September 11 Digital Archive

story3384.xml

Title

story3384.xml

Source

born-digital

Media Type

story

Created by Author

yes

Described by Author

no

Date Entered

2002-09-11

911DA Story: Story


Goodday,
I am a Department of Defense Police Officer on the Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia. I was in the training class for force protection against terrorism. Then one of the office personal rushed in and yelled that a plane just hit the first tower. Then I watched the second plane hit. I went numb in the face, but then a fire was growing inside, just pure hate came over me(I knew what was really going on), then sadness hit me hard for the people that was in pain. I then rushed home to get ready for the long watch.

May they rest in peace,
A.W.Perkins, Cpl. NBPD

Citation

“story3384.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 30, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/7986.