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.
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babs

"why mommy" - ontario Sa, Sep 11, 04
On the morning of 9/11 I was at home with my family I was watching t.v and one by one my kids came in and sat down to watch tv a few moments later we were watching a news flash of one of the twin towers on fire and then a video of a plane crashing into the second one all I could do was hold my kids and cry because at that moment I knew my kids had just seen what pure hatred is and what a person that has no love in his heart can do to innocent people and to hear my 7 and 10 year old ask me"why mommy" is the hardest question anyone can answer and till this day I still can't answer that question but I know that all the angels that are among us from that fateful day try and help us underastand why, a little bit at a time

Sa, Sep 11, 04

Carlos Ramirez age 10

SCHOOL HORROR - laredo tx Sa, Sep 11, 04
well i wus at school in 3rd grade and we went to music class. And the teacher had it turned on to the news to see the butey of new york city. i wus exited cuz i never saw new york becuse i wus only five. then all of assudden.... i saw them bieng hit!(of couse i wus small but i still remeber it) i got real scared!and the music teacher stood in shock my best frind wuz almost gona cry!!! then about 15 min later the second i remeber the music teaacher said a few bad words like s***(but i wus small so i dident know what it ment) i will never forget i wus on of the few that saw it live on t.v... even today september 11,2004 i remember and i still want to kill osama... i fell sorry for what happend to all the people that tryed to save other people's live
we lost aproximetly 2,456 people
where wus god that day :*-(

Sa, Sep 11, 04

chad avey

I WAS IN SCHOOL - Frankfort Kentucky M, Sep 6, 04
i was at school when my principal came on the anocments and said turn your tv to the news. and we did and i saw the tarabil sight of planes hitting the two towers people jummping out of of the two towers and then i was really scared when one of the towers fell to the ground and smoke going all over the city. then the other tower falling to the ground. it was a very sad moment in my hole intier life. and i will never forget that day
pleas emal me as titanicboy,email me anytime you want
sincerly, chad

M, Sep 6, 04

Rebecca age 11

The Day of Horror and Tragedy - Little Rock,Arkansas W, Sep 1, 04
I will never forget the day that The World Trade Centers crashed .I was in the third grade we had just gotten done whith a history test when my techer got a phone call,us students were curious because she had a terrified look on her face like there was something wrong,well there was.Before she turned the t.v on she told us to watch carefully because we would be studing this in High School.We all watched terified and worried.We had no clue what kind of afect this would have on America.

W, Sep 1, 04

mellissa

we are all in the dark - canada T, Aug 31, 04
on the morning of sept 11th i was asleep, the time difference is about 2 hours behind new york, i had sent my husband off to work and our 3 year old was still sleeping, i got a call just after i had dozed off. it was my sister she said, "are you watching the news?" immeadetly of course i was alarmed, i knew it was just before 7 am i said no im sleeping, she kinda yelled at me at this point and said " turn on your t.v. right now! when i turned it on it didnt matter what channel i turned it to it was the towers on fire, i couldnt wrap my brain around what was happening. my first words were " people are dying right now!" and shortly after we started crying and of course panicking not knowing what was going to happen next, the first tower collapsed. my heart dropped. unbelievable. and as soon as georgie pie took center stage i said to my friends, "he planned this" i mean how could he not have? he propelled himself into presidency. like a knight on a white horse saving the day. but he created this trauma for reasons we dont understand. Charma has a funny way of giving back what you project into the universe. he will get his someday somehow. probubly from the same people he planned this whole thing with. anyway what has changed? well life is too short, im now seperated, moved with my son to a new home, one with no more abuse. im struggling alot, but i realized something that day, life is so fleeting! i need to be happy so in those last moments when im totally alone in death i can reflect and be happy with my choices.

T, Aug 31, 04

mellissa

T, Aug 31, 04

A L owe

Mrs - Ireland T, Aug 31, 04
I live in Ireland..we had just moved into a new house and my baby was born in july 2001 so he was 2 months old ...it was after 2 pm in our time when it happened..my mum rang me told me to put sky news on everyone thought it was an accident at first ...but then the second plane hit.It was a horrible day but i cant imagine the pain the families of the people who died in the attacks how must they have felt?i am planning to go to New york in 2 months time i have always wanted to go ...i will pray for the angels that lost there lives on 9/11 .

T, Aug 31, 04

Adam Barnard

Scum - London M, Aug 30, 04
I left my primary school and jumped in to my mums car, to hear that the WTC had been hit. I then went to my nans, it turns out my uncles company worked in the WTC 'Cantor Fitzgerald'. When I heard it was a terror attack and it was the scummy muslims who done it, I began to HATE muslims 4EVA. Now i wish they would all Die. So help kill them all.

