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Disappointed in how few replies to this thread - not a "major milestone" in terms of years passed but 22 years ago seems like a lifetime ago.
I had just separated from the Army and was still in my first year of undergrad. I was awoken by my roommate telling me to hurry and come to the living room. I arrived to watch the footage after both towers had been struck but before the Pentagon. I remember the radio and TV coverage was constant. Radio stations barely played any music. My drive into my PT College job was surreal, when I arrived they had just delivered TV's to the Admin building where I worked and we watched for the better part of an hour before around 11am they decided to close the campus and cancel all classes for the safety of everyone. The next month1 was just non-stop 9/11 everywhere you turned until the bombing of Afghanistan.
9/11 really solidified my career choice - I knew I wanted to continue to be the protector the military had shaped me to be and eventually got that wish and haven't looked back.
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