Where were you?

[RavenStormclaw]

Ok... I admit to haveing flamed people in my time on here and have been flamed (more then once) but today got me thinking. Its tuesday 9/11....lest we forget what that means. So to anyone I may have ever offended or insulted I humbly apologize.

To those of you who play this game who are in the armed services I say thank you!

Now, where were you on 9/11? I think 9/11 is our generatinos Kennedy assisnation. I can't remember where I was last week sometimes but I can tell you exactly where I was when I heard the news: Lakeshore drive about to turn on to Congress in Chicago.

To those who have family or friends fighting abroad my thoughts and prayers go out to you.

Raven

[Bombalo]

Sitting in my sophomore history class going over a quiz we had taken the week before. I agree for my generation this will be the "Kennedy Assassination".

[blakbyrd]

At work in the conference room watching the events unfold on TV.

And to any and all in the armed services (serving or not), go my deepest respect and appreciation for what you do.

[cdbd3rd]

Now, where were you on 9/11?
Raven



I was sitting in a room with about a dozen other folks filling out entrance paperwork at Electronics Institute when the first reports hit the TV in the lobby.

[ZarakNur]

About 100 miles from home at an ambulatory center, installing their new computer systems.

Saw a crowd around the TV, went over just in time to see the second plane hit.

Still remember the eerie silence of the skies when all flights were grounded (I live in the direct flight path of an airport).

[Missing_Minds]

My deepest respect to those that serve, (be it armed forces, or first response), and those that have past on.

I was at my computer when I got word, at which point I went out to the living room to watch it on TV before classes start in college.

[llevenbaxx]

Sitting in a construction meeting, which happened to have a TV. Everyone went from amazement at the 1st strike, thinking it an accident, to dread as the next one hit. Life just got a whole lot different, enter the Terror Warning Level system.

[Rowanheal]

I was at home getting ready for work. I had the TV on while I ran around. I heard something break in and peeked my head out of the closet.

The clouds of smoke over New York on my tiny TV seemed unreal.

I sat on the end of my bed shocked, worried and tearful when the second tower fell.

It has echoed through our lives and we all say thank you to those who fight to make sure it never happens again.

We will never forget.

[GBOB]

I was sitting in my office when our office manager said a plane hit the World Trade Center. I was watching TV there as the second plane hit. Someone in our office screamed out as they saw the fireball from the Pentagon trough the window.

Stood is disbelief as the plume of smoke rose from across the river.

Sat worried in my office all day about my wife and children in Virginia whom I couldn't call and we couldn't leave DC.

At home late that evening while I learned a neighbor died at the Pentagon.

That is where I was.

[RavenStormclaw]

Thanks for the responses and keep them coming!

I know this is off topic but every onnce in a while an event is monumental enough to change our lives whether we want to or not. This was one of them and deserves the utmost respect.

Again Thank you!

[Duplicate_10]

I woke up with a hangover, put on the the news and saw the first tower on fire. I then fell into the shower for about a half hour, emerged and the second one had been hit.

I have since curtailed my drunken showers.

I was living on the north end of the Jersey Shore at the time, so we could see smoke from the beach. I still fearlessly live in Jersey, only now in closer proximity to the city.

[Kalanth]

Now, where were you on 9/11?

I was sitting on the floor of the Day Room in barracks at Lackland AFB in San Antonio. I was there for Basic Training and was just starting week 3. I felt horrible because when I joined the Air Force I told me mother not to worry, we were at peace and nothing bad would happen.

[Dariun]

midtown Manhattan

[Sem34]

I my apartment in Korea... was TDY. My wife called to wake me up.. I remember just sitting watching... :(

[Hendrik]

Just sitting down for coffee while I as living in NC. Turned on the news like every morning...

My jaw hit the floor about the same time my cup of coffee did.


Never forget the 343.

[ehondajim]

I was at work trying to sell a Honda Odyssey to Mrs. Deboard. I noticed al the guys surrounding the raido and listening. Walked across the street to McDonalds in time to see the live report on the crash in Pa.

Wanted to go home and hug my kids.

[Beherit_Baphomar]

Scotland,

At work. Came back inside from smoking a cigarette, someone said a plane crashed in NY. So we go to the telly, and sure enough, plane crashed. Didnt think much of it, it happens. Tragedy, but it happens....then, the next hit. Thats when my stomach flipped and knotted.

After that we were all glued to the telly.

/salute.

