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LC Story
LC Story: Story
Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
In my home in Studio City, California. I turned on a news program and was still half asleep, watching the smoke come out of the first tower. I thought how odd, it must be the anniversary of the 1993 attack. I didn't pay attention, I needed to prepare for my new job interview at 3pm selling tours to Pakistan, Afganistan & India. Then the second plane slammed into the tower, I turned up the volume and was stunned, as the events unfolded, I was alarmed I live less than a mile from Universal, Disney & Warner Bros studios. Thought we were next.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
I went to my job interview, I thought for sure they would cancel, I actually got the job. I had been unemployed for over a month and was hanging on by a shoestring. The patrons on the bus were absolutely silent. Upon my return it was later in the afternoon around 4:30-5pm We got to Ventura Blvd a major street in Los Angeles. Cars began honking, cruising up and down with flags on the sides of their cars. People began to gather for candlelight vigils all up and down the Boulevard. For the first time I was actually proud of my city of Los Angeles, coming together like that. I cried openly on the bus.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
Never would I be the same, I did lose the job one week later as everyone canceled their trips to Afganistan, but I got a new one in less than a week. I had been trying to date a man for 5 years, and decided to confront him. No longer could I sit buy and take life for granted, we always don't have time, I continued at the new job to get promoted every 3-6 months and in 2 years left to form my own company. The man and I have been living together for over 2 years as Domestic Partners and plan to marry in Denmark. I have a wonderful home, family and still cannot help but shed a tear when I think of that day, and what all those families suffered.
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LC Story
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Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
I was still in bed asleep. I got a phone call from my best friend and I remember getting mad at him for waking me up 15 minutes before my alarm would have. He quickly told me to turn on the tv, I asked him what channel, he said any would do. Videos were replaying of the destruction taking place in New York. "Another one crashed into the Pentagon," my best friend told me, "but they don't know if it's related to the one in New York." Not knowing how serious it was yet having just woken up, my first thought was if classes would be canceled at the university I attend. We hung up the phones. Not five minutes later I called him back screaming into the phone "another plane hit the other tower!" That's when I knew that this was serious. I decided not to ditch school even with all the chaos happened. I listened to the radio the whole way there to learn more. Every radio station had the same thing. My professor carried on like nothing was happening and I sometimes wonder if he knew what was going on at the time. I listened to the radio on the way home and they were still doing news up dates. I took my mom to the commissary at Ft. Bliss and there were only a handful of people in there. When I got home I watched the news all night in hopes of finding out more info. I wanted to know who did this, why they did it, and why the US didn't know this was going to happen.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
I just remember not feeling normal. Everything I knew was different. The radio stations on the way to school, any channel on the TV, they all had the same things.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
I felt safe before this. Now I don't. I can't go onto Ft. Bliss without being searched and asked for an ID. I've only been on a plane once since then and I was terrified, I honestly didn't know if I would be making it to my destination or not. I have noticed a lot of racism at school against Arab students and it makes me hate the people that are doing this. I heard of one incident in another school where an Isreali student got hit in the head with a rotten egg. It's horrible and it's probably going to get worse before it gets better.
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LC Story
LC Story: Story
Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
I walked into my house after dropping off my children at school and going to the grocery store and turned on the TV. The news was on and I saw that a plane had hit the World Trade Center, but no one was sure what was happening at the moment; no one knew the enormity yet of what was occurring. Then the second plane hit. I have family in New York and Boston and immediately tried to call them. I couldn't get through to New York, but reached my sister in Boston. Then I finally reached my parents in New York. As I was talking to my mother, I suddenly looked at the TV and saw only one tower was standing. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I spent the rest of the day in front of the TV in tears. When I picked up my children at school, they didn't know what had happened, except that all the parents were crying. On the way home, I explained to them what had happened and they watched the horrific events with me over and over.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
My strongest memory is just feeling like it was unreal, that we were under siege as I first watched what happened in New York, then Washington, DC and then that field in Pennsylvania. The feeling of how could this possibly be happening here and why so many innocent lives had to be taken. The grief is the strongest emotional memory I have of that day.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
About a month later I wrote this poem which appeared in poeticvoices.com:
9-1-1
c 2001 Nancy Rechtman
On the last day of life as we knew it
Madness rained down from the sky
Horror took over our lives
The heavens let out a great cry.
