story4980.xml
Title
story4980.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-11
911DA Story: Story
On September 11,2001 I was at home,it was 1:30 in the afternoon and the phone rang. It was Bill Elliott, "Turn on the tv he said and tell me what's happening." I couldn't believe what I was seeing. How could this happen, how could these planes go undetected for this length of time. Who would commit this unspeakable act?
I felt fear for the first time, prior to the attack I thought that as a citizen of the United States I would always be safe in my own country. I now realize that no one is every completely safe. As long as there are fanatics in uncivilized countries no one can afford to assume that they won't reach out and harm us.
I felt fear for the first time, prior to the attack I thought that as a citizen of the United States I would always be safe in my own country. I now realize that no one is every completely safe. As long as there are fanatics in uncivilized countries no one can afford to assume that they won't reach out and harm us.
Collection
Citation
“story4980.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 27, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/7666.