M, Aug 30, 04

Greg

Just watched the CBS documentary - Calgary/Canada T, Aug 24, 04
I was unemployed and recovering from a kidney operation. I couldn't sleep and was up watching TV when the first plane hit. I thought maybe this was a pilot error then the second plane hit. I stayed at home for three days watching the news. I left my apartment. I was waiting at the elevator in my building. Three days after, the Arabs in the apartment beside the elevator were still celebrating. I can't explain my disgust in words. The End

T, Aug 24, 04

Where I was during the terrorist attacks? At Home and on the while to School. - Plano, Texas S, Aug 22, 04
When i woke up and doing my daily routine (shower, clothes on, breakfast, and getting ready for school). After I got ready for school, I went on AOL on my computer, and i saw AOL's news headlines stating that A plane crashed into WTC and I was thinking of that it's a pilot error. So, I went to Plano Senior High school and my first period class is U.S. History. By the time my teacher halted all teaching and turned on the TV and shows the second plane crashed the second tower. It replays all those crashes over and over and I was in disbelief and in a state of shock. Until I saw the headline: America Under Attack. I knew its terrorism. Under i go to my Deaf Education room, my deaf ed teacher turned on the tv and we watched it the whole time. And that's when I saw some breaking news of the plane crashed into Pentagon, and then seeing some arab country celebrating the attacks. It made me so angry. I dont blame my Father of Heaven for not preventing the attacks, but somewhere in the bible in New Testament that God chose not to particpate or something, but God do love the world and the people around the world and even America. So, I will like to say that God is not happy and does not support terrorism.

"Terrorism is WRONG!" Says the Lord of Heaven. "For those who harm my innocent children with terrorism, shalt be punished and will not seek eternity life." The Lord continues to say.

S, Aug 22, 04

JAMES

ON MY WAY TO WINDOW OF THE WORLD - RIDGEWOOD,NEW YORK Sa, Aug 21, 04
THIS IS A DAY THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET! ON THAT MORNING I HAD A APPOINTMENT FOR A JOB INTERVIEW AT WINDOWS OF THE WORLD,BUT FOR SOME STRANGE REASON LIKE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE IN N.Y. THAT WERE ON THERE WAY TO WORK AT THE TRADE CENTER THAT MORNING I WAS RUNNING A LITTLE LATE DUE TO MY ALARM CLOCK NOT GOING OFF IN TIME. I ACTUALLY FOUND OUT FROM A FAMILY MEMBER, WHO LIVES IN GEORGIA. SHE CALLED ME TO TELL ME NOT TO GO TO THE TRADE CENTER CAUSE THEY JUST BLEW IT UP. I TOLD HER TO STOP PLAYING,THAT IT IS NOT A FUNNY JOKE, SHE SAID WHATS THE MATTER WITH YOU DONT YOU WATCH THE NEWS? I SAID NOT IN THE MORNING I DONT (I DO NOW!!!) THAT IS WHEN I SAW THE SECOND PLANE FLY INTO THE SECOND TOWER. I JUST STOOD THERE IN SHOCK!!! AND SAID TO MY SELF I AM ONE LUCKY PERSON!!!

Sa, Aug 21, 04

Charles

Wow - Norfolk M, Aug 16, 04
I was in kindnergarden and at a private school. We were unpacking for the day when one of the sisters came on speaker. "We have just recived news, the world trade center has just collapsed and we are on lockdown for the next few days. She made us kneel and pray. Then the Anthem came on. Half of the the class started crying and i was one or them. For the next few weeks we were brought are lunch and stay in the class all day.

M, Aug 16, 04

kjmajestik

stolen from the heart - ashburn,V.A Th, Aug 5, 04
That was a day i will never forget,a day that will run through my head on a daily basis.
On 9/11 i was mowing my yard,my soon to be husband had already left for work(at the pentagon)a friend driving past my house at the time stopped and asked me if i heard the twin towers and pentagon had been attacked.I hadn't since i was outside.i ran in and turned the news on to watch in terror of the repeats of the twin towers being hit.and then pictures of the pentagon.i ran for the phone to call walter.no answer i left message after message.I never got an answer.And he never came home.yes he was in the pentagon,we were together for 6 years and only two weeks away from walking down the isle.My heart goes out to all who have lost somebody on that day,i share your pain and know how many other families besides my own that were effected.We witnessed a day in history that will be remembered for eturnity.you may e-mail me if you need to share and get through with someone who has a great loss that can never be found.we ned to stick together and comfort each other

Th, Aug 5, 04

Jesenia

America's Wake Up Call - New Jerzee Sa, Jul 24, 04
On 9/11 i was in school.No one knew what was happening but we knew something was wrong!At lunch me and my friends were talking to one of the lunch ladies and thats who we got the info from!After lunch my teacher was suspecting that somehthing was wrong because almost everyone in the classroom was being picked up and brought home!I was very afraid because i saw army planes flying low and everyone was just frightened at what had happened!It was like life was slowing down almost everyone in America was watch this horrible crime happen right before their eyes!I think that this was a wake-up call from god telling us to stop all this hate and to learn how to get along with our enemies!so this is my message to america:

