To me, Freedom has a greater meaning than I think it does to most people. Sometimes I think people take freedom for granted. I don’t think they realize that walking down the street and going into a grocery store and all the other things we do are privilaged.
I take freedom seriously. I think it is because of my Dad. Dad is former military and a plane fanatic. our vacations always included trips to the War Bird Museum, Patrick Air Force Base, or NASA. He loves history as much as I do.
I remember the day of the terrorist attacks in 2001. I called Dad from where I worked. Someone complained I was being too loud. Maybe they didn’t realize it like Dad and I did. Someone attacked us. Someone attacked us at home. A lot of people compared 9-11 to Pearl Harbor. There is a difference between Pearl Harbor and 9-11. That is innocent civilians were targeted killed on 9-11.
September 11th, 2001 was not only a day of terror but when that terrorist hi-jacked that first plane and flew it into that building they declared war. They declared war on us by attacking us. They threatened our freedom. They made it unsafe for us to walk down our streets.
Freedom means more to me beause I have seen the sacrfices my friends hae made and I have felt them on my own. Being so close to Josh and John put me closer to this than most.
Freedom is somuch more than fireworks and displaying a flag.
