Where Were You During the World Trade Center Attack? Tell us your story!

The World Trade Center Attack
September 11, 2001

Where Were You When You Found Out?
How did you find out?
How has this affected your life? What has changed?

Everyone is saying we will remember the day of the World Trade Center attack
for the rest of our lives, like we remembered the Kennedy assassination.
Record your experiences here of that day - 9-11 - and what has changed since !

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Sullivan

Sadness everywhere - Murrieta M, Sep 18, 06
I started my day like any other at the Robinson's May -now Macy's- in Temecula,(at the Promenade Mall)as I arrive there, all my coworkers were in the staff loungue when I was told by my friend Jane what had happen, I remembered my friend Duane worked at the Concourse Shop's i was freaked, luckly 2 days after my friend Duane emailed me and about other 20 friends that he was ok, he had flu that day so he didnt go to work, how relievd we were, GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!! FOREVER FREE!!!

M, Sep 18, 06

Edwin

Tragedy around the world - Pachuca de Soto, Hidalgo, Mexico M, Sep 18, 06
i remember it was a sunny day, our principal was in our classroom congratulating my class on a contest we won, suddenly the vice-principal ran in the classroom, told our principal something and he just fled the school back to his house, we were blissfully unaware until we went back to our homes, we then realized what had happen, the following day the whole school joined into prayer that following day, i moved to the USA that same december to join my parents and then i became a citizen and AM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!!! God Bless America!!!!

M, Sep 18, 06

Just found out I was pregant - Columbus,Ohio USA Sa, Sep 9, 06
On sept 9,2001 I found out I was pregant with my secound child. My first only being 4 months old. I was thinking about aboarding the baby due to my finaces, but then came sept 11,2001 I could not belive my eyes. after seeing it and knowing all those people died I could not aboard my child. so many people lost thier loved ones and at the same time I was givin one to the. I say to all who has ever lost a loved one life is a gift. love the ones you have in yours.

Ty

Sa, Sep 9, 06

Aaron

SHOCKED - Corryton Th, Sep 7, 06
I was in 7th grade english class. The loud speaker came on and told all teachers to turn their TV's on for an emergency. That was when everyone was shocked. First everything was quite and then alot of kids started crying. Honestly I didn't know what to do so I just set in my desk and cried to. After that class was kind of stopped and we had a long moment of silence. Then my teacher Mrs. Jennings prayed out loud. I was felt good to have someone do that. Even though it was such a sad and emotional day.

Th, Sep 7, 06

Lori R.

I was in labor - Norman OK USA S, Aug 6, 06
ONn 9/11 I had just dropped my husband off at work and was about to go back to bed. I was 9 months pregnant with my son and anemic so I was very tired. I usually went right to bed when I got home but decided to eat something first. I was eating a bowl of Post Toasties and watching Lois and Clark on tv, it was repeat so I started flipping the channels. First report I saw was very early, as they said a fire was at the Trade Center, I picked up the phone and dialed my mother. We watched it as they said a plane had hit, we watched it as the 2nd plane hit, and both towers fell. My mom kept telling me to turn off the tv because I was so upset she was afraid I would go into labor. Knowing I would have my son in the next week or two I knew I needed to go buy gas since we were down to 1/8 of a tank. I sat in line at Walmarts Gas station for 3 hours and moved about 2 car links. I went into labor sitting there, and finally left to go get my husband from work. Well my contractions werent too bad so went to my mom in laws and watched tv with them for a while, she is a nurse so she went to help at the blood bank. After that we drove right up to a gas station, no waiting and then home and finally my husband talked me into going to the hospital. I had sworn I was not having my son that day. We drove as President Bush gave his big speech. I was in labor, my stubborn son with help from his stubborn Mom wasnt born until a little after midnight on Sept 13. In the hospital they teased me that he was going to be a fireman. He had a fireman cake for his first birthday. He is almost 5 now and wants to be a fireman. I truly believe he has a firefighter for an angel.

