The Day The U.S. Military Changed For Good

The 9/11 terrorist attacks changed everything for many people, not just those in New York City. Stories erupted of people who lost loved ones in the plane crashes from all over the United States, quickly followed by revelations from those who were supposed to be on those flights, but by a bit of chance, were not.

The Day It All Changed

For the military, it was the beginning of a major shift. Hugh Curry recalled the day in vivid detail in an article for Task & Purpose.

He and his wife and just arrived at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. He was working his way through the standard paperwork and processing that comes with coming back from overseas and settling into a stateside base.

On September 11, 2001, he took his three children to school and heard the news on NPR of the first plane hitting the North Tower. He, like many who listened that day, did not believe his ears.

He stopped by his apartment, and his wife Barbara was watching the coverage. Curry said that he sat down to watch it with her before his first appointment.

They watched as the second plane hit. Curry says he thought it had to be a terrorist attack. His wife asked, "Who would do this?" Curry knew that it was likely the head of the terrorist organization who had been attacking many other U.S. facilities across the globe, Osama Bin Laden.

Heightened Security

When Curry called his boss at the base, he was told to stay home. Everything had been put on lockdown by Security Forces, and it was a mess.

Curry stayed at home and watched the rest of the events of the day unfold, including seeing the look on President George W. Bush's face when someone told him what had just happened.

Curry wrote that he knew the U.S. would strike back just as they had during the Clinton administration when attacks happened but never thought we would be there for 20 years.

He said, eventually, they all got used to the new protocols on the bases—the long waits to get in as every car was checked by bomb-sniffing dogs or by Security Forces.

Curry ended his op-ed commending those who served in Afghanistan for their efforts and for trying to bring peace to a region that just is not open to change.

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11 comments on “The Day The U.S. Military Changed For Good”

  1. Meg Swinney has the unique ability to pack so much meaningful information in as few words as possible. My hat's off to her. Kudos, Meg Swinney!

  2. Meg Swinney has the unique ability to pack so much meaningful information in as few words as possible. My hat’s off to her. Kudos, Meg Swinney!

  3. Downside is More bureaucracy: TSA & DHS.
    TSA has been bad since 9/11 , NO uniform rules & NOT smooth effort for passengers.
    Can be Improved more IE automate some TSA gate positions alone

    1. Don't you WANT to be reminded of HOW the globalists were able to BEGIN removing freedoms for the mere empty promises of "safety and security"?

  4. It will be intriguing to see what transpires during the planned Pelosi visit to Taiwan. China has thrown down the gauntlet and it will be interesting to see what China Joe and the administration does about it.

    1. Skyguy: Intriguing, yes, however the 'not even rhetoric' response isn't interesting in the least. It is truly sad for a once-powerful nation to be abject and succumb to being threatened.

  5. I don't blame the democrats for this mess. I blame the idiots who voted for them and you know who you are. I just hope it is not to late to save this country.

    1. Couldn't agree more regarding the people who actually voted 4 these good 4 nothing Dem's. Complete & utter idiocracy all over the place. I also do blame the Dem's due 2 the fact that they are knowingly & purposely running this entire nation into the ground..
      It's disgusting, it's unacceptable, it's absolutely an embarrassing situation we are all deal8ng with as citizens of this country. There are so many area's in the state I live in that honestly resembles a 3rd world country. That in it of itself is absolutely atrocious. Ues it doesn't help we are a boarder state. It doesn't help that the flood gates have been left open 4 all types of criminals, terrorists,child rapists, murderers, you name it all types of illegals are coming across that boarder. It's absolute INSANITY ‼️ Here in CA they get to apply&receive foodstamps, cashaide, health insurance & housing. It's no wonder why they tend to stay in CA, this is one of te few, if not the inky one who hands out thousands 9f dollars for free. They so freely give all this funding to people whoare NOT citizens all the while watch & allow their very own citizens to suffer, having no home to live in, no food to eat, sleeping on sidewalks in all weather,even Vets who havefought for this country are left without the basic necessities of life. HOW DARE THEYTAKE CARE OF PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES B4 THEY CARE 4 THEIR VERY OWN FIRST AND FOREMOST, ESPECIALLY ONES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES TO THE MILITARY & TO KEEPING THIS COUNTRY FREEAND SAFE. It's disgraceful not to mention ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE.!. Honestly I do not foresee any positive change for this country until the Dem's are out & this administration's time comes to an end. The U.S. has declined so insanely rapidly since this administration came into office. I truly hope that it's not to late for the U.S, to bounce back & hopefully thrive once aga8n. Thanks 4 posting the truth when posting your comment, it's always refreshing to read comments by people who clearly see what's really going on & why things have declined to the degree that they have, even to the point that has created extreme uncertainty of the future for this country. I do hope things become more positive for all & for the U.S.(&all countries 4 that matter) 👍👌🤙🤗‼️

  6. james RICKARDS IS CIA DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR TO THREE US PRESIDENTS. HE SAYS WE ARE IN A DEPRESSION NOW AND IT'S GOING TO GET ALOT WORSE.

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