I was born in Manhattan, grew up in Westchester and watched the towers grow as I meandered around lower Manhattan in my youth. When I flew back to NYC one week after the terrorist attacks, I could see the glowing scar that encompassed the smoldering remains of the WTC from the plane.

Thanks for posting this. I am placing a copy of this thread on my laptop to ponder as I fly back to New York one year later, on 9/11/02.