11/09/2024
23 years ago today
I was on my way to class at Stephen F. Austin and had no clue what had happened because I didn’t have the radio on. I got to my public speaking class to a note on the door to meet at the auditorium. Thinking I had forgotten an assignment and had a speech due I went down stairs with dread. As I entered the auditorium I saw a woman crying and the news was on. About 5 minutes later the second tower was hit. Later that afternoon I had lunch with Kristen and Jr. at Ritas in Nacogdoches and I decided our country needed me. I stood in line for three hours to talk to the Army Recruiter along with over a hundred other of my fellow Texans. I was late to work at Foretravel that night but my friends supported me and knew how I felt. A week later I was on one of three busses full of future Soldiers, Marines, Seaman, and Airmen going to Houston for our MEPs date. I will never forget those we lost that fateful morning or those we have lost since ensuring it never happens again. Please remember all those who have lost love ones and all those who have sacrificed.
RIP........... I will never stop fighting for you all!
Jeremy A. Woodard Sr.
MAJ, FA57
US Army
You are not forgotten.