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2002-09-11

One of our managers called back to the office - "Did you hear about a plane hitting the World Trade Center?" Everyone's first reaction was "No, you're kidding" and of course, "That had to be some accident" - Then the second plane hit and it became very clear that accident was not the word to describe what had happened. We all gathered in an office with a TV to watch as everything happened. When the news came about the Pentagon, one of the women in our office ran back to her desk and got on the phone. It turned out she had an uncle that worked at the Pentagon. She couldn't watch anymore after that. She didn't want to see the pictures of the Pentagon not knowing if her uncle was alive or dead. She finally found out that he was ok, stationed in another part of the building. It was just unbelievable to watch and try and realize the magnitude of what was happening.