September 11 Digital Archive

story2535.xml

Title

story2535.xml

Source

born-digital

Media Type

story

Created by Author

yes

Described by Author

no

Date Entered

2002-09-11

911DA Story: Story

We were having our 1st coffee break in the DISAM (Defense Institute for Security Assistance Management) lounge watching CNN on TV showing the flames & smoke from the 1st plane crash when we saw the 2nd plane crash - this was a live show. We did not know if they were accidents or terrorism until 30 minutes later when the class was cancelled and we were instructed to return to our secure VOQ (Visitor Officer Quarters) where we were "stranded" for 3 days before we were allowed to leave the base and go home.

If interested, I can provide more details of that terrible week.

Citation

“story2535.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 16, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/10504.