[teddok]

I was in the Barrrecks on base in Groton CT. I had just won a game of pool and was picking up the $20 bill the table when we saw the first new report on the TV next to us. (I never did get that money).

On a side note a few years later I was working for a privite sercurity company in Arlington VA doing apartment security. The building I worked at is the tallest building in the area. When the plane was heading to the pentagon it knocked off a 1/2 ton chuck of concrete from the roof of the building as it cliped it going by. It crushed 2 cars in the parking lot below. I saw the place where it was cliped and you could tell that it was recently repaired.

[Strakeln]

I'm a bit of a late riser, and my wife (girlfriend at the time) didn't leave me enough coffee to fill my cup. So I went to the gas station on the way to work, overheard someone talking about "bombing the pentagon". By the time I made it to work, all I could hear was CNN as I walked through the quarter-mile of hallways to my desk. Every cubicle row had at least one person streaming it on their computer.

[mocat]

I was just getting ready to leave for work when the first plane hit. I thought what a terrible accident.

I was on my way to work when the second hit. I was sticken by incredulity at the realization that it was clearly no accident.

It was a very strange day indeed as no one was certain what the immediate future held for us. It was a feeling like no other i have ever had.

I am a Canadian, but along with most other Canadians, on that day we were Americans too.

God bless all of our service men and women who put it all on the line to keep us safe.

[StanC]

Was at work watching the TV in the executive conference room

[Lithic]

Home playing hooky from school. Turned on the TV and thought it was a movie for about 5mins.

[PranasP]

Driving to work on Stevenson to Chicago listening to sports talk

Heard breaking news for first plane strike. Got to work, walked into main lobby of hospital looked up at lobby TV's and saw the second strike.

Spent most of rest of the day watching tv and coordinating coverage with my trainees for the full timers who went home to families.

Consoled my one resident who had gone to get naturalized that morning and was afraid to walk around.

Prayers to those in the armed forces including my brother-in-law in Iraq, my nephew in Virginia, and a couple guildies.

And happy real birthday to my brother who has chosen to celebrate on another day ever since.

[Tous]

I was in downtown Atlanta and had just left an office building. I had been on the 42nd floor working on some computers.
Got back to the office and they had the radio on and the sec plane had just hit the WTC. We were glued to the radio for the next couple of hours, then the boss sent us home.

Was then glued to the tv watching all the video and pictures. Was quite horrific to watch.:eek:
I then got hooked on News/Talk radio and politics.

Found a newly released video on youtube (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2027968455917231364&q=WTC+collapse&total=1776&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0).
500 yards from WTC!

[Shamguard]

Was just waking to get ready for work. On the radio the said a plane had crashed into one of the towers of the World Trade Center. Since I was working for an avation company at the time, it caught my interest so I turned on the TV just in time to see the second plane fly into the other tower. I knew then this was no accident. Spent the rest of the day in shock and disbelief as the towers fell. Didn't even bother to call into work to let them know I wasn't comming in. Next day found out even if I had no one was there to answer the phone.

Oh BTW: on November 22, 1963 I was in my first grade class.

I have an Uncle who can't tell you what he had for breakfast this morning, but he can tell you where he was on 12/7/1941, 11/22/1963 & 9/11/2001.

"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
George Santayana

[barecm]

I was working for a financial company at 1 Liberty Plaza... right next door to the WTC. It is a day I will never forget. I had gone in early (7am) that day to finish up some work I had left undone the day before...

Definitely tons memories and thoughts come rushing back every year. I try to remember all the good times I had there. It used to be a awesome place to go to meet up with friends ect... I can't make it back to the site anymore as I now live too far away to make the trip, but I always make sure to reflect on my experiences, remember the friends that I lost and say a prayer for those who lost loved ones that day.

[Yvonne_Blacksword]

I was on the ship, we had just finished with quarters (roll call for navy n00bs) heading to cleaning stations when the rumor hit...the TV was turned on...and no more work got done.

My sister had been making frequent trips to NY to train people how to use her company's new products...

We were locked down. Couldn't leave the ship. Couldn't use cell phones or land lines.

Locked down, heavily armed, and desperate for information.

[Falco_Easts]

Got up to get ready for work and got called in to look at the TV. Watched in shock. Even down here in Australia we felt the pain and shock. Went to work and spent the whole day (and next couple of weeks) glued to the news websites to get updates on what was happening.

