On 9/11 I saw pure evil up close as people jumped to their deaths. I also saw the best of humanity

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It was 8:46 AM on September 11, 2001, the moment that changed my life forever.  It was the beginning of the deadliest day in U.S. history. Everyone remembers where they were. I was a barely 23-year-old Texan living in New York City. I moved to New York to experience the electric energy and unique opportunities the city had to offer. 

That morning I was working at Merrill Lynch on the top floor of the World Financial Center, adjacent to the World Trade Center, when I heard the loudest explosion. 

I ran to the window and saw the unfathomable right before my eyes. I was stunned. There was a gaping hole in the upper portion of 1 World Trade Center (North Tower). Dark smoke and massive flames billowed from the tower as silver chunks of metal from the building’s siding floated through the air like confetti. Rolls of toilet paper, countless sheets of computer paper and other debris showered the sky. 

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Evil terror continued to unfold as we saw a second airplane fly into 2 World Trade Center (South Tower).  We were under

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