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The author recalls the shock and horror of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

A wave of kindness and unity swept across the country in the days following the tragedy.

The author suggests that Patriot Day should also be a time to remember this shared kindness.

In many ways, that fateful day ― Sept. 11, 2001 ― feels like yesterday.

I was driving south on I-95 from the Imperial Hotel on Wickham Road, where I was temporarily staying, to the FLORIDA TODAY Palm Bay bureau.

I was listening to Howard Stern on the radio when reports came in about a plane hitting the World Trade Center. Like many of Stern's listeners, I assumed it was a small plane, an accident. I never imagined it could be a cold, calculating, cowardly act of terror.

By the time I was sitting a

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