I remember, about after a week after it had happened, we had a thunderstorm like I had never heard before or since. I live pretty close to the airport and I woke in the middle of the night to what sounded like explosions coming from the airport. I have never heard thunder this loud or clearly in my whole life. My first thought was, "The war has started" and I got up to have look. I was living in a granny flat at my parents at the time and when I got to the front door my father had walked outside thinking the same thing. It was a very scary time.

[moorewr]

I was in our server room bringing a sick server up and the Mac guy ducked his head in to say the first plane had hit. A while later he came back with the news of the other two hits, and I said "who are we at war with?"

Then we spent the rest of the morning over in the student lounge watching the big screen.

[phoenix13]

I was on the ship, we had just finished with quarters (roll call for navy n00bs) heading to cleaning stations when the rumor hit...the TV was turned on...and no more work got done.

My sister had been making frequent trips to NY to train people how to use her company's new products...

We were locked down. Couldn't leave the ship. Couldn't use cell phones or land lines.

Locked down, heavily armed, and desperate for information.

What ship were you on? I was on the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in Norfolk VA doing pretty much the exact same thing:eek: (Well minus the sister thing:o )

[PhoenixFire31]

I was in my 11th grade World Geography class. We were getting ready for our "Celebration of Learning" (parties weren't allowed so Mr. Sands called them that and always said we did them without his knowledge lol) Needless to say we didn't have a party and they kept us in the class we were currently in (2nd period) all day. Lost one of my cousins that day.

I also vividly remember where I was when the Iraq War started. I was in tech-school at Sheppard AFB on CQ duty (basically that's door guard/message center/MTL's [Military Training Leader] gofers) when our chief MTL came running from his office into the dayroom, turned on the TV (not normally allowed on till after our afternoon commander's call) and ordered everyone in the area into it. We sat in there and watched the bombs fall until commander's call.

[cdbd3rd]

Seems a proper day to dig this one back up, clean it off a little, and let some folks throw a few more memories on the stack.


Seven years....


Just as previous generations who had their "Day of Infamy"... (Pearl Harbor, JFK assassinated, or even Elvis's death...)

...that day still seems like yesterday.

[Seacog]

I was in my barracks hall on the thirds floor, having a shaving cream and water ballon fight with my boys, third platoon, against the second floor, 2'nd platoon C. co 5/03 inf Air assault in South Korea. Suddenly the alert/warning siren went off. We all assumed it was a drill, we laughed and joked, grabbed our gear signed out our weapons.. We stood around for 20 minutes jokin about how silly alerts were and then the trucks showed up...and we put out rucks inside....then they handed us ammunition...gave us an op order... then we moved out into our war positions. Now we were $hitting bricks, we thought we were going to war. They told us terrorists attacked America, and we had to man our positions incase North Korea tried to capitalize on it. We stayed on the mountain tops for three days, with water and mre's we dug fighting positions, set up stake lanes, and kept a 70% watch for 72 hours. We didn't really know much about what was going on, and we were cut off from any media to find out. The end of the third day, they decided to recall us, on the way back, the Brigade commander came over the radio, and thanked us for our quick reactions, then explained what happened A large number of us had family and friends in NY and were terrified. I never saw so many infantrymen cry at once. When we got back and turned in our gear, all of us went running to our cell phones and the pay phones to call home and make sure everyone was ok. From that day on, at least til i left Korea the following February, we took every alert seriously, even if we knew it was a drill...all in all, a very sobering experience

[Luth]

Was asleep up at college and my roomate has his clock radio set to wake up up to a radio station. I heard a knock on the door I don't remember exactly what he said but basically just that he thought World War 3 may have just started. The whole day was just solemn up on campus. Every TV was on, many classes got cancelled, people were crowded around said TVs. I remember walking past some girl who was frantic and bawling on her phone because she had just found out about it and knew someone that either worked in or near the towers.

Definitely a day I won't forget.

(Lost a brother in law in Iraq in the war that followed. Also a day I'll never forget.)

[Bekki]

I was at Home with my son...

My Mom called and told me to Turn on the News...

I turned on the TV, and they were still trying to determine if it was an accident or not.

Then I watched in Shock as the Second Plane hit.

I just wanted to sit and Hold my Son, But I felt I had to do something.

So I Volunteered for a group that was going up to do The rescue / cleanup
and got put a on list of those wanting to help out, but didn't get called up.

Then I called my old unit and asked to get Back in the Corps.
It took some time but I eventually did.

To all who serve At Home and Abroad. Be it Military,Police, Fire, and Rescue...
and Let us not for the Medical professionals...
Quietly fighting every day to Save lives...

