I Still Remember September 11

i remember exactly where i was - as i had got out of the hospital after my third knee operation [which turned into 8 surgeries ]till they finally took the leg off. but i was sitting at my desk with my foot up watching fox news [as i...

I still remember the catastrophic attacks on September 11,where I was when they took place and the lives lost because of this senseless attacks. But I also remember the bravery of the Navy Seals who would eventually track down the...

We had been having our departmental lunch in the restaurant right above our office on the roof garden.

Our internet seemed to be down due to the usage. We we all congregated along the corridor peering intensely at the TV screen that...

9/11 as a number, when spoken out loud, has become redefined. For most Americans, visually 9-1-1 has always symbolized emergency. After September 11th, 2001, 9/11 represented a day that surpassed emergency.

It became a day I wouldn...

I still remember september 11 this day the whole muslim community was tagged as terrorists i really hate those fuckin guys who commit'd this crime im really thankfull to the americans who killed the master mind behind this i think this...

I remember it like it was yesterday, I was a senior in High School and I was in art class. I saw the firefighters running into the building while everyone else was running out. I knew right then that i wanted to be a firefighter. A...

I was a stock broker in NYC on Sept 11, I wasnt at the twin towers, but our main office was on the 82nd floor of the south tower. I was at the the Exchange that morning and went outside when we heard the commotion. All the the rescue...

On 9/11 I was a grade 5 Canadian student sitting in class waiting for class to start. For some reason the teacher was running late to get to class, not just ours but a couple of them. About 10 minutes after class was supposed to start...

yes I remember that day.  It haunts me daily and when it gets closer the  nightmares begin.  I was called to respond to the Pentagon after it was hit.  I am a firefighter/medic.  I was there for 4 days doing...

I commute to NYC, and on 9/11 everyones cellphones began to buzz as soon as we emerged from underground/got coverage. confusion as to 'a small plane crashed into ont of the towers'. by the time I got to the office, the 2nd plane hit...

It was the same day that the teacher told me to come in front of the class to read my story.. And i remember because i couldn't pronounce the word "Repeat" then another teacher came in while i was in the middle of my story and told us...

I will never forget the loss of my brother & sister firefighters from the NYFD.  Even though I have never met them, as a professional firefighter I feel connected to all of them just because of what we do! ...

I am from Italy.
I was only 13 when the Twin Towers fell down.
I still remember that day: I was playing with my siblings in the garden.
Suddenly, one of my brother came and told us: "Two towers fell down in America".
I must admit that I...

...no matter what. It's my sister-in-law's birthday, and now they're making it into Patriot Day.

With the mentions they're making nowadays, there is no way we can forget September 11 even if we wanted to.

One word of caution, though...

I was attending an extra rehearsal for a performance of Arthur Miller's 'Death Of A Salesman'. I'd taken over the role of Ben the day before and had just three days to learn the script and staging. The director came in and told us what...

I remember I was at home, and felt like I should turn on the television, I don't know how or why but anyway...I did.

The first channel that came on, wasn't that interesting, so I was just zapping through, till....I saw the news about...

Earlier that year I graduated from High School and enlisted in the USAF to be a Security Forces troop. I had completed BMT (Basic Military Training) only few weeks before and was at the time working my way through the Security Forces...

First thing's first: Where was I when the events of 9/11 occured? I was in high school and doing an in class assignment during my math class. I must have been a little too focused on my assignment because if news of the events came...

I am part of a volunteer non-profit communications organization. we were in New York to go up into Twin Tower Two to have a meeting with the Mayor, Fire Marshal, head of the local 911 center, and some others to explain how our...

when my six year old brother looked at our mom and said "mom? is this REAL?"