09/11/2001

[JulieInNJ]

I was living in Italy at the time. My family was stationed over there. I was in the 6th grade and i had jsut gotten out of school. My mom was a teacher and i was sitting in her classroom when it happened. Being in a foreign country on a military base it was beyond a big deal. Most people in the states were still able to continue living "normally".. we were under lockdown. 24/7 lockdown. my family lived off base in an american apartment complex. we werent allowed to leave we werent able to do anything. Marines with M16' s stationed outside every building, nobody coming or going, no going to school, no sports practices, no seeing friends, no nothing but sitting inside for almost 2 weeks. Needless to say this has been something that has greatly affected me.. Growing up in a military family i bleed red white and blue. Ever since i knew i wanted a tattoo i knew this was something i wanted to pay tribute to. so this is what i ended up with. God Bless America and thank you to all who sacrificed anything that day.

Beautiful art!