Where were you on Sepember 11th 2001?

Question

I remember i was in school, 7th grade. pretty young and naive then and when someone told me the news....i remember i could feel the tension in the atmosphere........ and the teachers were all serious..... young and naive as i was i didn't know what was going to happen.... and today i wish there was something that could have been done to save at least one innocent soul

I'm gonna leave this one open....for voting...to decide the best one....

Answer 1

At work. I remember someone walked into my office and said that the news station said that a plane had crashed into one of the towers. I continued working until it was time to go to a meeting. Everyone was gathered at the front office around a small TV. That was when I realised that we were under attack. I went home shortly after and stayed glued to the TV (I live in Texas). I remember how helpless, angry and sad I felt all at the same time. I cried. I don't know why. I remember walking outside of my house on that bright morning and being stunned by the silence all around. No planes were flying, the roads were empty. It seemed as though even the birds had fallen silent. I remember raising my flag the next morning. Driving to work, it seemed like everyone had some sort of flag or message of patriotism on their vehicle. We need to finish this war no matter how long it takes or we'll never have peace again. God Bless America!

Answer 2

I was working as a Cast Member at Walt Disney World as part of their College Program. A friend had convinced me to play hooky that day (hours before the planes hit). I had just phoned in when the news broke in and we saw it all happening before our eyes on the TV. None of my roommates nor my friend understood what was really happening. After about an hour or two of watching TV, calling home and leaving our doors open for other kids who needed to call in, we decided to get out for a while to take a break from the awful images we were seeing. It was all just too much for me. But as we went to board the Cast Member bus to the parks, a gal in full costume told us to turn back - that the parks were closing (for only the 2nd time in the park's history) and that all College Program interns were being brought back to the apartment complex. So we would spend the entire day in front of the TV set, like most Americans were that day. A few days later, my manager informed us that what appeared like sight dogs were actually bomb dogs, dressed to not alarm guests who were still on vacation. Apparently, WDW was on a hit list, which didn't make me feel too great, as you can imagine. Crowds lessened over the next few weeks. Then eventually, they gradually picked back up. But I will never forget that day.

Answer 3

I was in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
At that time I was in school I was a high school freshmen.
The day was really quiet, it was clowdy and you could feel a sad athmosphere. None of us knew what happened until we got home from school.

After I got home, I turn on the TV and there was MTV (as always) and I saw this thing and I was like, Why is MTV putting movies? and changed the chanel and while changing, I could see the same stuff really fast while the chanel were changing. Then I stopped in Cartoon Network which was the only chanel not talking about this. The curiosity was really strong and I put a national chanel and saw and listened what was happening. I've never seen such a horrible thing before. I told my mom and my brother what was happening.
I started cryig, it was terrible. Then we were trying to call our relatives in NYC but the lines were always busy. We couldn't communicate like until next day.
I had nightmares about it for days and I'm still really sensitive to the images.

Answer 4

I was 19 years old then. I was on my way to work and I had left my house around 8:50, I didn't see a breaking news story of the plane hitting WTC because I was watching Maury and they didn't broadcast the news yet.

At 8:50 am, I went outside only to hear this guy yell out loud to some lady that a plane hit the world trade center. My first thought was that it was a small CESSNA plane that hit the needle of tower one. When I got to Broad Street in my town a record store was playing the news out loud on a speaker and they were talking about two planes. I had no idea what was going on then, but I knew that the other bus I had to catch to the mall I worked at took us to an area where you had an unprecedented view of the NYC skyline.

It was a gorgeous clear day so when we finally got there, I saw that both towers were on fire.

We left work at noon that day and we drove to the back of the mall where we can clearly see lower Manhattan. It was covered in smoke.

I didn't know until later that week that my Sunday School teacher Sean Booker worked in the trade center.

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/memorial/people/3440.html

Answer 5

I was in bed. I worked the night shift at the Atlanta airport for Delta Airlines. I was woken up right after the first plane hit the tower. My heart sank. I was a company man and was scared it was a Delta jet. I worked on the ramp for Delta and called the airport to see what the status was. I went to work that night and the airport was a ghost town. No planes in the sky, no jet engines roaring, nothing moving....AT ALL. It was the most humble I have ever felt. The baggage from all the planes(Delta) were congregated together and put under watch by destination. I worked 24 straight hours that night and into the next night.

Answer 6

I was at home, still sleeping, when I remember my father woke me up on his way to work, and telling me that a plane crashed into the World Trade Center in NY. He said that we were under attack.

I was half asleep, and I thought I had just been dreaming. When I finally came to my senses I didn't find anyone at home. My dad and mom were at work, and my two younger sisters had gone to early morning seminary. I was home alone.

I still thought it may have been a dream, until I turned on the television and I saw it on the news.... I thought perhaps this was a movie... I was in major denial. I kept flipping to different news stations, and there it was, in different languages, on all of the news channels. I dropped the remote, and I put my hand to cover my dropped jaw. I cried and cried.

This was only the first tower. I saw the second plane hit the second tower on television, and I immediately called my mother at work and asked her if she knew what was happening. I sat and watched in horror as these acts unfolded, and then still in my pajamas, I put on a sweater and walked outside and just stared out into nothing. I was i complete shock.

I just kept walking, and then I realized that I was heading towards my church where my sisters were... and when they found me walking in my pajamas, crying, they were worried. And that's when I told them what happened.

I don't think what I saw will ever leave my memory. I will NEVER be the same.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

I had taken my oldest 2 children to the bus stop and heard the bus driver telling the other mom something about a plane crash. I went back home and was watching sesame street with my youngest 2, when my mother called and told me what was happening. I stayed glued to the tv for the next few days, hold my newborn. Too sad!

Answer 9

i was 8 then.. in year 4.. i didnt really know what was happening. we had to do this 1 minute silence thing, i was annoyed at the time because i wanted to carry on playing hide and seek or whatever.. it was playtime... lol. We had to do the 1 minute silence again today.. was very sad.. :( all those innocent people who lost their lives and had no choice. its unbelievable how far some people can go just to kill others.
that and the tsunami =[ also another sad day.. when loads of people died.

Answer 10

I was in our truck driving to pick up a new office desk to sit the new computer on. I was listening to the news on the radio when I heard what happened. Also, I lived in Pennsylvania at the time & the local radio station had dj's out there talking to the witnesses who saw the plane go down (flight 93). It was sooo sad. And still is.