Where were you 11 yrs ago today 9-11

nszocinski

I worked for our local blood center and we were in a training class at a local church. We were listening to a doctor from the local burn center talk about the importance of blood products in the treatment of severe burns. Ironically, most of the people who survivied in NYC suffered burns more than they did crush trauma.
My husband is a firefighter and was in a training for fire personnel about anti-terrorism. Ironic, huh? We have spent the last 11 years grieving for his 343 fallen brothers.

At the blood center, we saw thousands of people demanding to give blood....100 times more than we would see in a normal week. I think everyone thought that was a tangible way to express their grief and feel that they could make a difference. Sadly, so few survivors, the blood needed for their care was pretty much already donated, tested, processed and waiting on the shelves in blood centers nearby to New York City and Washington, DC.

Needless to say, an unforgettable day for all of us.

beckajw

I was in Buffalo, NY, driving (actuallly parking) to an MBA class. I was listening to a morning show filled with comedy and wasn't even sure what I was hearing was real at first. I got to the class and some people hadn't heard yet. At first, we just stayed in the room. Then the hallways started filling with students and the school was shut down. There were televisions in the hallway. So sad.

_Elemenopee_

I was at work, pregnant w/ my 1st baby. They let us leave work early and I had a flat tire. No one would stop to help me...until a bum (literally) came out of nowhere and changed it for me. I offered him $$ and he said "no thank you, just tell him I said hi (pointing to my belly)" I swear to this day that Jesus changed my tire that day!

I just cried again! That's beautiful!

beckajw

I was bicycle touring with a group of friends in Utah. We were camped just outside of Zion National Park. We had just packed up our campsite. We stopped into a restaurnt for breakfast. I had just ordered a huge omlet. There was a news cast on the radio in the background. But, I wan't paying much attention to it. All of a sudden my friend Ken said, "Hey, there some kind of terrorist attack going on. Two planes have crashed into the world trade center and a bomb has gone off at the Pentagon." Then we heard about the towers collapsing and the plane crash in Pensyvania. My breakfast arrived. But, I couldn't eat it. I felt sick to my stomach.

We headed out towards the Arizona on our way to North Rim of Grand Canyon. We took a "short cut" over a very steep dirt road. The road was so steep, we had to push our fully-loaded touring bicycles though the loose sand and rocks in 100+ degree head. We finally got back on a paved highway just North of the Arizona border. A few miles later we arrived at Colorado City Arizona.

Colorado City, Arizona was formed by members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. They're a polygamist sect that broke away when the mainstreem LDS church renounced Polyamy.

We stopped into a truck-stop place that had a convenience store and a deli. We were callling home and making sure everyone was OK. The place was staffed by women wearing prarie dresses and had their hair in long braids. All of the were either visably pregnant, or had infants with them.

We got some sandwiches and tried our best figure out what we should do. We had flown out Boston a couple days before. We knew the planes were grounded. Since we couldn't go home, we dedided to continue our trip. Hopefully, the planes would start flying again by the time we were done.

As we were paying for our sandwiches and were preparing to leave, one of the women asked us if we heard what had happened. We said we did. She replied "It's all because of Clinton's crap". Was implying that President Clinton's infidelity had brought God's wrath upon the country? We got on our bike and continued on our way. About 2 miles down the road, a man in a big black pickup pulled over and asked us if we had heard the news. We told him we had. Then he said the exact same thing" It's because of Clinton". It was all so very bizarre.

That evening I wrote in my trip journal, "Ive had enough of religious extremeism for one day".

Are you sure they were talking about religion and not politics?

tnmyers23

Serving my country in the U.S Navy and proud to be doing this for last 15 1/2 years!!!
:flowerforyou:
Today just makes me reminds why we do what we do. Thank you to all who serve past and present!!

hear, hear. thank you for your service, from the bottom of my heart.

DITTO! From an Army and Marine mom!

Thank you so much for your service.

dylsmom99

under the rubble of tower two. i can still hear the sound of bodies hitting the ground,, still smell the smell.... still hear the sounds,... still hear the eery silence... still feel the uselessness. ....... noone to save..... theres still so many to be saved, ,,,,,, God Bless the USA.

Hoppymom

I was volunteering at my son's jr high. The social studies teacher stepped into the hall when the first one hit and told us. Most of the staff had TVs on after the first hit. I stopped in the doorway of my son's classroom so he could see that I was there. I went back to the original classroom and after the second tower was hit one of the students raised his hand and said, "This is our generation's Pearl Harbor, isn't it?" We had a few parents come and frantically pull their children out of school to head for churches to pray. After about two hours all of the teachers were told to turn off the tvs except for the social studies teachers. The administration felt that there was enough exposure at that point and that life and math class had to go on. They did announce over the intercom that the Pentagon had been hit and when the fourth plane went down. My Brother-in-law, a defense contractor, often worked at the Pentagon but that day was a few miles away in his own office. My son was in the Navy stationed in the Persian Gulf. It was almost a week before we heard from them. They still were not entirely sure what had happened and he called looking for information. Lots of propaganda happening jacking them up to go to war. That night our other three kids came home from school/college and we just sat cuddled up and watched the news.

