I'm sure this won't be one of my more popular articles, but in my opinion, remembering 9/11 is more important than a bunch of online clicks.

It amazes me that even after 23 years, I still remember the exact moment I heard what happened in New York City.

Remembering 9/11

On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was in sixth grade and waiting at the bus stop.

When the bus pulled up, I heard the radio as soon as the door opened.

It immediately caught my attention because this particular bus driver was a bit of a tyrant with noise, and we were never allowed to listen to the radio on the bus.

As soon as we stepped onto the bus, we asked why the radio was on?

The bus driver responded with, "Something bad has happened."

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We were baffled and had no idea what we were about to hear on the radio.

After a few minutes of listening, it became evident that there was an attack in New York, and a plane crashed into a building.

It wasn't until we got to school that we learned how horrible the situation was.

Once we went into class, all of the teachers had the TVs on with live broadcasts of the terrorist attack.

Our teachers allowed us to watch for maybe an hour.

Much to our dismay, our teachers decided that we should continue our day as usual and not watch any more news coverage.

Today, I'm still a little bit frustrated by that.

None of us could concentrate, and I feel it was more important to witness this significant historic event firsthand.

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On this particular trip, we dedicated an entire day to the September 11 Memorial and Museum which was an unforgettable experience.

We didn't know what to expect getting off the subway, but when we came upon the reflection pools, the mood changed entirely. The city is eerily quiet around Ground Zero as if setting the stage for the experience you are about to encounter. An experience you will never forget.

We walked around the pools, taking in all of the names listed and coming upon white roses every so often. Roses that have been placed in remembrance of those lost 17 years ago. At each rose, I found myself pausing and thinking about placing a rose there for one of my loved ones.

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This list is of eleven military historic sites, some big and some very small, but all played a part in keeping the flame of freedom burring for our country. While certain places, like West Point or the Saratoga Battlefield, are known to all Americans, it is the smaller places that hold maybe just a short chapter of American military history that I like best.

Maybe a ship, or a museum, or a battlefield. There is a wide range of places on this list and all offer up a great deal of interesting information for the history buff.

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