story6843.xml
Title
story6843.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-12
911DA Story: Story
the morning of september 11 2001 was like any other morning,
i was at my desk working taking calls from customers assisting them in getting there telephone service turned on. i noticed everytime the breakroom door opened i would hear moans and crys of oh my God.......i got up to go to the break room and saw everyone watching the tv......when i saw the newscast showing a live shot of an airplane running into one of the trade center buildings i could not beleive what i was seeing............i was numb......confused not sure what was going on. we started asking one and other if this was someone trying to commit suicide or a plane that was out of control.......then we saw the other plane come straight for the other tower.........i still could not beleive what i was seeing.....everyone including myself started to silently weep.....those poor innocent people in the planes and the buildings.....i had to go back to my desk but it was very hard to continue to do my job.....how could i just continue like nothing was going on when so many people had lost there lives....every chance i got to go to the break room i did. i was shocked to hear about the plane going down in pennysvania......the plane in virginia.....it just was so hard to beleive that some terrorist group had targetted the united states.......then the anger came.....with the tears and sadness....all i could think about where those people trapped in the towers still fighting for there lives.....the policemen and firemen who lost there lives doing there jobs....it just was almost to much to bear.............after a few days i noticed a change in how people treated each other, the comaraderie and pride in who we where....i was very touched at how people in our building immediatly started taking up collections for the families who lost there loved ones....the biggest thing that i will always remember and cherish is how the united states.....(the whole country) all became one people......these families where our families....the patriotism that became alive again and one year later is still alive and burning bright in this country. unfortunatly for the devil who implemented this tragedy he did not cause the united states to fall or buckle with fear.....we became stronger and very determined to do our best to stop people like him from ever even thinking about coming to our country and taking away the lives of our people....we have all suffered from what this devil has done....a lot of us including my husband and myself has lost something.....(stock markets dropped and we lost our retirement) but we will go on and do the best that we can.....as will the suvivors and widows and widowers and the orphans of that fateful day.......because we the people of the united states are a strong people and getting stronger.......with the help of each other....
i was at my desk working taking calls from customers assisting them in getting there telephone service turned on. i noticed everytime the breakroom door opened i would hear moans and crys of oh my God.......i got up to go to the break room and saw everyone watching the tv......when i saw the newscast showing a live shot of an airplane running into one of the trade center buildings i could not beleive what i was seeing............i was numb......confused not sure what was going on. we started asking one and other if this was someone trying to commit suicide or a plane that was out of control.......then we saw the other plane come straight for the other tower.........i still could not beleive what i was seeing.....everyone including myself started to silently weep.....those poor innocent people in the planes and the buildings.....i had to go back to my desk but it was very hard to continue to do my job.....how could i just continue like nothing was going on when so many people had lost there lives....every chance i got to go to the break room i did. i was shocked to hear about the plane going down in pennysvania......the plane in virginia.....it just was so hard to beleive that some terrorist group had targetted the united states.......then the anger came.....with the tears and sadness....all i could think about where those people trapped in the towers still fighting for there lives.....the policemen and firemen who lost there lives doing there jobs....it just was almost to much to bear.............after a few days i noticed a change in how people treated each other, the comaraderie and pride in who we where....i was very touched at how people in our building immediatly started taking up collections for the families who lost there loved ones....the biggest thing that i will always remember and cherish is how the united states.....(the whole country) all became one people......these families where our families....the patriotism that became alive again and one year later is still alive and burning bright in this country. unfortunatly for the devil who implemented this tragedy he did not cause the united states to fall or buckle with fear.....we became stronger and very determined to do our best to stop people like him from ever even thinking about coming to our country and taking away the lives of our people....we have all suffered from what this devil has done....a lot of us including my husband and myself has lost something.....(stock markets dropped and we lost our retirement) but we will go on and do the best that we can.....as will the suvivors and widows and widowers and the orphans of that fateful day.......because we the people of the united states are a strong people and getting stronger.......with the help of each other....
Collection
Citation
“story6843.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 20, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/10744.