story11783.xml
Title
story11783.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2005-08-30
911DA Story: Story
I was waking up to attend school on September 11th to my mom telling me that "a plane hit the trade towers" I will never forget the fear and urgency in her voice.
I turned on CNN just in time to see the 2nd plane hit and then I knew it was no accident.
I remember driving to school and seeing several planes that were directed to land in Chicago. Never have I seen so many planes flying to the same destination at the same time ln my life. Even though I was not in New York during that time and not seeing the actual events, that is an image that still haunts me. There is a difference between seeing events on televison, and seeing them face to face..in some small way, that was my image of September 11th and my realization that it was real.
When I reached my university, there were alot of parking spots open, I assumed that several students did not show up due to the events that occured that morning, I then turned around and went back home.
That night, I went with a friend of mine to donate blood at a local organization. I remember sitting there with several people (the line of donors was amazing) and everyone in silence to hear the President address the nation. For many nights after that, I can recall being woken up in the middle of the night to hear loud fighter jets above my home, probably due to the increased defense.
I will never forget that day, four years later I can still recall the events more clearly than I could a day that occured a week ago.
I never had a complete grasp on what September 11th really was about until I started a job in a large office building a few weeks ago. To imagine all of the souls that occupied that building is something I could not phathom until I worked in that type of environment.
I remember crying when I saw the individuals pleading on television to find there loved ones and attending memorial services and candlelight vigils.
September 11th is an event that I will never forget.
I turned on CNN just in time to see the 2nd plane hit and then I knew it was no accident.
I remember driving to school and seeing several planes that were directed to land in Chicago. Never have I seen so many planes flying to the same destination at the same time ln my life. Even though I was not in New York during that time and not seeing the actual events, that is an image that still haunts me. There is a difference between seeing events on televison, and seeing them face to face..in some small way, that was my image of September 11th and my realization that it was real.
When I reached my university, there were alot of parking spots open, I assumed that several students did not show up due to the events that occured that morning, I then turned around and went back home.
That night, I went with a friend of mine to donate blood at a local organization. I remember sitting there with several people (the line of donors was amazing) and everyone in silence to hear the President address the nation. For many nights after that, I can recall being woken up in the middle of the night to hear loud fighter jets above my home, probably due to the increased defense.
I will never forget that day, four years later I can still recall the events more clearly than I could a day that occured a week ago.
I never had a complete grasp on what September 11th really was about until I started a job in a large office building a few weeks ago. To imagine all of the souls that occupied that building is something I could not phathom until I worked in that type of environment.
I remember crying when I saw the individuals pleading on television to find there loved ones and attending memorial services and candlelight vigils.
September 11th is an event that I will never forget.
Collection
Citation
“story11783.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 21, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/8151.