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9/11-Where were you?
I was about 5 or 6 and at home.
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I was in the same place and location when they attacked us, 10 years ago. I even got the newspaper off the driveway today like I did that morning.
I'm also still angry at country radio over who they play and don't play!
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I was standing in my classroom, welcoming my first graders as they came in off the bus. After several of them said that a plane had hit a building in NYC, I decided to turn on my TV. Sure enough, there was the Today Show live coverage of what was happening. Within a minute or two, the second plane crashed. By that time, 2 other teachers had come into my room, hearing the same rumors from their students. We just stood there, looking at the TV, then each other, in silence and disbelief. At that point, I realized that some of the kids were watching the coverage, too, and that was not a great idea. I turned the TV off, turned a half-hearted smile on, and tried to act like everything was fine...even though I had a sick feeling in my stomach for the rest of the day, and all I wanted to do was to go home to be with family. I'll never forget it.
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I was at a conference full of government contractors and military personnel in Phoenix. Heidi woke me up with a phone call after it happened, since I was still in bed because of the time difference. The conference was cancelled, but we couldn't move until flights were cleared again a few days later. We got lucky - our original tickets were for the first flight allowed out of Phoenix.
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Just gotten out of a politics class at Columbus State University and had gone to one of the student lounges to hang out and wait for my next class. I noticed that everyone was glued to the t.v.'s that were in there and I looked it was right as the second plane hit. At the same time a local news crew was filming everyone's reactions to the news. When the first tower fell I remember the camara guy saying "God help us all" and walked out of the lounge and started to cry.
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I was in bed when it happened, We are 4 hrs behind New York time, I got up and turned on the tv, the 2nd tower already fell, I didnt see any of it til about 9 am my time, which was 1 pm NY time.
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I was at work talking with some guys about the Monday night football game when a driver came in and told us that a plane had just the World Trade Center.
*"Whatever"*
**Man, you ought to see her fly!**
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I was at work. We had no tv and was listening to the radio, when the first plane hit my friend and I assumed ii was a small aircraft, then when the second one hit, I got really worried knowing in my heart this was no accident. I called my husband who was installing new windows at our home and said he would turn on the news. By then my two oldest daughters called me crying and telling me everything that was going on on tv, the next plane just hit the Pentegon. My youngest was in college and on her way to class.
My boss wouldn't let anyone leave work early but it a
Wasn't a very productive day.
Going home was hard, I had to ask my girls not to let their children (young back then) watch anymore of the news. I couldnt pull myself away from it. Listening to people telling the stories of their loved ones they lost. I just sat and cried and listened because I felt they wanted us to so we would know personally who they lost. It's how I felt and still do
I didn't watch much today, I was babysitting. That was good, it's still to fresh in my mind.
I do think the memory pools they built are a beautiful remembrance of all lost.
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I had Gareth at his one-year well child check-up. Our pediatrician came in and said, "Heidi, you won't believe what's going on." Disbelief was first, then fear.
I remember going into the hall and hearing people talking on their cellphones. There was talk of several flights which were unaccounted for and one which was hijacked in the air in PA. That hit much too close to home and made me panic.
Our older boy was in 3rd grade and I rushed to the school to pick him up. I was worried about my husband because, as he already wrote, he was in a big city doing defense work at the time. Truth be told, I was really scared throughout the day. I had no idea how many targets in how many areas of the country there might be.
I tried to watch as much coverage as I could on TV, but it was difficult because I didn't want Tommy to see the horrific images.
I remember the two little ones and I slept in the living room that night. Somehow that made me feel safer and I could watch the news after the boys were asleep. Tom had flown out on the 8th, Gareth's first birthday. I was thanking God that he hadn't been in the air on the 11th.
Tommy kept asking if daddy was going to make it home for his birthday on the 14th.
So I think disbelief, horror and fear were my overwhelming emotions for the first few days. Then anguish and sadness took over.
"But this we know, the obstacle that checked
And tripped the body, shot the spirit on
Further than target ever showed or shone."
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10 years ago, I was in bed sleeping when it happened as it was my day off.
Yesterday, I was working.
If I ran away, I'd never have the strength
To go very far
How would they hear the beating of my heart
Will it grow cold
The secret that I hide, will I grow old
How will they hear
When will they learn
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I was sleeping and was awakened by an uncle that was staying with us at the time saying that we have to watch this. I can't say it has had a large direct effect on my life being far away and not knowing anyone directly or indirectly affected but it did memorialize my birthday (9/11/57)
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I was on vacation in Italy and on that particular day I was sight-seeing in Venice. At some point we noticed that an unusually big amount of people was glued to TVs in various establishments... When we stopped at one of the restaurants to see what it was all about, we learned about what had happened... At first we couldn't even believe it, because it seemed so surreal...
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I was in Boston at the time. With 2 of the attacking flights originating from Logan Folks were stressed. I remember the skys had no planes afterwards and everyone would jump when military jets would come through at low altitute.
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Atlanta , GA, day 2 of a new job driving from one location to the other, shaking as I heard the news on the radio, as I have two grown sons, one at the time worked for Airtran in Atl., one was an Active duty US Marine, I could not call them fast enough. I was shocked that I was the one to tell both of them. My oldest rushed to his job at Airtran where he was promply locked in for several day guarding aircraft. My Marine was on High alert for quite a while and I believe I prayed like I have never prayed before for the victims and the saftey of my boys. Did not get to watch until after work and I could not quit watching in horror
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I had gotten in from Atlanta from some concert early that morning. I woke up right after the first plane hit. I sat in disbelief as the rest of the events unfolded. That day will be forever embedded in my memory. I hope we never forget.
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I don't remember too much, but my Mom was really worried and my Dad who is a doctor and at work was not allowed to leave work if they injuries since he worked the Emergency Room and his hospital was a trauma center.
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I was at home, had the day off. I was dusting in the living room and the TV was on, not paying attention to it as usual, it simply distracted me from my chores. I did turn around briefly when a "special report" came on, did not give it my full attention, these reports are not uncommon.
I returned to the the living room about 20 min. later and now paid attention, the report was still on. I became chilled as I flipped through the channels and the reports were on every station, including Miami's Hispanic stations.
I had a difficult time assimilating the information at first, that horrible plane crash into a tower! I was still in shock at the unlikeness of that event and right before my eyes the second crash happened, it is a blur to me at what point I heard about the crash in PA. Within (what seems like) minutes, there were comments regarding speculation of terrorism. My mind did not have the opportunity to agree or disagree with the thought of terrorism, it was confirmed so quickly.
I do not often wear an apron, but was that day, tending to some homemade spaghetti sauce between chores. After seeing the second plane crash ,hearing of the crash in Pa. and the hit in DC, I held my apron up to my face to catch the tears and felt in an odd way transformed, very briefly did not know where I was. Later that night it came to me that the very first time that I saw my mother cry was the day that JFK was shot. She was standing in front of our old black and white TV, I had never seen her look that way before, she was wearing her apron that she always wore and bringing it to her face to catch the tears.
Carolyn B.
