Where were you 9-11-2001

[Knigh7s]

They say, you will never forget what you were doing as you found out. I remember the day clearly. My mom was nagging me to get up and drop my brother off at school. Of course I was being an *** about it because I had to walk to school everyday. But I eventually got up and drove him there. On my way back, I fell asleep at the wheel, but woke up because of the line breaks between lanes (they use those little ball things instead of white paint). Lucky I had taken a back road that no one ever used before. I got home stragled up the stair to go back to sleep, but glanced at the TV in my parents room to see the first tower in flames moments before the second one hit... I just couldn't believe what I was seeing... Thinking that it has to be a movie or something.... sure enough it was real and live. A few weeks later, my dad was sent out there (overseas, don't know where exactly) for a month or so... I personally didn't know anyone that was in the towers when it had happened, but do know some friends that had friends or family lost in the towers.

RIP, and never forget...

[Scott Harness]

Walking the dog,got back right after the first plane hit.They still thought it was an accident at this point.Then the second plane hit.No accident. My wife and several good friends are flight attendents for American Airlines.In New York no less. I managed to get them on the phone before all the cells went down. That was good-still a sad day. Went from a good dog walk to shock.

[Hotsauce]

http://members.aol.com/jchristou/WTC/blast2.jpg

I have other images that out of respect I will not show.

I took that as the second place hit.

I felt the heat of the blast lick my face, and moments afterwards, the pressure wave against my chest.

I remember the acrid smell.

I remember the otherwise beautiful clear day, and millions of pages of paper floating in the sky like some perverse snowglobe had been shaken.

I remember seeing jumpers. Sometimes two or three together, holding hands. They struggeled to maintain their balance as they fell. As if it mattered what part of their body hit the ground first.

I still remember the sound of them hitting the pavement

A customer at the counter got a call from his girlfriend on the 97th floor "I'm trapped here, I called to say goodbye"

I was one of the 'Dust People' you might have seen on TV running for their lives.

All these things I can't forget. I'm not sure I would if I could.

I'm not ready to forgive any time soon either.

John C.

[fuzzy]

I was in the second day of a military simulation conference in Orlando. I was running one of the sessions that day with at least a hundred+ people in the audience when... well, if you've seen The Siege, you've seen what I experienced. In the middle of a talk, cell phones started ringing and vibrating throughout the room and people started whispering and leaving the room.

[Anita]

I was at home. The day started like any other day when I would wake up to the radio and listen for a few minutes before I'd actually get up. I immediately noticed that something was missing in the DJs' voices - The fun, rambunctious, and irreverant duo sounded different. Their voices were monotone in color but something more -the sound was lifeless, faltering.

As I slowly woke up I heard them talk about the towers, airplanes, fire. I realized something happened. Something horrible happened.

I turned on my tv and saw the horror of the first plane lodged in one tower. Then the gasp when the second hit. Then with horror I saw what we all saw. Tears were streaming down my face while I repeated over and over again.. Oh my God, Oh my God..... Such misery, such horror, such evil.

I wished I was there to help, I wanted to do something. I called all my friends who lived in the area, luckily all were safe. They were safe but in shock. I spent the rest of the day watching the disaster over and over again, trying to get my mind to take it in.

After that day, I couldnt look at the footage again.

Mercer (Bantan) was close to the towers. He took a pic. I dont think he meant to get such an ironic shot.

[tom4bren]

I was in my office at Ft. Belvoir (about 10 miles from the Pentagon). I never listen to the radio at work so I was clueless until my wife called me. We talked for about 30 seconds before we got disconnected & then she freaked out because she couldn't reach me for several hours. Phones, email, cell, internet all went down or were so slow they were useless. Traffic was gridlocked too so we couldn't even leave. Some of us were going to go to the Pentagon to see if we could help but couldn't get there by any means so we did what we could - we started putting together whatever equipment might be needed - ground penetrating radar, night vision equipment, geo-accoustic sensors, ...

We had a truck loaded within hours but it still took 3 days for it to reach ground zero. Over the first few days, we all experienced the full range of emotions: fear, disbelief, horror, pride, sadness ... No, that day will never be forgotten.

[etlsport]

was sitting in an architectural drafting class.. heard about the first hit over the radio. so we turned on the tv to see what was going on architecturally... still discussing frames and such when someone says hey whats that? then the second plane hit.. first thing the teacher said was "you guys are going to remember this moment the rest of your lives" how true