S, Aug 6, 06

michelle

the day that change my life ( crying) i miss u!!!!!!! - los angeles/ ca Th, May 18, 06
on september 11, 2001 i was getting ready for school but suddenly i felt that i was running late to school so i turned on the tv and changed it to the news to see wat time was it but suddenly i saw that something terribly was going on but the terible thing that ruin peoples family and lifes was that a plain crashed in a twin tower(firt plain). BUT THEN SUDDENLY THE SECOND PLAIN CRASHED WHEN I WAS WACTHING THE NEWS!!!!!! the people who worked in the twin towers where screaiming with desperation and scared... but they couldnt get out of the twin tower becuase there was fire all over the place there WHERE even making phone calls to there family that there where g2 die.but then i had to turn off the news becuse i was running late. then i was at school already everybody knew wat just happened in the morning but i was the only one in the whole class who started crying for he people saved our lives!! but then after that i started praying!!! my birthday is on september 29th but wat happened on september 11 was my worst present of my whole life!!!!!!TILL NOW im still crying... today that it is march 16 i have been crying 4 the whole day for all of my people who died and when i cry that means that i love them a lot!!!!!!!!!!! god well always be with u 4 the people who died !! thank u for reading my story...

Th, May 18, 06

tay

finding out - katy Texas Th, May 11, 06
well as usual i am walking in late to 3rd period..coach griffin's us history class. Everybody weas quiet and immediately we knew something had to have gone wrong. he thought for a minute and then turned on the t.v. and we watched the news. he said how would you feel if you were in those buildings when those planes hit them. we were in such shock and the question was...was this true or is this some kind of work we had to do. he said america had been under attack and over 3000 people had lost their lives for no reason. all of us just sat there and watched the news and we began to cry. we didnt know these people that it happened to but we wanted them to know we do care thats what america is about.

Th, May 11, 06

David

Shock and Aww - freeland Michigan T, Mar 21, 06
I was sitting at home because I didnt want to go to school so my mom let me stay home. I was in the sixth grade and I was in my living room on the couch watching cartoons eating a bowl of chocolate ice cream. Suddenly my mom called me upstairs. I thought that my cats were fighting so I ran up there and my mom told me to look at the t.v. I thought that it was a movie at first but it was on every channel. Then I saw the second plane hit then I knew what was going on and at first I laughed but then I realized that this was a serious situation. On top of all of this my brother had left New York earlyer that morning on a flight so i was wondering if he was ok or on one of the planes that hit the towers.

T, Mar 21, 06

Schmitty!

School Tradegy! - Shakopee M, Mar 20, 06
I was in school and all I heard was teachers crying and weaping in the longe room. Our teacher told us to sit still for a moment and to just chat for a while, well i did that, and i would always keep on peeking out the window and look at the TV. I saw the two Towers on fire. I had no clue what was going on, till one of our teachers old us what has happened.

About a week later we made a little picture and the backround of the picture was a specifice color. When everybody was done coloring their picture ( by the way everbody in the scholol did this)we all went to the gym and a janitor was sitting up on this lifter to lift him up to a high point on the wall. when everybody was done giving him their picture, if stood far back enough you could se the American flag.

This was my story on the World Trade Center.

M, Mar 20, 06

Donathan Walters

A nine year old tv witness - St.Louis Sa, Feb 25, 06
I was getting ready for school on the morning of September 11, 2001. and my mother had told me that a plane had hit one of the world trade centers. At first i didnt know what the world trade centers were, but as a watched one of the towers smoking, my mother told me. I was watching fox 2 news that morning. Then, as i watched a second plane came and hit the second building. My chest immidiatly tightened and my stomach lurched. I had just seen America attacked, live. Later that day, i was in class and my principle came over the intercom and announced that the pentagon had been hit and the twin towers had collapsed. I am now thirteen years old, and in the future, i will be sure to tell my children and grandchildren that, i was an tv witness of the attack on america!

Sa, Feb 25, 06

joey

in third hour in shop class - walnutridge AR. M, Nov 28, 05
I was coming to agri and got in class and sat down
we was going over some things in the agri building. When the principal came in and told us to stop what we was doing and listen to what he told us. He told us of the world trade centers and other things that where hit and i just sat there and i almost cried and i just felt so alone cause i was in such a shock.

M, Nov 28, 05

Lauryn 10

sep 11 2001 - durango S, Nov 27, 05
on sep 11 2001 I was a sleep and I wokeup hering the news offly loud I went in to my parents room and I asked what is going on mom they send well two planes have been crashed.....4 years later I was watching a show with my family about Sep 11 2001 that was really when I notesd that was the sadesed thing that I have ever herd and I was just so amazing I will alwas be tinking of all the people on flight 93!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

S, Nov 27, 05

cathy

america the great - somerset W, Nov 9, 05
I was at kndergarden and my teacher had a t.v in the class room.She was watching it and soon a breaking news and here husband came with her son and the news said two planes have just crased ihn the world trade center.And my mom picked me up very early and she rushed back home to watch the news