/Salute.

[Mockduck]

I was on the air at a news-talk radio station. just finished an on air report when i went out of the studio, saw the tv (first plane hit), and went right back in. Spent much of the day on the air. every one of the six stations in the group wanted news, so i was a busy guy. The impact of it didn't really hit me until I had downtime later in the day. It was awful.

[schroebj13]

Thanks for the responses and keep them coming!

I know this is off topic but every onnce in a while an event is monumental enough to change our lives whether we want to or not. This was one of them and deserves the utmost respect.

Again Thank you!

This is a good reminder to all of us, that DDO is just a game. Events like 9/11 are what is worth getting worked up about.

Thank you for all that have, are and will serve to keep us free and safe.

[Depravity]

About to go grab breakfast after a night spent cleaning theaters. Manager got a call on his cellphone, we ran to the nearest place with a TV (McDonalds) and got them to turn the sound on.

[~Glouscester]

I was walking to school when the first plane hit. Didn't see the first one, but heard it. When I got to a spot to see what was going on it looked like a small plane had maybe hit the building. I was standing on the corner talking with a policewoman when the second plane hit.

After that it was pretty much bedlam for the rest of the day. The one thing about the day I'll never forget is hanging out in Union Square and seeing the mass exodus of people covered in that fine gray ash streaming out of downtown trying to find a way out of the city.

There hasn't been any other day in my life where I sat and talked with so many strangers.

[cappuccino]

Well for me I remember it like it was yesterday.

Was sitting down having my morning coffee (being Mountain time) and Canada AM had just moved to a live feed of NYC after the first plane hit. I was a litttle foggy still so didn't quite know what was happening. ..

Was jsut about to take a sip of coffee when I saw the second plane go in....I was litterally hanging with my mouth open and pouring my coffee onto my lap.

All I said then was "I am so going to have a bad day". I was at that time an AirFreight Import/Export coordinatior for a large Freight Forwarder. With international air transit stopped for the next few days, I remember having customers here complaing out the wazoo why their frieght was not here. One of them yelled at me for a half hour how it was all my fault. I finally lost it and said "DOOD have you even seern the news today at all or you living under a rock....."

[lord_of_rage]

I was on my last Field Training eXercise in Korea. My unit 2/2 Avn Assault out of Camp Stanley Korea. I was to start clearing to go to a new duty station 7 days later. We were at the Imjin north training area. I was the on coming RTO. I read the duty log and saw it. I asked my off going and said wait for the shift brief. We got told the US was attacked. The Artilery unit using the site with us pulled out. We stayed out and finished our field problem.Everybody was scrambling attempting to find if our loved ones are ok. Im from Northern Va so it hit hard. I knew that day I'd be in combat in that following year. I was 10 months later. The division was locked down till after I left in early OCT. It hit you like a brick. I completely agree with seacog as we were in the same area. I know my unit trained with his while he was there. It hit hard and you took every alert seriously after that. We didnt know if we were going to war that day or not. But the Koreans were amazing. Shrines outside our Camps to the lost. Truly heartbreaking. Its part of why I have stayed in.

I will never forget.

[MJNOR1]

Service Department Manager at a Chevrolet Dealership. I was in the customer lounge chatting with a customer when the news broke in on the TV. What a horrible sight!

I am a veteran of the US Army and to see the United States of America attacked like that was and still is heartbreaking.

My heartfelt gratitude goes out to all who have served and/or are currently serving, godspeed.

[Steiner-Davion]

I had just finished my Naval Science class on Engineering and Weapon Systems, and had just sat down in the Midshipman lounge in the NAVAL ROTC Armory on campus at the University of South Carolina, to do some homework when someone cam in a said a small plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. I immediately ran into the Wardroom to watch the news coverage. Classes were cancelled all across the university that day, and some for a couple of days afterwards as well. I was the Midshipman Command Duty Officer that week, and it was a nightmare, being responsible for everything that was going on regarding midshipman activities and the security of the Armory. 8 Months later I received my commission in the Navy.

Watching it all unfold on the news that day, I kept thinking about all my friends who had recieved their commissions just 4 months prior, completely not expecting to have to go to war. And there I was, just months away from graduation and commissioning myself. It all felt so surreal.

Sadly, when Operation Iraqi Freedom started, I was the only person from my Commissioning class not to be involved.The rest of my friends arrived to their first ships and immediately headed over to the Arabian Gulf, while I sat in port in Norfolk, conducitng independent operations and conducting ship board operations and engineering qualifications.

