Thank you Koshiya Kuge

Dear Toshiya Kuge,

I believe that 9/11 must have been a terrifying experience, and I cannot thank you enough for helping us. From what I’ve read, you seem like an amazing person. You had many friends and quite a few interests. One of your many interests was American Football, which is a huge part of my school’s life. We are known for having amazing athletes here and we also have a very diverse community. You also seemed to be extremely smart, since you were getting your masters at age twenty. It is extremely sad that you passed away.

You seemed to really like it here in America. I would honestly enjoy a lot of the things you were doing too. Going to the Statue of Liberty would’ve been amazing, no doubt. I would love to go there sometime! Another thing you did here was whitewater rafting. I have never done that either, but it looks fun. You seemed to have an awesome life ahead of you, and I believe that you would’ve been great.

I believe that you were smart since you were getting your master's and you were becoming an engineer. You seemed like you were starting to become bilingual. Being bilingual is extremely difficult, especially whenever you are trying to learn English. English is probably one of the hardest languages to learn.

To Kuge’s parents, I believe that you had an amazing child, as you can clearly see. He seemed like he must have loved it here and he must have really loved engineering. I understand that when you lose someone, it hurts. You usually change slightly, since life isn’t the same. My family had a coworker who had a family member die, and she seemed different somehow. Losing people you love can be difficult, especially if you are close to that person.

To Toshiya and all the passengers and crew of Flight 93: Thank you for your dedication to our country.

Sincerely,

Sophia