story20688.xml
Title
story20688.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2006-09-11
911DA Story: Story
It had started like any other day, I was getting my son and self ready to start our day. For some reason, I had awaken with a heavy heart and a strange feeling deep in my gut.
I dropped my son off at school and made my way to work at the Public Safety Building. When I arrived, the Chief of Police, Captains, officers as well as office personnel were gathered in the briefing room watching what appeared to me to be a horrible scene from a training video or even a horror movie. As I approached and asked what was going on, and the look on their faces told me that this was not what I thought that it was. The Chief looked at me and explained what had happened and that this was taking place as we watched. I stood there in shock as I watched the 2nd plane hit, and watched as the towers started to go down. I knew what I was watching was real but I could not find the rationalization as to "why"? I asked myself over and over again, how can America and Americans be hated so much.
Our agency was put on alert and all precautions were put into place. I know that we are far from New York and the Pentagon, but I have come to realize that we can never let our guard down as a Nation ever again. 9/11 should have been a wake up call for all Nations.
I mourn for those lost and their families, for those who are ill from inhaling the dust at ground zero, but above all I mourn for those lives that have been lost since this war on terrorism began.
I see everyday since that day as a day to live to live each day to the fullest. I will continue to pray for peace and for each and every Nation touched by this horrible word called "terrorism"
God Bless America!
I dropped my son off at school and made my way to work at the Public Safety Building. When I arrived, the Chief of Police, Captains, officers as well as office personnel were gathered in the briefing room watching what appeared to me to be a horrible scene from a training video or even a horror movie. As I approached and asked what was going on, and the look on their faces told me that this was not what I thought that it was. The Chief looked at me and explained what had happened and that this was taking place as we watched. I stood there in shock as I watched the 2nd plane hit, and watched as the towers started to go down. I knew what I was watching was real but I could not find the rationalization as to "why"? I asked myself over and over again, how can America and Americans be hated so much.
Our agency was put on alert and all precautions were put into place. I know that we are far from New York and the Pentagon, but I have come to realize that we can never let our guard down as a Nation ever again. 9/11 should have been a wake up call for all Nations.
I mourn for those lost and their families, for those who are ill from inhaling the dust at ground zero, but above all I mourn for those lives that have been lost since this war on terrorism began.
I see everyday since that day as a day to live to live each day to the fullest. I will continue to pray for peace and for each and every Nation touched by this horrible word called "terrorism"
God Bless America!
Collection
Citation
“story20688.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 20, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/7304.