My son’s forty-seventh birthday is today, and I am sharing it with him in Fargo, ND, along with other family members. My longest friend, Carol, also shares this date; and I’m wishing her the best too.
In a way, September 11 was hijacked not only in 2001 but also for the rest of our lives. It’s Pearl Harbor. It’s dropping the bomb on Japan. It’s Kennedy’s assassination. You remember where you were when you heard the news. Everything else recedes. Which is why I always make an extra effort to remember Kevin and Carol on their shared birthday date.
I hope everyone whose birthday is September 11 is remembered. It’s one way of paying respect.
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