story20478.xml
Title
story20478.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2006-09-11
911DA Story: Story
If, as we were told it would, the plane that went down in Pennsylvania had hit the White House, I would have spent the past five years fighting off nightmares. Either my colleagues and I would have been among the casualties, or we would have witnessed something akin to armageddon. Thanks to a few decisive and selfless people on flight 93, all I saw was a late (it didn't happen until noon) White House evacuation.
To this day, when I see footage of the second airplane hitting the tower, I shake my head in disbelief. I still can't wrap my brain around the event.
I now work in a building with a view of the side of the Pentagon that was hit. I also can see National airport. I watch and hear planes take off and land every few minutes and wonder how this could not happen again.
To this day, when I see footage of the second airplane hitting the tower, I shake my head in disbelief. I still can't wrap my brain around the event.
I now work in a building with a view of the side of the Pentagon that was hit. I also can see National airport. I watch and hear planes take off and land every few minutes and wonder how this could not happen again.
Collection
Citation
“story20478.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 15, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/12858.