In one moment of terrible evil
The earth shattered, blow after blow
Now a skeleton teeters above
The abyss gapes madly below.
Mountains of glass and of metal
Once towered so proudly, so grand
Collapsed in a fiery inferno
Entombed thousands with hatred's hand.
Paeans to hopes and to dreams
Lie mangled, so brutally lost
Shrouded in blankets of ashes and dust
At such an unbearable cost.
Our hearts are burning and tortured
Our souls fill with torment so cruel
The ache is so vast and unyielding
A kingdom where only anguish can rule.
Life upon life upon life now gone
So savagely sudden, no more.
We cry out in anger in fear and in rage
Our beings shake to the core.
Our tears flow freely in torrents
Transform into rivers of pain
Wash over our land in the knowledge
That what was will never be again.
But we see the heroes among us
Who emerge from the darkness so bleak
They light the way towards healing
And offer the pride that we seek.
For we are the steel
Though twisted and bent
And smoldering in the ruins
Our wills are of iron
Our souls writhe with pain
No bandage can cover the wounds.
But breath shall once again lift us
Like the Phoenix, we, too, shall rise
As we grasp onto those precious memories
Of our dear ones and silent good-byes.
Let our spirits rise up now in chorus
Let our eyes seek the heavens above
We are truly one nation united
Instead of breaking, we will heal now through love.
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Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
I was in my office in a NH law school library when told by a student that a plane had crashed into one of the towers. Thinking it was an accident with small aircraft I did not immediately react. When I heard of the second plane I knew it was no accident.
As the towers fell I felt so unsafe. It brought back the frightening memories of the late 50's when in school we practiced "duck and cover" in the event of a nuclear attack. The sound of jets flying over made many of us kids run for cover in great fear.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
When I saw the towers fall I was filled with disbelief. How could this happen, why weren't we being protected? How could this be so easy to do? The dust rising as the giants fell,people with dusty tear stained faces,the news reports...later the pictures mounted everywhere of lost loved ones, I will never forget the sights and sounds.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
I feel unsafe. I am a target. My family is a target. I feel hated. I worry we will always live with the threat of terrorism, that my children and their childrens' children will also live with it. What becomes of a society that exists in fear? I worry about the loss of personal freedoms, and choices.
I fear what the fear will bring.
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LC Story
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Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
First aware of attack on World Trade Center as I was driving to work in Syracuse, NY at 8:50 am Tuesday, September 11, 2003. In my office at about 9:00 am, we turned on the Television and learned of the enormity of the event and also witnessed the second plane hitting the south tower.
At about 9:20 am, I phoned my daughter who lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and who was expecting the birth of her first child the following week. She was unaware of the attack although she did say that she had been hearing many fire and ambulance sirens. A short time later smoke from the fires had reached her neighborhood about five miles north. On Thursday, Sept 13, my wife and I took the train from Syracuse to New York's Penn Station for a week's visit.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
The strongest memory of that day is the horrific TV views and trying to understand the insane hatred that would drive men to commit such an unspeakable act against so many innocent people.
Also, in moving around the Upper West Side on Friday and Saturday, we passed many fire stations with candles filling the open doors in memory of lost firemen and police.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
The attacks have made us more conscious of our vulnerability especially to the
terror provoked by suicide bombers. But the fact that over two years has gone by without another significant terrorist attack taking place in the United States by these extremists shows that President Bush and his administration have taken the right action both overseas and at home to improve our security.
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LC Story
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Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
On September 11th I was going about my every day business inside the Pentagon. I had been stationed at the Pentagon for over a year and worked inside the National Military Command Center (NMCC). The NMCC is located in the C-ring and is on the opposite side of the building from where the plane struck. I had just heard from a co-worker that a plane had struck the World Trade Center in New York. My first thought was what a terrible accident, I hope no one got killed. Then the word came down that another plane had hit the Towers and I knew that it was not an accident but a terrorist attack much like 1993. How wrong I was in that thought. Just then I felt the floor shake and we all looked at each other wondering what had happened. Someone came running in to say that we had to evacuate because the Pentagon was on fire. As we were filing out of the Pentagon the rumors were floating that there had been an explosion caused by the construction crew working on renovations, it was a truck bomb came the second opinion, and then someone said that a plane had hit the building. As I look back now I marvel at the calm of those around me. Most of the work force at the Pentagon are government civilians. They were not trained for this but as public servants hold a unique trust of those placed in charge. There was no panic or pushing, just a buzz wondering what exactly had happened.
