The Death Of The Marine Corps Essay - 2416 Words

America never truly recovered from the shock that followed the collapse of the Twin Towers in lower Manhattan, the strike on the Pentagon, the final crashed airline in Shanksville, PA. Fifteen years later, the disillusionment is wrapped, still, like a blanket around the land. The anger is still raw in many. There are some young adults, now, who were too young at the time to remember what that day was like. I had been out of the Marine Corps for almost exactly one year, then. I was over at my parents house, it was early morning and I had just awoken. I don’t remember what I had done the night before. I simply remember waking up and going downstairs, turning on the TV and watching that piece of shit Matt Lauer interview that bigger piece of shit (former-CEO of GE, NBC’s parent company) Jack Welch about his recent retirement and, I’m sure fascinatingly ghost written, autobiography about his life as CEO/all around bag of dicks that he was. I was just about ready to change the channel, when the feed cut to a helicopter circling the World Trade Center. A voice from in the helicopter had stated there were unconfirmed reports that a small passenger plane had accidentally crashed into North Tower. As they continued to speak, a large airline ripped across the TV screen and crashed into the South Tower, sending a mountainous fire ball billowing from the skyscraper. At that instant, the entire country knew the United States was under attack. The hair on the back of my neck stood up.Show MoreRelatedThe Death Of The Marine Corps1307 Words   |  6 Pagesgrowing up that going to college and living on your own is a rite of passage to entering adulthood. I did not join the Marine Corps right out of high school. 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