story7384.xml
Title
story7384.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-14
911DA Story: Story
It was my 28 yr old son's second day at work as a Corporate Atty. in NYC. He had recently graduaded from Syracuse Universaty Law School. I knew his firm was in the Met Life Bld. but did not know how far that was from WTC.
He phoned me immediatly following the 1st plane crashing into the building to tell me. At that point he thought it was an accident. As we were talking the other plane hit and he gasped and said "this is not an accident, we are under attack". At the same time the loudspeaker came over telling everyone to evacuate immediately. He told me he loved me & would call me as soon as he could.
I turned on the TV and watched the horror in shock & disbelief with panic. Everyone we knew called to inguire about him, but I could not even talk. For 4 horrible hours I did not know if he was ok. Thank God he was not close, although he did go & try to help others.
My heart goes out to all the parents & everyone who lost loved ones that horrible day.I know how they feel. 1 year later I still cannot think of that day without crying. What a senseless, cowardise act delivered by sub-human people can cause.
He phoned me immediatly following the 1st plane crashing into the building to tell me. At that point he thought it was an accident. As we were talking the other plane hit and he gasped and said "this is not an accident, we are under attack". At the same time the loudspeaker came over telling everyone to evacuate immediately. He told me he loved me & would call me as soon as he could.
I turned on the TV and watched the horror in shock & disbelief with panic. Everyone we knew called to inguire about him, but I could not even talk. For 4 horrible hours I did not know if he was ok. Thank God he was not close, although he did go & try to help others.
My heart goes out to all the parents & everyone who lost loved ones that horrible day.I know how they feel. 1 year later I still cannot think of that day without crying. What a senseless, cowardise act delivered by sub-human people can cause.
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Citation
“story7384.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 8, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/7347.