As we filed outside, on what is called the Riverside entrance, I looked back and for the first time was impacted by the enormity of what had happened. The black smoke and flames could be seen shooting from the building. I stopped and stared, never would I have dreamed that someone would have the audacity to attack my Pentagon. Then came the secondary explosion of the aircrafts fuel tanks. The ground shook, knocking many people off their feet and setting off every car alarm in the parking lot. Then came the panic and screaming from some. The military first responders jumped into action to get everyone out of the parking lot and away from the building. As I was moving to our units rendezvous point I thought now would be a good time for another attack with all these people out in the open. Just then someone started screaming that another plane was headed our way. People dove to the ground and ran for cover. When I looked up saw and then heard the F-16s I almost broke out in tears. Now I really knew what the sound of freedom was like. My brethren were on guard and no more attacks would be coming from the skies.
I was the Non-Commissioned Office in charge of the office that supplied the communications needs for the NMCC staff and support personnel. We had numerous cells phones on hand and had brought them with us. Unfortunately the cellular tower network was quickly overwhelmed. Each one of us wanted to let our loved ones know that we were all right. We also wanted to contact our co-workers who had to stay behind to man their posts. We had a mission to support and as our chain of command was working on getting us back into the building we were trying desperately to contact anyone to pass the word to our family and friends that we were still alive. I was finally able to get through but all I got was my wifes voicemail. We hadnt even been married a year yet and all I could think of was what she must be feeling or thinking at that very moment. After a few more fruitless tries I got through to my father in-law. I assured him I was okay and asked him to get a hold of my wife, Kimberly, and let her know that I would be in contact as soon as I could.
We all waited outside on the grass beside the Potomac River, watching the Pentagon burn and wondering what was next. Some were chosen to go back inside to continue our support of the NMCC. The rest of us gathered around a portable TV that someone had retrieved from their car. We watched the news reports until the batteries died. Finally the word came down that the rest of us were released to go home. We were to stay by the phone until contacted with more instructions. I realized then that it would be impossible for me to get home. You see I car pool and there was no way to find my commuting crowd. I knew of some co-workers who lived close to me and asked them for a ride. We all crammed into the truck and off we went to go home. The trip home was usually about an hour, that day it took almost 3 hours. During that time we talked about the who, the what, and the whys of the attack. Wondering what enemy could reach out and touch us so easily. We each discussed how we were going to contact our loved ones either through phone calls or emails. We also wondered what was in store for us since our place of work was burning.
All those thoughts disappeared when I pulled up in front of the townhouse I was renting at the time. There on the steps stood Kimberly. How she knew I was coming Ill never know. She told me that she knew I would be there and could feel me draw closer. As I held Kimberly I was finally able to cry, able to cry for those lost in the attacks, for Kimberly and for myself. I hated the fact that someone had put my wife, friends and family through hours of living hell. I hated the fact that I was powerless to do anything about it. Hours later I would begin to get angry. I knew that America would not sit by idly and let this go unpunished. As I watched the reports the rest of the evening I felt the same sadness, dismay, and anger that all of America was feeling. But I knew that sooner or later I would have a hand in making sure that whoever was responsible would be brought to justice. For you see the NMCC is the heart and soul of the Pentagon. The directions for military action would come from there and I was part of the mechanism.