[faldordadink]

I was in my barracks hall on the thirds floor, having a shaving cream and water ballon fight with my boys, third platoon, against the second floor, 2'nd platoon C. co 5/03 inf Air assault in South Korea. Suddenly the alert/warning siren went off. We all assumed it was a drill, we laughed and joked, grabbed our gear signed out our weapons.. We stood around for 20 minutes jokin about how silly alerts were and then the trucks showed up...and we put out rucks inside....then they handed us ammunition...gave us an op order... then we moved out into our war positions. Now we were $hitting bricks, we thought we were going to war. They told us terrorists attacked America, and we had to man our positions incase North Korea tried to capitalize on it. We stayed on the mountain tops for three days, with water and mre's we dug fighting positions, set up stake lanes, and kept a 70% watch for 72 hours. We didn't really know much about what was going on, and we were cut off from any media to find out. The end of the third day, they decided to recall us, on the way back, the Brigade commander came over the radio, and thanked us for our quick reactions, then explained what happened A large number of us had family and friends in NY and were terrified. I never saw so many infantrymen cry at once. When we got back and turned in our gear, all of us went running to our cell phones and the pay phones to call home and make sure everyone was ok. From that day on, at least til i left Korea the following February, we took every alert seriously, even if we knew it was a drill...all in all, a very sobering experience

gave me chills to read your post, I am not military but have a brother in the service and I know how important you all are, it must have been so much more "real" to all servicemen and women, we were all sitting around wondering what the hell was going on while you all had to be ready to go to war. I salute each and every one of you.

Personally I was selling insurance door to door (worst 6 months of my life :) ) a couple hours from home and was staying in a sleezy motel, I remember walking into a potential customers house and seeing the 2nd plane hit, all the salesmen got together and I remember my assanine boss telling us not to worry about it and concentrate on work. I guess that was the 1st straw and in hindsight should have been the last. Anyway to make a short story long, I went back to the motel, packed up my things and went home to my wife and family.

[Litz]

I was working in a Motorola plant in south Florida at the time. I worked the 3rd shift. We made police and government band radios. South Florida was just getting over the butterfly ballot syndrome, and it happened. That morning I had just gone to bed for the day (my night) and got a phone call to wake up and turn on the news "it was important". So I did and because it was important I ploped in a VCR tape and hit record. Like everyone I had the emotions everyone has felt. I also remember the Anthrax scare that hit south florida and other parts of the nation. It was a odd time. We never knew what else was going to happen. Because I left the military I felt I couldn't help my country like I wanted to do. I wanted to rejoin, but knew I couldn't. Because we made police and government band radios our orders soared. We broke all prievious records for production and quality. I think I wasn't alone, but I know I took great pride in my work and felt that the better & harder I worked over all I was helping the country some how. I used that as my way of fighting a war against a enemy I didn't know at the time. It was ironic that even though we had broke all records, and we were one of or the most profitable division for Motorola they decided to close our plant down, and most people lost thier jobs. I personally tested and trouble shooted radios that went into the presidential limousines. Then we went to war first in Afganistan then Iraq. At the time I felt like kicking but and wanted to "roll" with the rest of the country. Now I feel we were right in only one of those wars. Reguardless of what I say or do though nothing can change that day. May thier families find peace.

(true story)
peace :(

[Cashiry]

In Saudi Arabia, sitting im my airline seat waiting to come home after a 4 month deployment, when the airplane got grounded, thats when we heard the news.

[WifeAggro]

I was on the computer in a chat room and someone had said we should watch the T.V. I turned around and seen what had happened. I called my then boyfriend and told him to turn on a television. Just then the second plane hit. Now, I'm a big crybaby. Cant help it. I have shed a tear for everyone of these stories i have read here today. My son came into the room and asked "why you crying now?" and I told him why. I told him what i had done that day and the days following. Again, I had to choke back tears. That evening (9/11) I had taken my son to the local grocery store and while he was in there, our radio station had played this one song. "Amazing Grace" Leanna Rhymes. Within her first 10 notes, i was bawling like a baby and could not stop. I turned and looked out my window and about 10 people were standing near my van just listening and crying. When the song ended, everyone wiped their tears and just walked away. Nobody said a word. I remember watching nothing but the news.. I remember the gas prices hitting an all time high buy 5 pm that night. We have 5 gas stations in our town and they had actually run out of gas. Lines went around blocks. The grocery stores were packed and shelves were empty. There wasn't a battery to be found. In the weeks that followed, Our church asked for volunteers to go to NY to help the service men and women. My mom, both brothers and wives and aunt and cousin were the first to sign up. They worked in the housing unit changing sheets, washing laundry, feeding and whatever else they could do to make there rest better. They all have hard hats with signatures of the men and women they helped. A memory they will treasure forever.
I personally have mixed feelings about this war. But I do have the highest respect for every man and woman, every father and mother, every brother and sister, every son and daughter that is in or has family in the military.


