WASHINGTON (Army News Service, 9. Sept. 2010)--"It suddenly dawned on me that I had to travel along the level of hit only minutes before the building," said Walter wood. "I was in shock, bitter hatred that someone had attacked and killed a friend of mine."
Retired Sgt. 1st Class Wood worked for the Army, the Deputy Chief of the Office of the staff regulations, for the staff, when terrorists flew American Airlines Flight 77 killing 125 employees, 11.Sept 2001 into the Pentagon.
"Is not a day that goes to the faith," he said.
Wood was watching TV IN the World Trade Center attacks from the scope of thinking, this is what the Americans must have felt during the Pearl Harbor or colleagues. Minutes later was a great explosion.
"We think, move, and that element of the building and at the time we knew that we had been hit," he said.
Wood and his colleagues saastuttamalla Pentagon.He tried calling members of his family, but was unable to get through. He saw air force jets and attack police officer told the Pentagon. Wood go out of the area, as was as the title for the construction of the second level.
It was only later that the tree realized what had actually happened, however, and how close, he had held with a view to the path of destruction jetliner. Wood had been talking to the Pentagon corridor, which was destroyed by friends.Five minutes, he left the corridor everybody he spake with just was gone forever.
He can see never again major General Larry Strickland Sergeant, senior enlisted Advisor DCSPER, which was his retirement; preparing for the desktop cleanup or Spc. Chin Sun Pak, which was recently began his stint, the Pentagon, or Max Bielke, former head, sergeant, who was the last official combat Soldier to leave Vietnam difference.
"Twenty-six colleagues perished in the same," wood said.
Three months later, Wood in the active military, but the healing process has been started is decided before then.As soon as the 9/11 the army If therapeutic groups for the identification of workers from the risks related to stress and depression.
"It was a command in the context of the doctor can give us the types of services, because it helps us to heal some of the great effort," wood said. "Were the people who can go and contact us at any time.Were you encouraged to look for Male Breast Reduction them, and to encourage them to talk about was feeling you were. "
Leadership and resolve Teri Maude, also made it easier for the Soldiers and armed civilians to stay active.Maude lost her husband, Lt. General Timothy j. Maude, DCSPER, 9/11 attacks but collected displaced the Pentagon employees talk about their duty, and thanks to its support for the strength.
"Could only imagine the huge amount of is that it took her to do this," wood said.
Healing process has been going on for the Wood after his retirement he was team., which built the 125 shadow boxes that hold American flags flown over the Pentagon Families to be delivered to the patient and one year after he left active duty service, he returned to the Pentagon as the civil administration to act in the same area, which was a 9/11.
"My wife asked me why go back," said wood. "It was made the reason was because if I was so scared, go back into the building part, then each, which had been imposed the Pentagon attacks terror won. "
President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak, the Pentagon Memorial Sept 11, He speaks for families that lost loved ones the Pentagon attack during nine years ago. of his Tree expenditure anniversary with friends and family, which has been pledged to defend American sacrifices to think.
"9/11 means to think that before me, went for veterans, who have fought the global War on terrorism" after that date the tree to the said. "It means not to provide if so asked, it means there are Soldiers families and for all, which is connected to our efforts to the army. "
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