story6590.xml
Title
story6590.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-12
911DA Story: Story
I was a student at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL.
I woke up early on the 11th of September to finish some research for one
of my classes. I signed online and noticed a hot link on my computer that said
a small plane had crashed into the World Trade Center and a plane had
crashed into the Pentagon. I thought it was one of those respond to the survery
hypothetical story links. I then decided to click on it and the response never went
through. I went to my television and turned on the Today show on NBC. As I sat in my
living room, I was in disbelief as I watched Katie Couric talk about the crashing of
the plane into the building. Being an ex-military Air Force man, I kept wondering
how a plane could crash into such a huge building. As I watched in horror the second plane hit
the second trade tower. I could not beieve my eyes and my heart was crying for the loss of
life. As the events of September 11 unfolded, I was totally caught up in the entire news coverage.
I left for class about 11:00am and turned on the radio expecting to hear some kind of good news, of course
that never came about. I arrived to the Tampa campus around 12:00 and all of the students on
campus were huddled around a small television set that was broadcasting the events of this horrific day.
People were crying, hysterical, it was an unbelievable scene. One which I hope I never have to experience
again.
I woke up early on the 11th of September to finish some research for one
of my classes. I signed online and noticed a hot link on my computer that said
a small plane had crashed into the World Trade Center and a plane had
crashed into the Pentagon. I thought it was one of those respond to the survery
hypothetical story links. I then decided to click on it and the response never went
through. I went to my television and turned on the Today show on NBC. As I sat in my
living room, I was in disbelief as I watched Katie Couric talk about the crashing of
the plane into the building. Being an ex-military Air Force man, I kept wondering
how a plane could crash into such a huge building. As I watched in horror the second plane hit
the second trade tower. I could not beieve my eyes and my heart was crying for the loss of
life. As the events of September 11 unfolded, I was totally caught up in the entire news coverage.
I left for class about 11:00am and turned on the radio expecting to hear some kind of good news, of course
that never came about. I arrived to the Tampa campus around 12:00 and all of the students on
campus were huddled around a small television set that was broadcasting the events of this horrific day.
People were crying, hysterical, it was an unbelievable scene. One which I hope I never have to experience
again.
Collection
Citation
“story6590.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 21, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/18307.