Every year around this time I think about that horrible day. I owe the victims of that day at least that much. I work in the suburbs of New York. My brother and father work in Manhatten. Thankfully my father was in Albany that day and did not work downtown and my brother works in Midtown. I could not reach my brother for 10 hours. It was very emotional.
2006-08-25 05:48:57 · 23 answers · asked by ROSS K 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
It was horrific. I voluntereed for a short time during the recovery effort beginning the weekend after it happened. A friend of mine was involved and got me in because he said I "had to be there". He was right. For the first hour after I arrived at Ground Zero I did nothing but throw up and for two hours after that, I did nothing but cry. I met firefighters and rescue workers who wouldn't leave even when they were literally too tired to even stand. I saw families of victims holding up signs around the permiter trying to describe a lost loved one to anyone inside asking if they had recoved anyone fitting the description they were trying to give. How do you tell them that they weren't finding body.....that they were finding parts. I have images of those few days burned into my brain like they were branded there. It affected me profoundly and I will never forget.
2006-08-25 05:59:14 · answer #1 · answered by rahkokwee 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Thank God you father was out of town and that your brother was OK. What a blessing! No wonder it's difficult for you to relive it.
I think about that horrible day frequently, not just around the anniversary. My son used to drive a bulk milk tanker to NYC 5 days a week. Though he was not down there on 9/11 the impact on him was great. He was the WTC every time he was there. The gaping hole in the skyline and the billowing smoke were horrible for him. And some of his fellow drivers were in the city that day. Two members of my daughter-in-law's family were employed at the WTC. One had left the job a few months before the attacks. The other was home sick, for the first time in over 20 years of employment. Our grandson was on the Jersey side and witnessed the horror firsthand. I am heartsick when I think of the impact of that horrific day. I think everyone in America should see the movie World Trade Center, as a reminder of what we lost and why we must continue to be vigilant against terrorism wherever it rears its ugly head.
2006-08-25 15:13:23 · answer #2 · answered by celticwoman777 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Within my own personal family thankfully no one got injured, but yes i do know friends that have lost people and on this day I was very young and did not know what was going on but now as I look back on that day completley in awe of the two twin towers I have so often visted and drove by on my trips from Jersey to NY and that beautiful skyline just crumbling to the ground everyone so helpless.. here was nothign we could do to stop the buildings from falling once the planes had crashed.. Just thinking about it puts everything into perspective for me. I no longer take simple things for granted anymore.. and for a long time I was in fear.. I can remember since we lived so close to the city fighter planes would hover over our elementary school and I felt so unsafe.. like anything could happen next.. but now that I am older I feel more comfortable with this whole situation but similarly around this time of year it all comes pouring back,especially the images and I was deeply affected.. like any other true proud American should be.
2006-08-25 13:03:07 · answer #3 · answered by rad 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
At the time I had actually believed it was just the beginning. But it seems it was just an invitation. I was watching it at work and unraveled for many reasons.I remember mentioning Jihad the Holy War has started. I eventually ended up in the hospital. I was already borderline anyway and this just pushed me over the edge. Since then I have seen the alleged evidence of conspiracies that only seem to throw more fuel on the fires for debates. Now I feel like they should just get the Middle East war over with. I'm tired of religious arguments on who is Gods chosen and who is jealous over it. Religion should be there to comfort people not bring out the worst in them. My problems started long before September 11th 2001. I guess I could compare it all to that Jenga Game times two Towers.
2006-08-25 13:16:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was in school when it happened. I will never forget what I was doing when it was announced that the North Tower of the World Trade Center had been struck by a passenger plane. Seeing the WTC in flames, people running, and people falling to their death...it was a living hell. I did not lose any loved ones on September 11, but I feel really sad for those who did. I also feel sad because New York City will never be the same without the WTC standing proudly. I hope to visit Ground Zero and Shanksville, PA, someday and pay my respects to all of the innocent Americans we lost that morning. God bless America, we will always be united.
2006-08-26 13:59:13 · answer #5 · answered by nobodyd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thankfully I did not know anyone who died that day. But, I feel so much sadness when I think about it. It was the first tragedy that has ever effected me emotionally. (Other terrible things have happened when I was too young to be very bothered by it. For example the earthquake in San Fransisco and the Oklahoma bombing). Anyways, I was at work when all this happened and we watched the whole thing over the internet and I cried all day. I still cry a little around this time of year thinking about all of the families who lost thier loved ones.
2006-08-25 12:55:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Those people killed lots of my old classmates from Long Island who were firefighters with NYFD. I live in San Francisco now, but could not bear attending my 2004 20th class reunion because of my friends who would not be there because they were deceased. The WTC held a special place in my heart because I visited it every weekend and I cried for all the victims that lost their lives or were injured by the attack. The CA State Fairgrounds has an exhibit of 9/11 photos and memories. When I saw they had two actual pieces of the WTC (large 25 ft beams), I had to touch them and stood in front of them, crying for a good hour, remembering all that perished.
2006-08-25 13:00:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
While I am not American on 9/11/01 I felt profound sense of shock, disbelief and an indescribable sadness that forced me to reassess a lifetime's political beliefs. While my core values have not changed my opinion of what constitutes evil has changed profoundly. I can only hope that you can find some consolation in the company of family and friends.
2006-08-25 13:05:53 · answer #8 · answered by sleepyredlion 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I worked for a telemarketing company on 9/11, 2001 and we lost two of our biggest clients that day. Within two weeks our company had shut down, and I was without a job.
2006-08-25 12:54:57 · answer #9 · answered by couchP56 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well to be honest if scared the hell out of me! i thought i was going to die, there were rumors here and there about the terrorists taking over the united states and there was nothign that we could do about it. i remeber the time when i use to sleep under my bed at night becuase i was scared that bomb would come through the window and kill me or the times when i wouldnt sleep well or if i heard a noise out side of my widnow i would just shake inside and when this all was going on i was about 17
2006-08-25 12:53:21 · answer #10 · answered by Justice A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