I had only been home for about an hour when the call came for me to report for duty the next day, in field gear, at the Pentagon. It is hard to explain the feeling I had when I arrived at 5:30 AM at the Pentagon. The flames were still shooting from the roof and I could see the damage from the parking lot as I slowly walked toward the entrance. It was eerie going into a building that was on fire. The halls were smoke filled and breathing was a little difficult. Parts of the Pentagon were without power and you could see the glow of the fire down some hallways. As I entered the NMCC the first thing that struck me was the cool clean air. The air handlers in the NMCC were the best in the business and had scrubbed the air clean. We all gathered in our office and received our orders from our commander. We went to work. I know that none of us gave a second thought to our situation. Inside a burning building, maybe a target for a second attack, and that we might have to evacuate again if the fire could not be brought under control. We all did what we had to do, what we were paid to do, what we volunteered to do and most importantly what we felt we were called to do, protect and defend our country from all enemies.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
I have many strong memories of that day. Two stand out in my mind. The feeling of security and pride when the F-16's came flying over head as we stood on the grass. Knowing that there wouldn't be another attack from the skies this day. Also the feeling of relieve and gratitude as I held my crying wife and assured her that I was okay. The realization that when it comes down to it all that really matters in life is those we care about.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
The events of 9/11 have affected the country in much the same way the Vietnam War did in the 60's. We have highlighted the differing camps in the US. We have those who stand behind our elected officials, we have those that disagree with our actions, either by belief or ignorance and we have those that are apathetic. I feel overall most people have put 9/11 behind them and have forgotten how terrible that day was for the entire country. There are those who were profoundly affected by the events and will never be able to put it behind them. We need to remind America occasionally that we stand for freedom. Freedom is never easy or cheap. The majority of Americans do not understand how the rest of the world lives or thinks. So we continue our daily lives and every once in a while we think momentarily about history.
Personally it was nice to see the outpouring of patriotism but I knew that would fade with time. I feel less safe than I did before and tend to look up at the sky and over my shoulder more. I have a little survivor guilt now and then. I knew quite a few of the people who died in the Pentagon. I know how lucky I was to be in the right place at the right time. I know how lucky I was to be able to go home that night and be with my family. There were many Americans who were not so lucky on September 11th.
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Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
I am a government worker in Atlanta. It was around 9:00 and I was going to break when I found out. I was wishing a coworker Happy Birthday when she said that it wasn't and told me why. I wouldn't believe it at first until I found a TV and watched the second plane crash.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
This means war and life will never be the same.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
Don't take life, peace and happiness for granted.
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Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
I was at work as head cook in an elementary school kitchen, and one of the women came in for the 9:15 shift and told us that she might be confused, but she thought she heard that an airplane flew into the World Trade Center. At first we jokingly asked if they were making a remake of "King Kong". But there was an eerie pall in the kitchen, and although we have no access to television, somebody had a portable radio, and we started to listen.
Word spread from the main office to all staff to please keep a calm demeanor, and don't mention the news to the children, as everything was turmoil, and nobody knew what was really going on. We continued, however to listen to the radio during the morning, and everybody worked in silence.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
When I reached home, my husband was already there, and the television was on. When we heard later that day that the US carrier George Washington was going to NYC, the situation immediately became personal. Our son Teddy was a nuclear electrician on that aircraft carrier. We knew that Teddy was in NYC. At first, by the next morning,we saw newsclips of the "Dub", as the George Washington is called, in the mouth of the harbor. They flew air missions off the carrier for 19 days. They moved the ship out of the harbor to the entrance of the airstrips at JFK airport, 7 miles east of the harbor. During wartime, or political unrest, sailors can't call or e mail out to family. It may sound corny, but the New Yorkers down there were so scared, and rightfully so, that I took CNN up on its offer to send a short message to the people of NYC , and they would play the messages on their rotating messageboard. I sent something to the effect that "Our son is on the aircraft carrier in the harbor to help protect you."
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
Well, these examples are certainly small potatoes compared to some, but as I said, I work in an elementary school in Upstate New York, near Lake Ontario. The dairy that supplies our schools with milk sent all they had down to the kitchens that fed the rescue workers for a day. The children were proud to help in that way. We collected flannel shirts and socks for the workers to change into after their shifts searching for survivors. We had a list of school members, staff and children alike who were in the military at the present time, so people could think good thoughts for them(Prayer isn't allowed in school), and although we are one of the poorest districts in New York State, we took up a penny collection, and raised almost $700.00 for the Red Cross. The children's fear at the constant and horrific news was channeled into doing positive things to try to help the situation. Volunteering and Good Citizenship are qualities that will serve these children well all their lives.
