proportions played out in new york, washington, and pennsylvania, i was drawn to the families and their grief, bewilderment and loss. it was a story of mrs. frances swift. who are you looking for? my son, thomas swift. she was holding this sign. and i remember thinking that is the emblematic mother. that s the mother of all of us. america has been attacked and it has been changed. this is the first great test of the new century for this nation. it quickly fell to the military and the cia to carry the fight to afghanistan. the search was on to find osama bin laden, the mastermind.