Thank You from the bottom of my heart.!!!

[Vorn]

I was in Okinawa, Japan, Camp Kinser, in the middle of a typhoon, surrounded by hundereds of Marines. We were watching the evening news. My mum, who was out visiting had just learned that her flight Stateside had been cancelled do to the weather. Just as some sitcom or other was getting underway, can't remember what it was, The Armed Forces Network broke in to show the first tower in flames. Then the second tower was hit. We stayed up all night watching. I wondered about my friends in the Pentagon when it was hit. I pondered what might have happened on the plane that went down in PA.

The next morning I put on my kevlar and went out into the blowing wind and rain to visit the infantry company that had come down to provide extra security. My mum, wife and kids had made them some cookies. The fierce intensity of their eyes while on guard, the gentle roughness of the NCO's getting their guys some rack time in a makeshift barracks, the confidence displayed by our base commander all led me to realize that we were probably at the safest place on the planet.

[Grimdiegn]

Driving on Staten Island just coming up to the Verrazano bridge. I could see the smoke from the span and when I got to the Home Depot job site on Coney Island, it was empty. When I got to the roof all the workers were at the north end looking at the towers. I got to see the 2nd plane hit while walking and then watch them collapse. Not a fun morning.

[Seacog]

I was on my last Field Training eXercise in Korea. My unit 2/2 Avn Assault out of Camp Stanley Korea. I was to start clearing to go to a new duty station 7 days later. We were at the Imjin north training area. I was the on coming RTO. I read the duty log and saw it. I asked my off going and said wait for the shift brief. We got told the US was attacked. The Artilery unit using the site with us pulled out. We stayed out and finished our field problem.Everybody was scrambling attempting to find if our loved ones are ok. Im from Northern Va so it hit hard. I knew that day I'd be in combat in that following year. I was 10 months later. The division was locked down till after I left in early OCT. It hit you like a brick. I completely agree with seacog as we were in the same area. I know my unit trained with his while he was there. It hit hard and you took every alert seriously after that. We didnt know if we were going to war that day or not. But the Koreans were amazing. Shrines outside our Camps to the lost. Truly heartbreaking. Its part of why I have stayed in.

I will never forget.

Amen brother -First Rock!

[Philam]

I was going back to school, in Accnt. II, and living in Houston.

[kpax]

i was guiding big game hunters in Wy, packed in an hour from nearest road, one of the hunters in the other party had checked cell messages ontop of mountain before coming into camp so it was almost dark by the time i found out so i got back on the horse and went back to the top so i could call family. it sucks to be so far from home and nothing you can do but hope for cell service

[DoctorWhofan]

I was in my Navy Recruiting office starting my day. A local came in and told me, next thing I knew, the Marine Recruiter and Army recruiters were in the pizza joint watching tv.





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[xanvar]

I was working in a call center doing tech support for HP. The girl I was on the phone with told me something hit the world trade center. Shortly there after the phone died.....then all the phones in the building stopped ringing it was an earie silence. Everyone gathered around a TV in the break room and mostly stood in disbelief. It was a feeling I hope to never relive and will never forget.

[Uska]

I had just gotten home from work and turned on the tv saw reports about the planes hitting the towers and thinking it was some horrible horrible movie, oh how I wish it had been.

[Reverand]

Just a few blocks away from the WTC. Working on Pier 54. Westside.

[MissErres]

I was at work (Service Writer for a Chevy/Toyota dealership) when the office manager came to the shop and told us a plane hit the WTC. My first thought... what a tragic accident. A little while later she came back and said a second one hit the other tower. We all congregated around the TV in the showroom, watching the horrible events unfold. I tried calling a friend of mine in Brooklyn, to no avail. Found out later her husband was just a few blocks from the WTC when it happened.

Later that day I took a few minutes and walked outside the shop. Not a cloud in the Missouri sky that day, not a plane either. It was the eeriest thing I've ever experienced.

Thank you to all; past, present, and future; who serve and protect our country.