We are a military family, and beside our son who was on the George Washington, one of our other sons was in the Navy, activating Naval Reservists, and my brother is a Navy SEAL. Our daughter had just finished 10 years in the Army. Although it hasn't lasted, the newfound feeling of national patriotism was a welcome sight for us. We, as their parents, are from the Viet Nam era, and remember the awful way our military vets were treated in that time.
As I write this, on the day that Saddam Hussein has been captured, I can only hope that the supportive feeling for our troops rises again. Since that time, we also have a son-in-law who is a commander of a Bradley Unit on the North/South Korean Border. Whether or not citizens agree with political decisions made in Washington, they need to remember that our soldiers and sailors are in harm's way following these orders.
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Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
I was at working at a speech and hearing center in Columbus, OH listening to the local NPR station when I heard a report that a plane had crashed into the first tower. I immediately thought it was a small aircraft that somehow became lost and hit the building. I went up to the 4th floor and watched the news reports when I saw the second plane hit the second tower. I knew then that we were under attack. I spent the majority of the day providing analysis of why these specific planes were used from these specific airports and why these structures were targeted as I spent 15 years doing intelligence work in the Navy.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
The collapse of the towers was perhaps the strongest memory of this day or any day in my life.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
The events of September 11, 2001 had a brief unifying effect and an equally brief appreciation for our Service members. Unfortunately, the unification was based on existing fear, hatred, and distrust of anyone that even resembled someone from the Middle East. The actions that the Bush Administration conducted reminded me of the terrible policies adopted by the Roosevelt Administration after Pearl Harbor was attacked. The country has returned to "normal" in many ways, but the feelings of hatred, fear, and distrust of those of Middle Eastern descent is still at an all time high and is constantly being fueled by those in policy making positions to push their agendas. For the record, I am not Middle Eastern and so I have not personally felt the backlash, but I have observed the activities that have occurred in this Nation since 9/11/01.
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Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
I was literally driving by the Pentagon on my way to work when I heard a radio DJ mention that there was a report that a plane had flown into one of the World Trade Center towers. At that point they didn't understand the seriousness of it and thought it was a small plane. I was in my office a few miles from the Pentagon when the second tower was hit. Our company president told someone to turn off the television because people would find it distracting and keep them from their work. Then a friend walked into my office and told me the Pentagon had been hit. I didn't believe her. After one frantic call from my mother and a hysterical call from a friend in New York that one of the towers had collapsed I went to the conference room and turned on the tv. I went back to my office, spoke to my mother again and then went to our CEO in tears and told him we needed to send everyone home. It took me over two hours to make the commute which normally took 2o minutes. It was awful seeing the smoke from the Pentagon. I watched it all over and over again on the television over the next several days.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
My mother. She works at the Smithsonian at the National Museum of American History. Her building is located between the White House and the Capitol. When she called the first time I could tell she was really scared. Rumors were flying about bombs all over the Mall area and about the 4th plane potentially targeting the Capitol or the White House. By the second phone call she was terrified. She was very choked up and wasn't sure if she was going to be able to get out of the city. My mom is a very calm, level-headed person. Hearing the fear in her voice shook me to my core. When I got home two hours later she was already there. I have never been more relieved. I hugged her for a very long time.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
It made the nation more patriotic, at least temporarily. Long term, I think it made us more suspicious, less trusting. There is a lasting subtle sense of fragility. There was a sense of emotional peace and safety before that was completely taken for granted. I am saddened that if I have children they will never know that innocent feeling I was once privileged to have.
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Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
I was coming back from a walk through the Capitol grounds. I had my headphones on and I heard that the Pentagon had been hit. I told myself "that's not what I just heard." I kept walking and I saw people running from the Capitol and an airplane overhead. I ran back to my office, informed everyone what happened, but they already knew. I gathered my items and left for the day.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
My strongest memory was how beautiful that day was and my co-worker/friend crying.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
That we're not invincible and what's going to happen shall.
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Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
I was in bed sleeping and the phone rang and awakened me. It was my husband, who is a pilot. He was saying "I'm OK, I'm OK" I asked him what he was talking about, he told me to turn on the television. As the picture appeared on the screen the second plane was hitting the WTC.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
The feeling of complete and utter loss, not knowing what to do, or how to do it.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
9/11 is our wedding anniversary and 9/12 my birthday. While this seems so petty compared to the loss that was suffered by so many that horrific day, two special days in my life will be forever colored with sadness.