Wake up and start caring for one another!!!!
P.S Bush please stop this war its wrong to kill innocent people and i know they killed innocent people over here but do we need to be like them no because we're better than that because we're AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sa, Jul 24, 04

Rosemary

At Home - Tulsa Oklahoma Th, Jul 15, 04
I was pregnant expecting my first child. My husband woke me and said honey look on tv. I said, Oh my gosh we are being attack. Then Bush said that. People want to hate Jesus. He did not do this to us, it was Satan. This is a sign that JUDGEMENT DAY is near. I sit and think why does Satan have to tempt us. But we gotta be strong and love our JESUS who loves us. Think about how we were created. In the BIBLE is says we die. So know your personal LORD and Savior and you'll go to heaven to.

Rosemary

Th, Jul 15, 04

maurice

when i heard the news about the attack - usa/kansa city M, Jul 12, 04
i was coming from my first hour class.at school.soon as i got to second hour gym class.we were sittig down.the gym teacher was doing the attendence.one of the teacher toldthe gym teacher what had happend. she told us that the united states is under attack i was very shock when one of the staff brong a tv in one of the towers were in flames. we seen people running all over the place. second there was another plane.wright before my eyes i did not know what was going on. i only was a freshman at the time in highschool. i will never forget that day.of the 9-11 attack.

M, Jul 12, 04

MARIA

I will never forget Sep.11 - SANTA ANA. CA S, Jul 11, 04
i really didnt know what excatly was going on. i woke up in the morning arou 7:00 to go school.i was in my freshman year. i went to school and every teacher had their tv on on channel 11. while in school our teacher told us that a plane had chashed in to a twin tower in new york. i saw the 2nd plane. it was amazing i couldnt believe my eyes. it was so sad i started to cry in class. the next day our school made an asembely for sep 11. and we all united and sang the next day. we were all wearing the america colors to represent sep 11. i will never forget that day. till know i still remember it. im sorry for all those people who los someone on sep 11. ima 17 year old lady. who is going to the marriens and joined them so i could fight for all you people out their who lost someone and i wont let you guys down. please any one email me and share your story with me. PEACE & LOVE!!!!

ALWAYS: MARIA

S, Jul 11, 04

silke ireland/waylon dahlke

i looked in disbelief with my 4 yr old son - london ontario canada F, Jul 2, 04
i was staying in a women shelter at the time with my son and we werre just headef to the office till someone from t.v room said out loudly " look at what's going on " i ran with my son and i just could'nt believe i was in awe and evryone seemed in shock and a little hysterical we looked and we looked and listened to the news that day. i wondered about the world like what kinda world we live in and why the world is the way it is. later anyway my son drew the picture of the world trade centre being attacked by the planes for a girl in the shelter to this very day she still has it. my heart aches and breaks evrytime i look at the photo's of 9/11.god bless those who lost their friends and family in the attacks of 9/11 and bless you to who ever reads this thank you from the bottom of my heart.

F, Jul 2, 04

David

School Bound - Byesville,Us W, Jun 30, 04
I rember i was at school and the hole school was on lock down we all thought that it was a bomb threat or a bad storm but the teachers was told not to tell any of the students what was going on we didnt find anything out until we went home to watch the news or our parents came and got us but my mom was in court all day fighting a fifth district appeal and she couldnt come and get me so was at school stuck with all my friends we where all trying to find out what all went on but the teachers were told not to twll anyone all day we where stuck in one class room and we where only aloude to go to lunch we wernt even aloude to go to the bath room unlesss the teacher went with us

W, Jun 30, 04

Miss Rebecca Louise Campbell

Disbelief - Leeds England Th, Jun 17, 04
I had gone home with my friend Rachel to see her grandma and get her things so she could come to my house. As i walked into her grandma's room i glanced up At the Television to see a palne hurtle into one of the trade towers i didn't realise that this was the news as i'd seen the trade towers get blown up on so many hollywood blockbusters! i asked Rachel's grandma what she was watching and when she said the news i honestly just felt sick then the sickening footage of the second plane was shown. I shouted for Rachel who couldn't believe what she was witnessing either. The thing that upset me was that the teachers at school had known about the attack and had not informed anyone yet when there is an England football match the entire school is informed of the score and even allowed to watch the match in school time.
The response from some of the Pakistani students was absolutely disgusting there was a text message circuluating around some pakistani friens showing a picture of the towers burning with "Alah Ho Akbar"(God is great)written next to it. I find this sickening and i feel that the person who wrote that message and the individuals forwarding it will reap the consequences!May God be with all those innocent souls who lost there lives in this brutal cold-blooded terrorist attack. I hope with all my heart that they are experiencing a much better quality of life in heaven than what we are living on Earth. To the people that launched the attack God will have his revenge!!!

Th, Jun 17, 04

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