and said it sounded 
like a canon going off and they evacuated his 
building in a hurry telling them all to leave. He 
said he just saw a rush of people running down 
the streets and all he wanted to do was get home 
to his kids. I just never felt that scared in all 
my life, for my family and myself. Kept hearing 
planes go over my house last night and the first 
time I heard one thought one plane was going to 
crash in some nobody area because of something 
and freaked the crud out of me. Realized now they 
must of been fighter jets, but that's how close I 
suppose I am to the city. I live in the suburbs 
out of the city, but can tell you, never felt 
fear like that in a long time. I know it must be 
the same way in NY and for people close by. So 
sad and completly for our whole nation. And just 
to think, I just got back from a trip at dulles 
airport too a few weeks ago-I'm never flying 
again all I can say. It's just a tragedy and well 
the people involved, hope they are taken care of 
so it can never happen again. I mean I just hope 
the US can come together now and well, support 
one another through this and the US takes 
measures so we can live here in peace and not be 
afraid for our lives and so that our children can 
sleep easy. My heart goes out to those who lost 
someone and who don't know yet what has happened 
to someone they love or know. My father lost all 
his friends he is afraid, from which he has 
worked with for over 20-30 years at the Pentagon. 
He doesn't know who is alive now or who isn't and 
we are praying some have survived this. May we 
all hope for the best and live a peaceful life 
here and stand strong together, united.

My love and prayers go out for all the people of 
this whole country and for those who lost or are 
grieving. *hugs and kisses*