September 11 Digital Archive

nmah4785.xml

Title

nmah4785.xml

Source

born-digital

Media Type

story

Created by Author

yes

Described by Author

no

Date Entered

2002-09-12

NMAH Story: Story

I work 3rd shift at a job and was sleeping when my grandmother came running into my room screaming that America was under attack. She told me of the horrible events that had taken place. I jumped out of bed and woke my husband up and told him what had happened. We went into the den and turned the tv on and began watching what had happened. I knew what was taking place would change everyone's way of thinking. I was thinking to myself, what if they used bombs on all of America? What if I never saw any of my family again? Why did this have to happen? I sat in anguish thinking to myself that I and the rest of America have wronged ourselves by taking our safety for granted. What would happen, was all I could think about...

NMAH Story: Life Changed

NMAH Story: Remembered

NMAH Story: Flag

Citation

“nmah4785.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed November 24, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/46826.