story1626.xml
Title
story1626.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-08-31
911DA Story: Story
It was the last day of the 6 days in a row that our crew was required to work. We were all feeling quite good because the 6 days were almost up, and we had 4 days off ahead to look forward to. I, myself was in such a good mood that morning, about 7 am that I was singing a song to myself while working: "America" by Neil Diamond.
Upon hearing the news, (by the time all 3 of the attacks had occured) my first reaction was shock and disbelief. Later, at some point, I took out of my wallet a picture of my 4 yr. old niece and my 1 yr. old nephew. I thought of an old song by Queen titled "Is this the World we Created" and thinking, of the children in the photo, "My God, they don't realize what an awful world this is."
Upon hearing the news, (by the time all 3 of the attacks had occured) my first reaction was shock and disbelief. Later, at some point, I took out of my wallet a picture of my 4 yr. old niece and my 1 yr. old nephew. I thought of an old song by Queen titled "Is this the World we Created" and thinking, of the children in the photo, "My God, they don't realize what an awful world this is."
Collection
Citation
“story1626.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 23, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/9076.