On September 11, 2001 I was an active member on the NYPD. I was the precinct election officer responsible for assignment of all officers as well as ensuring the transmission of the vote numbers whenever there was a primary or election. It has been 7 years since that horrible day and I still see many of the horrific images in my head. Once we realized that the attack was indeed an attack we all gasped in horror in the precinct. I was watching the TV with Lt Gary Healy who had become a good friend of mine and we just stared at each other in amazement. We had to send 1 sgt and 8 officers to the towers to help with search and reacue. We later learned that our 9 guys were in the towers when the 1st tower fell. HOLY SHIT!!!! These were my friends and colleagues and now, we thought they were dead. I had been to a bunch of police funerals in the course of my almost 19 years of service at that point but to think about what we were facing that day was staggering. The NYPD lost 23 members that day and FDNY lost 343 and I went to way too many funerals in the days following that day. To this day as 9/11 approaches I break down and cry remembering those that paid the ultimate price and the fact that so many forget the emotions of the events that day and consider voting for Barack Obama who will back off the fight and allow terrorist activity to blossom just like Bill "I never had sex with that woman" Clinton did during his 8 years in office. God Help Us All!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!