W, Nov 9, 05

Chris

At School - Lexington W, Sep 14, 05
I was seating in my math class,when my teacher came in and said that something terrible had happened today. She had asked us if we knew what had happened and nobody said nothing because we didn't know. I had asked her was somebody killed that was importent and she told me no much worse than that. She had asked me to turn on the tv and just watch the NEWS. That's she told us that the WORLD TRADE CENTER were hit by planes and thousands of people are dying. I didn't think it would change my life, but it did because everybody is related in someway or somehow. It tore me up in a way because of all the kids that lost their parents and the parents who lost their kids that worked in the (WORLD TRADE CENTER). The way it really changed my life is that I'm thankful I still have my mom,dad,and brother because those are the people I love the most in my family. On 9/11 it changed my life forever and it will always be that way for as long as I live on this earth until I die. I didn't want to belive that people were jumping out of buildings and being killed but after watching it over and over again I started to belive it. Still to this day it's really hard for me not too think about it just because of all those people in the buildings that day. I'm thankful that me and my family are here today. (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE WORLD STOPPED TURNING ON THAT SEPTEMBER DAY)

W, Sep 14, 05

Lori

nurses aide specialist - wilkes barre U.S.A. Th, Sep 1, 05
I was home alone my daughter went to school. My mother calls me and tells me to put cnn on. I watched it in horror. We thought it was an accident. Then the second plane hit. I started to cry. Then the Pentegon and the plane that crashed in pa. I was in a surreal daze. My husband called me and said to get our daughter out of school. I told him that she is safe at school and Ididn't want to scare her any more than she already was. We watched everything on the news for weeks. It was so scary I thought we weren't going to make it that day. I thought that they were going to keep attacking us until there was an america no more. Afterwards it was strange not hearing any planes flying by. We live near the Avoca airport. WE always here planes. And when the planes were back in the air you were afraid they were going to crash.

Th, Sep 1, 05

Robert Klouse

Retired Army Aviation Mechanic - Lansing Ill M, Jun 27, 05
I was there that Day . I was filming with a video camera and happened to pan over my camera in the direction of the two towers. What I caught on film is hard to describe here to the public.Let me say though that one of those planes had something like a pod connected to it"s underbelly.I repaired aircraft and,I"ve never seen anything like it.

M, Jun 27, 05

Tim

In Jail - Murfreesboro F, Apr 29, 05
I was in the workhouse when the tragedy occurred. I had just awakened in time to watch the second plane crash into the second tower. I was devestated. I felt helpless, being incarcerated in a time when our country was in such a tragic situation. I asked the guards if we could donate blood. But, the red cross refused us.

F, Apr 29, 05

My Story

Tony - Dallas TX Th, Apr 14, 05
Me, my wife, and my 3 kids were in Manhatten that day. It was my holiday off of work. We decited to take a drive through the town. It was around a quarter till nine. And then we heard a plane come over and in Manhatten, you don't hear planes to often. That includes ispecally loud ones. The plane was coming in. I noticed it way before it hit the building. It looked as if it was moving slowly and it lined itself up to hit the building directly. An old man goes to me, "Wow, I never seen a plane flying so low," then BOOM. it seemed like it wasn't even real. I'd say the hole took out liek more than 15 stores. People were jumping to there deaths out the window pavements. It was quite disturbing. Even my kids saw it, and one is 15. I shall never believe this day. God stay above us.

Th, Apr 14, 05

jamie mathison

9-11 - uk scotland Th, Apr 14, 05
well it all started when i was at school about 5 minuites before i got home when i did get home it was on the news (emergancy news) so then i was watching it it made me feel sick so when i saw the people jumping out thats when it hit i thought to myself i dont think alot of people will get out alive my uncle was on vacation to america and was looking at all the good bulidigs what was a pretty sight well on the 10th of september he was at the statue of liberty and exploring america the next day he went to see the wtc and he was just at the bottom just where the firemen were checking the gas leak acroos the street when a huge jetliner camw whizzing across the sky and he thought it was amusing like all the others but when he noticed that it was just about 20 ft away he realised it wasent goig to move it was just like playing chicken but none of either the airplane or the wtc was going to move about 10 minuites after both collapses thats when we got the phonecall from my uncle me my mum my sister and my dad all knew about this before that phonecall it was one of the most shocking moments of my life it will be buried in my ming forever

i have i while of my left im am a 13 year old boy

Th, Apr 14, 05

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