Last Man Down.

Thursday marks the two year anniversery of the terrorist attack on America. Hundreds of emergency personell lost their lives on that day. Richard Picciotto spoke to students at Missouri Southern State University to share his story of that tragic day. "What I try to do is. I want people to realize how good this country is. How good the people are of this county and never forget the events of September 11th,"said Picciotto. He was between the sixth and seventh floors of the north tower when it collapsed. "I knew the building had come down and I was trapped. I thought the 100 to 150 feet of debris on top of us. So I was thinking there`s no way there gonna get to us. It`s just going to be a slow agonizing death." Picciotto was buried under the rubble for four long hours ,but was able to communicate on his radio and call for help. Eventually he did escape but was amazed at what he saw. "There were fires all around and dust. It looked like the result of a nuclear bomb. That`s what I thought a nuclear bomb had gone off. Because all I could see was devastation." But talking about the events does help him get past it,but the memories never leave. "I wake up and think about all the people that aren`t still with us. Lost a lot of friends, co-workers a lot of people died that day. I was fortunate enough to live.I`m grateful for that,but why was i chosen?" And he says these events have taken their toll. "I hope i`m gonna get past it. I know I`m not past it now. September 11th as it comes upon us. It gets more emotional for me. Its not as emotional as it was last year." Picciotto has written a book entitled Last Man Down. If you would like to read an excerpt from it. Log onto this address. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0425186776/qid=1063238535/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-5569595-6306212?v=glance&s=books Reported By: Brad Douglas