story4292.xml
Title
story4292.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-11
911DA Story: Story
I was watching the news as I had stated earlier. I thought it was just going to be another day of work search for me. I already had the paper open, had already showered, and was sitting in front of the television set with my usual coffee and cigarette ready to start my day. Watching FOX5 news was always my routine.
Dick Oliver the reported on Fox5 was about to do a report on some political stuff do to the primaries in NYC. He said "boy, that plane sounds low" and then he said something on the order of holy shit or something like that but he did freak when he say the first plane hit the first tower.
I didn't realize the impact of a plane hitting the building at first. but then you were watching it all unfold. The people in the building, the smoke, how are they getting out?, I starting thinking about all that stuff.
Then the second plane hit the second tower. My heart sank. TERRORIST!! I knew it was terrorist!! I started to cry - alot! My first reaction was why, why, why?? Why???
When the first tower crumbed I felt so horrible. I wanted my husband who was a constuction worker bulding a highrise HOME!!! I never in my life wanted to be close to the people I love the most than that very day!! I really was frightened.
Then the second tower collapsed. I realized and said to myself that these people disintergrated on those floors directly hit and on that plane. Those on the floors beneath were crushed and above thrown. The lives were lost.
My fiance Michael arrived home shortly after the second tower crumbled, the Pentagon hit, and the Hijacked plane in Pennsylvania.
I said to Michael, "We gotta do something, we gotta help, we gotta go give blood or something, they need us - not tommarrow - NOW!" Michael and I went to the Community Blood Bank of Bergen County. There were literally thousands of people there. It was amazing and beautiful!
THIS IS WHERE MY STORY GETS MORE UPLIFTING, I HOPE.
About the Blood Bank, well, there was a 8-1/2 hour wait which meant that we weren't going to be able to give blood on the 11th. They told us to come back on 9/12 at 2 p.m.
we did. Both Mike and I gave blood. Again, the turnout at the blood center was amazing!!!
After giving blood, both Mike & I thought that we nhadn't done enough. So, we had heard that there was a Command Post set up at the Jacob Javitts Convention Center in NYC were volunteers were needed. Off Mike and I went!
We helped out all we could. But, its not what Mike and I did but it is who we ran into. Both Mike & I were there from 9/12 through 9/14/01 loading trucks, serving food, & whatever else was needed. That not the point!!!
The point was we met people from everywhere!!! From all walks of life, all races, religions, cities, states, countries and even continents!!! The people were just amazing!!! WE WERE ALL HERE TO HELP. TO DO WHAT WE COULD. TOGETHER, FRIENDS!!! To Make good of a very bad situation.
Most importantly, I think the most beautiful and amazing acts of selfless courage and heroism, we believe there during that day & the days after were show from both The Finest and The Bravest, from NY and all surrounding areas, including DC and Pennsylvania.
To all those affected our deepest heartfelt sympathies to you and all those how volunteered - Thank You!!!
Dick Oliver the reported on Fox5 was about to do a report on some political stuff do to the primaries in NYC. He said "boy, that plane sounds low" and then he said something on the order of holy shit or something like that but he did freak when he say the first plane hit the first tower.
I didn't realize the impact of a plane hitting the building at first. but then you were watching it all unfold. The people in the building, the smoke, how are they getting out?, I starting thinking about all that stuff.
Then the second plane hit the second tower. My heart sank. TERRORIST!! I knew it was terrorist!! I started to cry - alot! My first reaction was why, why, why?? Why???
When the first tower crumbed I felt so horrible. I wanted my husband who was a constuction worker bulding a highrise HOME!!! I never in my life wanted to be close to the people I love the most than that very day!! I really was frightened.
Then the second tower collapsed. I realized and said to myself that these people disintergrated on those floors directly hit and on that plane. Those on the floors beneath were crushed and above thrown. The lives were lost.
My fiance Michael arrived home shortly after the second tower crumbled, the Pentagon hit, and the Hijacked plane in Pennsylvania.
I said to Michael, "We gotta do something, we gotta help, we gotta go give blood or something, they need us - not tommarrow - NOW!" Michael and I went to the Community Blood Bank of Bergen County. There were literally thousands of people there. It was amazing and beautiful!
THIS IS WHERE MY STORY GETS MORE UPLIFTING, I HOPE.
About the Blood Bank, well, there was a 8-1/2 hour wait which meant that we weren't going to be able to give blood on the 11th. They told us to come back on 9/12 at 2 p.m.
we did. Both Mike and I gave blood. Again, the turnout at the blood center was amazing!!!
After giving blood, both Mike & I thought that we nhadn't done enough. So, we had heard that there was a Command Post set up at the Jacob Javitts Convention Center in NYC were volunteers were needed. Off Mike and I went!
We helped out all we could. But, its not what Mike and I did but it is who we ran into. Both Mike & I were there from 9/12 through 9/14/01 loading trucks, serving food, & whatever else was needed. That not the point!!!
The point was we met people from everywhere!!! From all walks of life, all races, religions, cities, states, countries and even continents!!! The people were just amazing!!! WE WERE ALL HERE TO HELP. TO DO WHAT WE COULD. TOGETHER, FRIENDS!!! To Make good of a very bad situation.
Most importantly, I think the most beautiful and amazing acts of selfless courage and heroism, we believe there during that day & the days after were show from both The Finest and The Bravest, from NY and all surrounding areas, including DC and Pennsylvania.
To all those affected our deepest heartfelt sympathies to you and all those how volunteered - Thank You!!!
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