story1892.xml
Title
story1892.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-08
911DA Story: Story
I woke up in the early morning on Sept 11 and did what I do every morning, I got myself ready for classes.
I got in my car and left toward brooklyn. I was running a little late for class and made it on the Verazanno bridge around 9:00am.
I was driving on the bridge and just happened to look left when I saw the most shocking scene I ever saw in my life! Tower 1 was on fire! I slowed down on the bridge to be sure I wouldnt hit anyone in front of me and watched the scene.
I saw what appeared to be a helicopter fly out from the city
It was going at a decent speed so i was concentrated on it. It flew over Staten Island (where I just came from) and made a U-Turn. I watched it gain speed as it got closer to the city. I was sure it was a rescue chopper. My eyes followed it all the way to the big impact. I was in such a shock at what I had witnessed.
I have just seen a pilot and a navigator die before my eyes. I had no radio in the car to listen to what was going on so I drove on to school. I even went to the class I was late for and sat silently. When class ended, I told the teacher what I saw. When I stepped out of the building, The entire campus was filled with people. I had learned it was a terrorist attack. And when I heard that there were passengers on the airplane... I felt a sickening feeling in my stomach.
Amazingly, no one at Kingsborough lost any family members or loved ones, but the tears that shed that day on campus was enough to fill a liter.
I got in my car and left toward brooklyn. I was running a little late for class and made it on the Verazanno bridge around 9:00am.
I was driving on the bridge and just happened to look left when I saw the most shocking scene I ever saw in my life! Tower 1 was on fire! I slowed down on the bridge to be sure I wouldnt hit anyone in front of me and watched the scene.
I saw what appeared to be a helicopter fly out from the city
It was going at a decent speed so i was concentrated on it. It flew over Staten Island (where I just came from) and made a U-Turn. I watched it gain speed as it got closer to the city. I was sure it was a rescue chopper. My eyes followed it all the way to the big impact. I was in such a shock at what I had witnessed.
I have just seen a pilot and a navigator die before my eyes. I had no radio in the car to listen to what was going on so I drove on to school. I even went to the class I was late for and sat silently. When class ended, I told the teacher what I saw. When I stepped out of the building, The entire campus was filled with people. I had learned it was a terrorist attack. And when I heard that there were passengers on the airplane... I felt a sickening feeling in my stomach.
Amazingly, no one at Kingsborough lost any family members or loved ones, but the tears that shed that day on campus was enough to fill a liter.
Collection
Citation
“story1892.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 15, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/13182.