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\"World<\/span><\/p>\n

BE WARNED THIS CONTENT MAY BE DISTURBING. <\/span><\/p>\n

On this day, 17 years ago, my wife and I woke up in a hotel room just outside Los Angeles International Airport.\u00a0 <\/span>We spent the night there because that morning we were contracted to provide preseason assessments on the LA Kings Hockey Team.\u00a0 <\/span>We were preparing for a long day of testing at the El Segundo training facility that is shared between the LA Lakers and the\u00a0 <\/span>LA Kings. We had been there the previous two years before but this morning was going to be different.<\/span><\/p>\n

After taking a shower as I was getting dressed, I had turned on the TV to catch some morning news. That\u2019s when I saw it.\u00a0 <\/span>It was so surreal, I thought it was some horror movie.\u00a0 <\/span>An American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into the North tower of the World Trade Center<\/strong> Tower.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As I was trying to wrap my head around what I just saw, 18 minutes after the first plane hit, a second Boeing 767\u2013United Airlines Flight 175\u2013appeared out of the sky, turned sharply toward the World Trade Center, and sliced into the South tower at about the 60th floor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of our commitments that day, we tried to set this horrific incident out of our minds and headed to the training facility to fulfill our responsibilities.\u00a0 <\/span>Once we arrived, we learned that a few of the athletes and a team talent scout were aboard one of the planes.\u00a0 <\/span>It was a somber morning, all of us were keenly aware of what had just happened but knew that we need to complete the days tasks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There we\u2019re fears that another attack may occur at the LA Airport which was less than a mile from us.\u00a0 <\/span>It was hard to decide the best course of action given what was transpiring over the course of the day.\u00a0 <\/span>We fought to try and keep the televisions off so that the athletes could focus, it was a losing battle.\u00a0 <\/span>We learned of the Pentagon attack and understandably we were all on edge unsure if we are at war or what was actually happening.<\/span><\/p>\n

My son who was home alone at 14 yrs of age assumed we were being invaded. Being alone was scared to death.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then the aftermath unfolded and we learned of all the carnage. I was very angry, Im still angry. All these years later and my son has served in the Army for the past 10 years, attached to a Spec Ops unit, he has been in and out of the thick of it ever since.\u00a0 <\/span>Today, I wanted to show my respect to those who have fallen and wanted to take this bit of time to help you remember.\u00a0 <\/span>I am a proud American and I will never forget.<\/span><\/p>\n

The audio you will now hear is actual audio taken from the 911 memorial site in New York.\u00a0 <\/span>I recorded last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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