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On 9/11, we were in the midst of a screaming match in our meeting when word arrived about the first plane hitting the WTC, followed by the second almost immediately.

This was a Navy-sponsored meeting. Sailors, officers, civil serants, and contractors all reacted in the same manner: shock, fear...and then a great resolve came over us.

We put aside our bickering, and actually came to a solution acceptable to everyone. We then turned to figuring out how we were going to support the Fleet as it sailed forth to smite the forces of evil.

That night, I was in the Holiday Inn. Something bothered me.

I realized that what bothered me is that Reagan Airport was only a mile away--and it was deathly silent.

Reagan International without inbound and outbound flights until 10:00 PM is like St. Peter's Basilica without a Mass in one of the side chapels, or priests and pilgrims offering the daily prayers of the Catholic Church...it's just WRONG.

(Reposted from yesterday's thread)