This book is genuinely about the women of law enforcement who basically were willing to sacrifice their own lives, to help save victims who were present at the time of the horrifying attack of September that affect the lives of many American citizens forever. About a year later, both Susan and Mary went their way to interview and publish a book for the American world to read and add knowledge to what really happened that day. From what I have read online, they were able to add many stories of the courageous woman who were willing to tell their side, but they also had face the fact that there were others who rather not remember that day. Most of these women at the time were married, have children, and knew they were about to be placed in a life or death situation, but …show more content…
These women, and many others saw crushed vehicles and dead bodies along with airplane and body parts. They witnessed more in a short period of time then most people do in a lifetime They all lost people from their departments. You never imagine loosing someone you see everyday; and for them, it was the lost of more than one person. There was a women who was still so traumatized, because of the fact that she couldn't save a person she didn't eve know. There was women who were willing to get the help that was provided after the major event, but others who felt the need that they did not need it. I have experienced the tragedy of lost; to be able to relate to the feeling of “never being able to be the same again,” but learn to accept that you cannot change what has happened. I personally believe that both Mary and Susan’s main goal in writing, “Women at Ground Zero" is to show dedication to the brave women who lost their lives, the ones who permentaly lost their leg trying to rush someone out, and to the ones who suffer with the lost of someone close that day. What all these women of the law enforcement share is not only