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Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
I was at work, as a 911 dispatcher in East Haven, CT., on 09/11/01. Watching the news and talking on the telephone to my best friend, I informed her that a plane just hit the WTC. At first I thought, as many others did, that this was a horrific accident. When the second plane hit, I knew that this was no accident. My first reaction was to locate my grown children. One daughter was at home recovering from a miscarriage, the other at work. My granddaughter was safe at daycare.
The fire department, which houses the 911 communications, went from a basic life support to a full fledged advanced life support system within an hour. Amazingly, it was a quiet day in town. The feeling that I had that day was of wanting to be with my family. A terrible feeling of doom came over me. The small inconveniences of life seemed more trivial. Family was the most important aspect of life. After my shift was over, I and the rest of my family gathered at my daughter's home where we continued to view the events that were unfolding. We lit candles and brought out the American flags and stood on her porch wondering what the future was going to hold for all of us. Later that night, on my way home, it was a feeling of being an American, seeing candles burning on front porches and American flags waving that warmed my heart. Proud to be an American enveloped me.
Members of the fire department descended on NYC and lent a helping hand in the days and weeks that followed. Seeing their faces and viewing the photos clearly brought the feeling of how close we were to NYC and to the disaster that had happened there.
Where I was on 09/11/01 and where I was on the day John F. Kennedy was killed are events that will stay in my memory forever.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
I would have to say that the strongest memory of that day was the need to be with my family. Not knowing what was going to happened only cemented the feeling that I wanted to be with them.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
We are now in a situation of uneasiness with regards to terrorism. We are no longer untouched.
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Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
I had just gotten up that morning and turned on Fox news as I always do, then there was a break and a scene that looked to me as very inhuman. I thought at first that it was a clip from a new movie coming out but then I realized that it was true. How could someone do that. Some things in life we can not understand. I went to work and it was very sad. I work at a Life Insurance company but death at this degree is terrible.They put on a television so the employees could keep track of the continuing coverage. Personally, I have been praying for the families and the survivers. I am aware that there are people in the world who can not appreciate the ability to open a Bible, for instance, and read of the love that God has for His people, of which these murderers have proved not to be. My wife, who is a naturalized citizen, and I put faith in this government and our prayers are with them.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
There were employees who were crying at work. That made that day a permanent fixture in my mind.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
The events of that day brought to my mind passages from the book of Revelation in the Bible but most remembered is what Jesus told his apostles in Matthew 24, that these signs do not really mean that the end is near.Verse 14 of that chapter does say what will signify the end and that is the spreading of the good news to every part of the inhabited earth. God does not favor nations but He does favor people who do what He says and also put their faith in what he says He will do. If a system allows its people to do what they think is right, that system allows what is right.
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Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
On Septemper 11th, 2001 I was in school, and was preparing the TVs for the student broadcast. It was a normal job for me as the student executive producer for me to check the news for stories. So I turned to CNN and a second later I saw the the first plane hit. I was speechless. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen the entire day, neither could the rest of the school, we were all trapped by the tradgedy of the moment. No one did any work that day, we just watched the news, and took it all in. About mid-day the TVs were all shut off by order of the principal. We, the students, revolted. We argued this was a huge part of our history and we had a right to know what was happening to our country. The school complied and let us watch the news again.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
My strongest memory of that day was coming home from school, laying on my flip-bed in my darkroom, listening to "Time after Time" by Ozzy Osbourne, and crying myself to sleep.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
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Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
I was getting ready for work when I turned to CNN, my mom told me about some breaking news, the first thing I saw was the smoke going out from the Pentagon, when I saw the fires in The World Trade Center, I immediately thoght of a terrorist attack. When I saw the towers collapsing all I could think of was "Please God, tell me the buildings were all evacuated and that nobody is hurt". Misfortunately I heard of all the victims and my heart filled with rage and anger. When I heard that the President announced that the Afghan Taliban Government and the Al-Qaeda terrorists were behind the attack and that he will innitiate war actions against them, I called the American Embassy in Guatemala and offered myself as volunteer to take a rifle and go to war, they thanked me for the action and told me that if it was necessary they were going to call me. It take long time to heal my anger, and everything I thoght was on the victims and their families. Until today I guess all the people in the world who treasure human life, peace and decent behavoir are still affected for the terrible happenings of that black day.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
The calls of illegal latin inmigrants who were calling to Radio Unica in Miami, crying and telling that even as they were not legally established in the US they were more than willing to answer to the call of the armed forces of the country they calle their own. Heroic gestures as I recall.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
They filled our hearts and our collective memory with rage, anger and a feeling of not believeing that something like that could be true.
