story10475.xml
Title
story10475.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2004-03-12
911DA Story: Story
The scene was sereal. I was sitting in an ambulance on the way to ground zero. We were part of a caravan of emergency
vehicles dispatched to Manhatan. The wail of sirens surrounded us, we could see smoke billowing in the distance,
the smell of smoke was everywhere.
The day started as any other, I was working withj a student in my classroom, when an aid came in an told us the impossable-the Twin towers had been attacked.
A quick phone call to fire headquaters, led to my being informed all hands were being asked to come in. the drive from suffolk to nassau was unatural. the roads were desrted except for one other volunteer also raceing to his headquaters.
We were first sent to a park in Nassau, then sent to Shea Stadium. The mets were unreal opening their doors present,
feeding all who responded. At one moment in time someone noticed I wasnt eating. I keep Kosher I explained-Oh was his reply.
As we were pulling out to Manhatan there was a pounding on our door-as I opened it a hand poped in-its from dugies
came a voice-its Kosher-this was a pattern of things to come.
The horors of ground Zero have often been chronicled-but its the acts of kindness I like to remember.
The first night about 2 in the morning after diging a path
from THE PILE to the triage center when a priest aproached me. He was accompanied my a gentelman in a red cape and skullcap-he inquired how I was doing and if there was anything I needed. At the end he introduced me to his friend
" son you do realize this is the cardinal-We took a picture together me in my KIPAH-the priest and the cardinal-I reflect on that moment often-how all New Yorkers pulled togethere on that horrific day.
Most of my memories of ground zero comes in flashes, I seemed to have bolocked out the bodyparts, fires and ruble.
BUT I CAN RECALL ALMOST EVERYFACE OF PEOPLE WHO OFFERED US
VOLIES -DRINKS-SHIRTS-HELMETS and more. I can also recall
the crowds shouting GOD BLESS YOU when we finaly started our drive back home.
SO-WHERE WAS I ON THE 11th-I WAS EXPERIENCING NEW YORKERS AND OTHERS AT THEIR BEST-EVEN WHEN BEING FACED BY OUR GREATEST TRAGEDY
vehicles dispatched to Manhatan. The wail of sirens surrounded us, we could see smoke billowing in the distance,
the smell of smoke was everywhere.
The day started as any other, I was working withj a student in my classroom, when an aid came in an told us the impossable-the Twin towers had been attacked.
A quick phone call to fire headquaters, led to my being informed all hands were being asked to come in. the drive from suffolk to nassau was unatural. the roads were desrted except for one other volunteer also raceing to his headquaters.
We were first sent to a park in Nassau, then sent to Shea Stadium. The mets were unreal opening their doors present,
feeding all who responded. At one moment in time someone noticed I wasnt eating. I keep Kosher I explained-Oh was his reply.
As we were pulling out to Manhatan there was a pounding on our door-as I opened it a hand poped in-its from dugies
came a voice-its Kosher-this was a pattern of things to come.
The horors of ground Zero have often been chronicled-but its the acts of kindness I like to remember.
The first night about 2 in the morning after diging a path
from THE PILE to the triage center when a priest aproached me. He was accompanied my a gentelman in a red cape and skullcap-he inquired how I was doing and if there was anything I needed. At the end he introduced me to his friend
" son you do realize this is the cardinal-We took a picture together me in my KIPAH-the priest and the cardinal-I reflect on that moment often-how all New Yorkers pulled togethere on that horrific day.
Most of my memories of ground zero comes in flashes, I seemed to have bolocked out the bodyparts, fires and ruble.
BUT I CAN RECALL ALMOST EVERYFACE OF PEOPLE WHO OFFERED US
VOLIES -DRINKS-SHIRTS-HELMETS and more. I can also recall
the crowds shouting GOD BLESS YOU when we finaly started our drive back home.
SO-WHERE WAS I ON THE 11th-I WAS EXPERIENCING NEW YORKERS AND OTHERS AT THEIR BEST-EVEN WHEN BEING FACED BY OUR GREATEST TRAGEDY
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“story10475.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 9, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/18026.