story255.xml
Title
story255.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-03-15
911DA Story: Story
A colleague of mine received an extra newsletter by e-mail, I think it was from CNN.
First, we couldn't believe what was happening. Our boss put on the television and the extra newseditions were already reporting the disaster.
We actually saw the second plane crashing the second tower. We were asthunished, saw people jumping out of the windows, and honestly, I had to prevent myself starting to cry for the victims.
We all felt this would change again our world and would be a test for democracy. Now, six months later, I still have that day in my mind and I think I'd never forget it.
I remembered my mother telling she still exactly knows what see was doing when J.F. Kennedy was killed. For sure, I'll remember this day like she did!
Suddenly, everything, even the danger felt very 'close': that same colleague told her sister was working at the Astoria hotel (I think it was this one), she really felt bad and could go home to her family. And in Brussels everbody was alarmed because of the possible danger for the Nato-headquarters, at Evere.
Our boss let us watch television the whole afternoon. That evening, I think our whole country was watching TV.
So, this is my story. I apologize if my English is rather basic, I'm a native speaker Dutch.
We're all feeling sorry for the victims, there friends and families. Stay together, and keep preserving democracy, even in these hard times.
Greetings,
Jeroen
First, we couldn't believe what was happening. Our boss put on the television and the extra newseditions were already reporting the disaster.
We actually saw the second plane crashing the second tower. We were asthunished, saw people jumping out of the windows, and honestly, I had to prevent myself starting to cry for the victims.
We all felt this would change again our world and would be a test for democracy. Now, six months later, I still have that day in my mind and I think I'd never forget it.
I remembered my mother telling she still exactly knows what see was doing when J.F. Kennedy was killed. For sure, I'll remember this day like she did!
Suddenly, everything, even the danger felt very 'close': that same colleague told her sister was working at the Astoria hotel (I think it was this one), she really felt bad and could go home to her family. And in Brussels everbody was alarmed because of the possible danger for the Nato-headquarters, at Evere.
Our boss let us watch television the whole afternoon. That evening, I think our whole country was watching TV.
So, this is my story. I apologize if my English is rather basic, I'm a native speaker Dutch.
We're all feeling sorry for the victims, there friends and families. Stay together, and keep preserving democracy, even in these hard times.
Greetings,
Jeroen
Collection
Citation
“story255.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 24, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/18186.