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Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
I was in Trenton, NJ just coming out of an interview when I heard about the news of the planes having crashed into the World Trade Center. It seemed unreal and I remember thinking "this must be a mistake....they can't mean the World Trade Center...how could a plane crash into the World Trade Center?" As I made my way back to Bergen County, I was deverted from the New Jersey Turnpike by the police. It was errie to see the highway ahead of me completely empty as I turned onto the Garden State Parkway which was almost equally as disserted.
I could not believe that this atrocity could be true, but it was becoming more real with each news report describing the evacuation and rescue efforts.
My instincts were telling me to get to the scene to help, but I knew there would be chaos and likely too many people in the area. I focused on getting to the hospital where I was working at the time thinking they would need all available help to address those survivors who might come in, injured and traumatized.
No one anticipated such an extensive loss of human lives...the pain of hoping to find a missing loved one. In the Outpatient clinic, we began counseling those who had family members working in the Towers who were unable to locate them after the collapse of the buildings. Into the evening and night shifts we began to see people who escaped from the horrors and those who were panicking with their fear of loss.
I never imagined at that time that I would come to lead New York State's federally funded mental health response, Project Liberty. I received a call to join this effort just a few weeks into the disaster. I did't even think of saying "no." It felt mission driven and I responded positively.
At Christmas, 2001, I apologized to my family for being unavailable the previous weeks and told them I would not be seeing much of them for the next 2 years. They agreed the work was necessary and were extremely supportive. For the next twenty-four months I was consumed by the effort.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
Every time I saw the images of the Twin Towers being hit and collapsing on television, I just kept remembering how I noticed the beauty of the morning of September 11th and that I had looked towards the Twin Towers and saw the sun glistening off the Hudson River...I had noted what a memorable scene it was because it was so beautiful.
To this day, I can see the picture in my mind...the glistening water, the Twin Towers, the sun. It helps to keep the destructive images out of my mind. It will be how I always remember the World Trade Center.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
Now, twenty-six months later, I am overwhelmed to see the incredible work that thousands of people were able to accomplish in defeating the psychological terror and pain imbued upon New Yorkers and this country. While the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001 will be with us always and our grief over the losses ever present, I believe we are a stronger community on all levels having shown that we can come together and do what needs to be done to adapt to what life forces us to bear.
I hope it has raised our awareness of the effects we have internationally and the responsibility each of us has to be involved in excercising our voices in this great democracy, to be heard and to make sure that our opinions mean something.
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The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Library of Congress Stories
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002.
LC Story
LC Story: Story
Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
I was sitting in my 7th grade science class. Our principal came on over the intercom and informed us that an aircraft of some kind had hit one of the towers of the WTC in New York City. I thought that it was just a small airplane like the kind people learn in that only fits 2 or 3 people. That was my mind set for a few hours because I didn't have access to a television at school. We all went down to the auditorium and our principal let us know that we were going to be let out early to be with our families. Everything was cancelled for the afternoon: no soccer practices, no cross-country, nothing. I suppose I wondered what all the fuss was about because I still thought it a small business airplane or something. That was until I found out the second plane hit the other tower. I didn't understand terroism at that point so I didn't know what was happening. We went home and I saw it on TV for the first time. It was horrible. I couldn't believe it. Afterwards, I tried to understand by watching the news and I finally learned about terrorists. From that day on, I've not felt the same as I did on September 10th. I'm sure no one has. My heart goes out to all the people who lost people they loved and I often imagine if one of my loved ones had been killed in the attacks. It's hard for me to fathom. For all of the victims of September 11th and their families, I pray for you and God bless your courage and spirit.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
lc_story263.xml
911DA Item
Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item.
