Jared

September 11th will always feel different.

I was 21 years old, in New Jersey, going into my senior year of college, but hadn’t left for Boston yet. At that age, you think you have the world figured out.

And then, in one morning, everything changed.

Where I lived was right outside NYC. The skyline was clearly visible and incredibly familiar — something we had seen our entire lives. The Twin Towers were simply always there.

Everyone seemed to know someone who worked in the city or was there that morning. This wasn’t something happening far away. It was happening just a few miles from home.

I remember the confusion, the fear, the phone calls, and waiting to hear if people were okay. I remember looking toward a skyline I had known my entire life and realizing it would never look the same again.

25 years later, I still remember that morning like it was yesterday.

Remembering the lives lost, their families, the first responders, and everyone forever changed that day.

🇺🇸 Never Forget. 9•11•01 🇺🇸 #nyc #newyorkcity #somegaveallallgavesome #september11th #ny