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Jane Evan's fiancé proposed to her on the WTC observation deck on July 7, 2001. She remembers how breathtaking it was.

New York native Jan Polatschek, now living in Miami, used to commute over Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn. Polatscheck remembers the construction of the towers, especially the cranes that rose more than 110 stories.

Harriet Korman wrote a piece about the sound of the towers collapsing.

Bob Windbiel talks about his musician friend, Ray Ack, who played in the plaza during a sound check in 1997. Ray talked about hearing the sound bounce back and forth, from building to building, straight up to heaven.

Brian Smith, now living in Texas, recalls working in 1 WTC. On weekends, when it was quiet, the sound of the tower creaking reminded him of a sailing ship in the wind.

Cheryl Myers from Wisconsin describes the message she received from her supervisor, who was in NYC on September 11--it made an event that was so far away seem real.

A mom calls from Ohio to talk about her third-grade daughter's poem, Peace.

Californian Greg Mix reads his family's annual Christmas letter. This year, inspired by the Sonic Memorial, the letter was about the WTC buildings. He talks about the construction of the buildings, the view, Windows on the World, and how the place…

Page West tells of eloping in New York in 1999 and going to Windows on the World after the ceremony. She also describes how she was in the PATH station the night before 9/11 and saw the whole event the next morning.

Recording artist Suzi Schuenemann wrote songs on September 12.

Frank Carbone recalls a phone message he received from a man living near the Lexington Avenue armory, who described how the families of the victims were gathering there.

Dr. Elizabeth Grill's husband had always wanted to propose to her on top of the world--so he chose Windows on the World for the event. The couple were on their honeymoon on September 11.

Watching the news on 9/11, Will Nichols saw footage of the tower falling that was shot by physician Mark Heath. Will e-mailed the doctor, hoping to hear that he had been able to help some of the victims, and Dr. Heath answered. Unfortunately, there…

Karim, a downtown resident who worked until 2 a.m. in Tribeca, recalls riding his bike home and stopping along the way at the WTC plaza. He would lie there and look up at the towers.

Roddy Hatala talks about taking visiting foreign scholars up to the WTC observation deck. He remembers being surprised that the lights are never shut off--and the time an 83-year-old woman said that looking straight down was almost like having sex.

Poet David Kay reads his poem, After, about 9/11.

When Trauter Worsheck's father came to visit from Germany, they went to dinner at sunset at Windows on the World. She remembers his father's laughter.

In 1993 TV producer Steve Alpert made a documentary for New York Telephone Company in response to the bombing at the WTC.

Cheryl Spalding recalls news on 9/11 and how frightened she felt.

Janice Silversteen, a coin collector, went to the observation deck to use the penny pressing machine, which makes an elongated penny with the WTC on it.