I Remember Where I Was On 9-11 Stories of Experiences

I remember very well the day of 9/11/2001. I was in my office working and listening to the radio just like any other day. I was listening to the "John Boy and Billy big show" which was the most hilarious radio talk show that I have ever...

It was early in the morning. I was still asleep. My mom came in my room and awakened me, telling me that a small plane crashed into the World Trade Center. I turned on the news but really didn't think much of it. It was just an...

I was 13 years old and in school, I was waiting for class to start after lunch when our teacher said it was all over Irish news that two planes had just crashed into the twin towers in New York. We heard nothing about the pentagon, it...

I live and work near DC, and was at work on that day. I got a phone call from one of our staff people who was coming in late that day, shortly after the first plane hit one of the towers, and we figured it was just some sort of pilot...

I'm not going to turn this into a political commentary other than to say that the current crop of 'haters' that are turning the clock back on women's reproductive rights, voting rights, civil rights, creating and pushing wedge issues...

As I sat, cross-legged in my living room floor, catching the Today Show, as my morning ritual.... I was slowly applying my make-up..
Working the "strange" shift in the ER that day...9:30am-10:00pm...getting ready for work.
The news was...

I was in third grade, and the teachers wouldn't tell us what was going on. but i remember being scared because you could tell something was up. I mean we had indoor recess and it was a nice day out! they wouldn't tell us anything which...

I had just returned to work from Labor Day Vacation in 2001 when the attacks on the Pentagon in Washington and the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City took place on September 11th.There I was working away at my computer at...

When I heard that two planes had crashed into the Twin Towers and It wasn't an accident, I gave in to a visceral blood lust. I just wanted revenge.  I was listening to the radio and watching the TV waiting to hear that the planes had...

3rd hour in Mrs. Dewey's class. I was in 5th grade. I was drowsy that day from my meds, and didn't know what was going on. Until I got home....

My parents moved to the states in 1969. I was introduced to the world in the winter of 1971. Growing up with the towers: On my parents mantel, for has long as I can remember is a photo of me in my pram with the north tower behind us and...

My parents moved to the states in 1969. I was introduced to the world in the winter of 1971. Growing up with the towers: On my parents mantel, for has long as I can remember is a photo of me in my pram with the north tower behind us and...

I was a couple of hours into my shift at work and an announcement was made over the radio by the dispatcher that the World Trade Centers had been attacked. At the end of my shift that day, all of us city bus drivers were told that we...

And I was on my way to one of my sister's houses, to visit. When I arrived we both stared at the television for hours, trying to believe our eyes. A day never to be repeated, hopefully.

I lost my parents and my big brother, my whole family. All I had left was my big brother Alfie. Who I soon lost in the foster care system. I lost everything by the time I was four, so I remember. But I have a new family now, the Doherty...

....Thank goodness. I saw everything unfold on the tv. I was super late to work. Didn't go that day .Called all my relatives to make sure they were safe and sound. I lost a few customers that day. May they RIP!
Had to return to work...

Today I realized how confused my entire family was during my mothers illness and eventual passing just two months ago. We gave too much power to her home attendent. I did'nt back my sister and blamed her for my moms decline. While...

I'm sure I was at home when it hit the news. My mom watched the news every morning so to me this was just another depressing event she was watching. I didn't really understand what was going on. I think I was in the forth grade or...

I'll always remember where I was on that fateful day. How can one not remember the most horrific day in modern history.So many died, as the world watched.I also remember where I was the day Kennedy was shot.Tragic events like these...

I grew up right across the Hudson River in NJ. I was still in high school. When the first plane hit, I was in science class. The teacher mentioned something about a plane crash, but we all just kinda shrugged it off. Next period was...