story8469.xml
Title
story8469.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-10-17
911DA Story: Story
I whitnessed history on September 11th when I was in the Marlboro Middle School in Marlboro, Massachusetts. I had not heard a word about wht had happened until last period when I came back from band practice. It was about 2:20p.m. when I walked into the homeroom and was geting ready to leave, but something seemed strange. Students and teachers were whispering to each other while watching the television. The T.V. was on CNN new channel, and the broadcasters were talking about the hijacking of four airplanes. They were saying that an airplane hit the World Trade Centers. At that time , I didn't even know what the World Trade Centers were, or where they were located. I thought this might of been an accident that happened in another country. But at that moment, I heard the broadcasters say that an airplane had crashed into the Pentagon and in a field in Pennsylvania. I then realized that it wasn't an accident, and it happened in America. A guidance counselor walked in and told my homeroom teacher to turn the television off. When I got home I turned the telivision on to the news on CBS and realized what had happened. I was shocked when I heard and saw in detail what had happened.
My life has changed because of September 11th, 2001, in many ways. Some negative things that I have learned is that a terrorist group called the Taliban led by Osama BinLadin caused this tragedy. It makes me angry when I think about how much time those terrorists spent thinking of a way to cause mass destruction. Some people have been scared to fly on airplanes since September 11th, 2001, because of terrorists. But this did not really bother me.
I believe that many aspects of September 11th should be remembered. One main aspect is that thousands of innocent people lost their lives, and many firefighters lost their lives trying to save those people right before the buildings collapsed. Another thing that should be remembered is the amazing amount of patriotism that citizens in America had. Almost every house on my street had an American Flag, banner, or signs all over their house or property. Stores were out of any size of American Flags. Other people felt that they had to do something, so they gave blood to the American Red Cross. All of the hospitals in New York were swarmed with people wanting to donate blood. Others donated money to the American Red Cross. All of these things that had happened on September 11th, 2001 should be remembered.
My life has changed because of September 11th, 2001, in many ways. Some negative things that I have learned is that a terrorist group called the Taliban led by Osama BinLadin caused this tragedy. It makes me angry when I think about how much time those terrorists spent thinking of a way to cause mass destruction. Some people have been scared to fly on airplanes since September 11th, 2001, because of terrorists. But this did not really bother me.
I believe that many aspects of September 11th should be remembered. One main aspect is that thousands of innocent people lost their lives, and many firefighters lost their lives trying to save those people right before the buildings collapsed. Another thing that should be remembered is the amazing amount of patriotism that citizens in America had. Almost every house on my street had an American Flag, banner, or signs all over their house or property. Stores were out of any size of American Flags. Other people felt that they had to do something, so they gave blood to the American Red Cross. All of the hospitals in New York were swarmed with people wanting to donate blood. Others donated money to the American Red Cross. All of these things that had happened on September 11th, 2001 should be remembered.
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Citation
“story8469.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 19, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/8477.