story5085.xml
Title
story5085.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-11
911DA Story: Story
My oldest son was at home from College because he was disputing the severity of punishment meted out by the State of New Hampshire for a speeding violation earlier in the Summer. I was at home from my teaching position at South Boston High School where I have been teaching Science for the previous 34 years. My son, David, and I were scheduled to be in Nashua, NH. at or about Noon.
I was listening to the news when it was announced that an airplane had crashed into the World Trade Center. I was thinking about a scene from King Kong where a small plane crashed into the Empire State Building. I heard someone comment about what they were viewing in the radio studio so I figured that the coverage must be televised. I turned on the TV and was watching the screen when I noticed a black form coming in from the right hand side of the screen. My first reaction was at this most unfortunate time why would a TV helicopter be taking pictures of peoples' misfortune. "Those vultures". Then, as the "helicopter" went between the Twin Towers and disappeared, I then saw a large flame coming out of the left side of the buildings. I was stunned. Briant Gumble who was announcing what was going on was caught off guide and stated "Hej, did everyone see that? Roll back that film." The film was rolled back and we watched it again. This time it was slowed down and we were able to see that it was a plane. Now both buildings were on fire.
I woke up my son and told him what happened. He was very apprehensive about what I said and he came downstairs and we watched further coverage on TV.
We left the house about 11 AM and drove to Nashua, NH where we were to report. At or about Noon, after we had a preliminary conference with a State Police Officer, we were all told to report to the court room. We were informed that the Governor of NH had decided to close all state buildings immediately and we were all instructed to leave the building. We went home and watched the rest of the coverage at home. We returned the following Tuesday to report to the Nashau Courthouse. This was a day that no one will ever forget. GOD BLESS AMERICA.
I was listening to the news when it was announced that an airplane had crashed into the World Trade Center. I was thinking about a scene from King Kong where a small plane crashed into the Empire State Building. I heard someone comment about what they were viewing in the radio studio so I figured that the coverage must be televised. I turned on the TV and was watching the screen when I noticed a black form coming in from the right hand side of the screen. My first reaction was at this most unfortunate time why would a TV helicopter be taking pictures of peoples' misfortune. "Those vultures". Then, as the "helicopter" went between the Twin Towers and disappeared, I then saw a large flame coming out of the left side of the buildings. I was stunned. Briant Gumble who was announcing what was going on was caught off guide and stated "Hej, did everyone see that? Roll back that film." The film was rolled back and we watched it again. This time it was slowed down and we were able to see that it was a plane. Now both buildings were on fire.
I woke up my son and told him what happened. He was very apprehensive about what I said and he came downstairs and we watched further coverage on TV.
We left the house about 11 AM and drove to Nashua, NH where we were to report. At or about Noon, after we had a preliminary conference with a State Police Officer, we were all told to report to the court room. We were informed that the Governor of NH had decided to close all state buildings immediately and we were all instructed to leave the building. We went home and watched the rest of the coverage at home. We returned the following Tuesday to report to the Nashau Courthouse. This was a day that no one will ever forget. GOD BLESS AMERICA.
Collection
Citation
“story5085.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 9, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/15822.