9/11 Remembered Ten Years Later...Where's the Unity?

 Ten years ago today, I was a secretary at American Airlines corporate headquarters in the Revenue Management department.  The planes actually flew into the Twin Towers as I was driving to work.  It wasn't until a little while after I got into the office that we found out that it was one of our planes that flew into one of the towers...and then the Pentagon.  It seemed like all hell broke loose after that and everything began to spin out of control with everyone trying to piece together any information they could possibly get.  We were all heartbroken, but with all of the chaos of the situation, we weren't really sure how we were supposed to react.  Non-essential employees were allowed to go home and be with their families. 
 The one thing that I always remember about that day and the time immediately following it is not all of the media coverage and the horrific things that we witnessed and went through on that day.  I remember those as well, but I always remember the unity that came to this great country out of this horrible act of terrorism against us.  I remember having the hardest time finding an American flag to purchase.  They were sold out everywhere.  I ended up buying one on Ebay and it couldn't get here fast enough.  I felt like not having one made me a horrible American.  When that happened, I made a decision that I would never not have a flag again.  And I have flown one almost every day since then.  I look down my street today, and there are a total of 4 American flags flying--including mine.  This makes me so sad.  What happened to the unity that we all felt ten years ago?
 Darrell Worley has a great song called "Have You Forgotten?" about 9/11, and sometimes, I really think that people HAVE forgotten not only what that attack on our country felt like, but also what that unity felt like.  It seems that all Americans want to do these days is fight about which political party has the right plan for this country, but in reality, all they have done--along with the current president--is divide us even further.  To me, this helps the terrorists win because we are showing the world that the citizens of what is supposed to be the most powerful country on the planet can't even get along with each other, which makes us appear vulnerable.  If we are all fighting with each other, then perhaps we aren't paying close enough attention and they can attack us again.
 I will never forget.  Never.  I will never forget the feelings of horror and helplessness that I felt, but I will also never forget how proud I was to be an American as I witnessed so many people unselfishly join in the efforts to recover those that were lost in the towers.  I will also never forget the change that this day instilled in me.  I woke up that day and became a patriot when I realized just how awesome our freedom and liberties are that people would attack us in that way because they despise it so much.  I don't understand why so many others don't think about this. 
 God bless those that were lost in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C., and those they left behind.  God bless those who are still fighting for our freedom every day around the world in the war on terror.  In your honor, I will NEVER forget.