This is such an interesting and important story from the day of September 11, 2001. I can’t imagine how much this man has gone through.

I have vague memories of what flying, airports, and check-in were like pre-9/11, but I do remember that there was so much less security. Fewer checks, fewer rules, and much more “looseness” in everything. That day was something that pre-9/11 travelers probably never even conceived of; there was no reason for this man to be suspicious of anything he saw that day.

It’s so wild what that day must have done to him just because he was doing his job. I hope he is doing better now.