Jesse Havard was a sophomore at New Hope High School, making his way from P.E. to English class.
As students settled into their desks, "there (were) whispers of the towers in New York being struck," he recalled.
"Then, finally it was confirmed the second (tower) was struck," Havard said Friday afternoon, in a telephone interview from Afghanistan. "The news came on, and we knew we were under attack."
Havard''s reaction was "beyond emotion."
Remorse. Anger.
He wanted "to know who did this to
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