Bin Laden is dead! Thanks to our brave and supreme military another monster is now roasting in the depths of hell. September 11, 2001 was a day that transformed our lives. As someone who was in her twenties, it changed my complete outlook on life. I went from feeling like I was in the safest and most impenetrable country in the world to feeling vulnerable. My friends and I gathered that morning and stayed together into the night comforting each other. After we each witnessed the death of so many Americans that day live on television, it never left my mind. I found myself coming to grips with how fragile life is instead of thinking of ways to test my luck for fun. When you are in your twenties, there is still a sense of invincibility, but it disappeared that day. The realization at how fast life can pass was frightening. Since September 2001, I have wanted this man to pay for his actions. Over the last ten years, we captured many of his followers, killed Saddam, and pushed Taliban out of Afghanistan. All were great achievements for our government and our military.
I hoped that this day would come, but I often worried that he would die of natural causes because it took so long. Finally we are now living in a world free of Bin Laden. Watching New Yorkers on television celebrating in the streets and at ground zero is incredibly moving. Listening to the stories of some of the people there celebrating because they lost a loved one on 9/11 brings tears to the eyes. Justice for all the families of those who were taken too soon out of pure hatred. We will never forget September 11, 2001 or May 1, 2011.
