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Two experiences stand out in my mind, one being the day that my grandfather died when I was a sophomore in high school. He had been sick for a long time with cancer, but it still never struck me that he would ever be gone, i guess i was just being naive. I think that was the last time that I've cried. It was amazing to see how many people attended, since he was pretty much an icon in the small town of Forsyth, Montana.
Another thing that never really hit me until much later was when my mother first explained to me about an older brother of mine who died when he was an infant. It was so weird to see for the first time a tombstone that had my last name on it in the local cemetary, it really freaked me out. One cool thing though was that I was able to be initiated into Phi Sigma Kappa on what would have been his 21st birthday.
Also, to echo other's comments, September 11th hit many of us hard, me included. It didn't hit me heavy when I first heard the news, because it was too crazy to believe. But when I watched the news afterward, and saw video of the towers crumbling, that's when I realized our nation would never ever be the same again.
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