I was living in Italy when it happened. I will never forget that day.
My mom called me at work and told me to turn on a TV or radio.
It was 3 in the afternoon there. I cried and cried.
I was born in NY and have lived there for 6 years before going to Italy.
My cousins were stranded downtown for days and we were so worried.
We finally got news that they were ok.
Today as I was driving to work I saw the most beautiful thing.
The local fire dept. had erected a flag above the road I was driving on.
The used two fire trucks and had the ladders up in a like this / \ above the road with a huge american flag hanging in bwtween like this /-\ .
I cried while I drove by.