Status
The process status of this item.
approved
Consent
Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item.
full
Posting
Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item.
yes
Copyright
Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item.
yes
Source
The source of this item.
born-digital
Media Type
The media type of this item.
story
Created by Author
Whether the author created this item.
yes
Described by Author
Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author.
no
Date Entered
The date this item was entered into the archive.
2004-01-16
IP Address
The IP address of the device used to submit the item.
69.11.195.23
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Library of Congress Stories
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002.
LC Story
LC Story: Story
Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
I was 15 years old, sitting in first period chemistry. In Staten Island , New York with a clear view of the NY skyline from the fourth floor windows.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
At first, we were told it was nothing to worry about. But we weren't stupid we could see, every kid was pressed up to the window watching the first tower in flames, our teacher included. Then as we looked the unthinkable happened, and being it was a Catholic School the first reaction from everyone was "Oh My God". Kids were being pulled out of class and picked up by theirparents. We heard F-16s fly overhead constantly. Then when i got home, i sat down took a deep breathe and put on the TV. Late that night people just wandered the streets of my neighborhood with blank faces..some lit candles, it was the eriest and saddest night I ever remember.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
I've only matured 2 years since 9\11. I've already adapted to my new train of thought, however i'm not terrified at all, in fact I feel more safe since the President's display of our military muscle.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
lc_story207.xml
911DA Item
Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item.
Status
The process status of this item.
approved
Consent
Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item.
full
Posting
Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item.
yes
Copyright
Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item.
yes
Source
The source of this item.
born-digital
Media Type
The media type of this item.
story
Created by Author
Whether the author created this item.
yes
Described by Author
Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author.
no
Date Entered
The date this item was entered into the archive.
2004-01-06
IP Address
The IP address of the device used to submit the item.
152.163.252.8
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Library of Congress Stories
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002.
LC Story
LC Story: Story
Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
It'd been a completely normal weekday. I'd gotte up, gone to school, and was just sitting in Geometry, wishing for the class to end quickly. It was then that one of the other students walked in, having just come from the clinic. His words were simple, and I hadn't even really understood them until a few minutes later.
"The World Trade Center was hit."
Of course, everyone was somewhat disbeliving of him, but he'd said he'd seen the news on in the clinic, and that it was talking about it, so my teacher, Mr.Moore turned the news on, and there it was.
For the rest of the class we watched.
The bell rang, everyone got up to go to the next class, and I couldn't help but linger, watching the images on the screen as I slowly packed up my books. It was while I watched that the second plane hit. That's when what was really happening really hit me.
I went to Chemistry, and that teacher had the exact same thing on. The news. I couldn't take watching it... I was still in shock about what was happening.. America was being attacked! At that point, we still didn't know what or who...
I asked to go to the clinic, and upon getting there more of the reality of the situation hit me.
I was aware the Pentagon had been hit, but once I got to the clinic, I realized how many students had parents who worked there. Many were in shock, just as I was, while others cried, and tried desperately to cal parents andloved ones that may have worked there. I felt terrible taking up any time on the phone so I could call my Mom to get home... but I couldn't stay at school... it was too much to take there.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
When I went to the clinic, and all of the students there... you could litterally feel the fear and anguish in the air... some cried, and some just paced, or swayed, fear written on their expressions, worry deeply seeded in their eyes as they waited to make a call, to see if anyone they knew or loved had been hurt, or worse, killed by the attack.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
For a long time, even now actually, it makes us feel unsafe, and unsure. It was much like the sinking of the Titanic... we thought there was no way it could happen to us... that we were too large, too grand, ad far too supirior to ever get attacked by any country on our own turf... we were mistaken, much like the creators of the Titanic, when they found out she had sunken that cold night, we found out on September 11. But unlike the Titanic... America did not sink, but grew stronger over time... Ad now we're stronger then we've ever been, thanks to our President and our people.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
lc_story142.xml
911DA Item
Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item.
Status
The process status of this item.
approved
Consent
Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item.
full
Posting
Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item.
yes
Copyright
Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item.
yes
Source
The source of this item.
born-digital
Media Type
The media type of this item.
story
Created by Author
Whether the author created this item.
yes
Described by Author
Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author.
no
Date Entered
The date this item was entered into the archive.
2003-12-19
IP Address
The IP address of the device used to submit the item.
205.188.208.38