rockermom5

I had the news on as I was getting my oldest son ready for school (2nd grade). I vaguely heard about a plane hitting the tower, but at the time, they were reporting that it was an accident. I walked my son to the bus stop and talked to one of the moms about it. She didn't believe me. I left the tv on when I left the house, so the news was still on when I came back in. I was standing behind the house, holding my almost 4 month old son when I saw the second plane hit. I just stood there in stunned disbelief. I called my husband and told him what was going in, and told him he would under no circumstances be flying out on a business trip the next day. He told me not to worry, his company was suspending all air travel for at least a month if not longer (he was supposed to leave on the 12th).

I watched the footage all day...I remember pacing back and forth through my house, looking out the windows up at the sky, cradling my son. It was so eerie not seeing any planes or contrails all day, and for days afterwards. I grew up near O'Hare airport...airplanes were constant background noise. I found out my brother in law was in NY at his office...he lost 2 or 3 employees in the towers. He had to walk to get out of NY just like thousands of other people. Our family didn't hear from him for hours. He lives in CT, so it was quite a while before he was able to make it home.

I will never forget....

tnmyers23

I was at home getting ready to drive the 75 miles to work a little later on at the 911 Center/Jail I worked at. I watched all that happened and looked at my husband and told him I was heading outr early as who knew what help they would need at work. Listened to the radio whenever I could on that trip down to work.

jlhiett

I was in my home on Shaw AFB, SC after the birth of my first son. He was 17 days old. I was on maternity leave from the AF and I remember my brother-in-law calling me and telling me to turn on my TV. I couldn't speak after seeing what was happening. My husband called me every hour throughout the day to check on us. We had the Security Police come to our homes and take down our name tags that we had on the front door of our homes and they were posted at the end of each street. It was very scary because you didn't know what was going to happen next. I kept the blinds drawn and doors locked, just praying that my husband would make it home from work safely. I will always be reminded of the sacrifices my family and the military members and their families make to protect this country from people who want to harm us. Although I may not agree with the decisions our government makes at times, we still have the best country in the world and we need to remember that and stand proud. God bless us all.

LindaJWan

I had just sat down with a load of laundry to fold and turned on the tv as the first plane hit....I called a friend and we sat on our phones as the 2nd hit...Like so many others I was glued to the tv all day. Once my kids returned home I met them and asked them what they knew. My 2nd and 5th grader were aware and somewhat worried....but we had an exchange student from Japan at the time. Being a teenager and not from here she wasn't real concerned about what was going on....All she wanted to know was if she had to go back to Japan now....

I just remember the quite skies.......

Molly_Louise

I was 8 years old and at school. The first plane hit not long before I was due to finish school for the day. I remember coming home and my mum showed me the news coverage. I remember very clearly being so so confused about what I was seeing, why it was happening and what this meant. 11 years later, I'm still confused about those same things.

I hope the victims of 9/11 are resting well.

clumsygermangurl

In fifth grade in my social studies class

ambrwaves27

under the rubble of tower two. i can still hear the sound of bodies hitting the ground,, still smell the smell.... still hear the sounds,... still hear the eery silence... still feel the uselessness. ....... noone to save..... theres still so many to be saved, ,,,,,, God Bless the USA.

wow. Im so sorry you had to experience that.

amonroe1343

I was in American Studies class my junior year of high school and they brought tv's into the classroom so we could watch the news. It was so terrifying! I'll never forget that day and how numb I was just going through the motions of the day.

shadyj26

In Kuwait serving my country. That was a long terrible day for me and I'm still serving today at 14 1/2yrs.

LAWSBIGGAL

I was breastfeeding my almost 1 month old in bed when the first hit, then I was sitting on the couch holding her and watching the news when the second hit.

Seriousmom3

I was here at work, doing a surgery when a co-worker came in and told us about it.

snlperdue93

I was at the airport in Dallas waiting on my plane to take me to Newark for a business trip into the city. I was supposed to be in the North tower at 9 am that day but my son was sick the night before so I had to take a later flight. I will never forget being so scared for my co-workers and friends who didn't get delayed. Lost my best friend that day. I will always be thankful that my son was sick and kept me from being there though.

sharonbissett

Asleep - It happened late evening OZ time... we woke up to the news - it was the strangest commute to work that morning - everyone looking at the melbourne skyline and wondering what if...

luppic8

I was at work. They immediately closed our office and we all had to go home. Streets were crazy.

TrailRunner61

I was in a paramedic class and after finding out, we all sat there glued to the tv. I felt so sad and violated as an American. Our country will never be the same after that day. Prayers for all of those affected and GOD BLESS THE USA!

tourettte

10th grade, english class

daughterofthesea

I was at school ... I'd just turned 10 years old. I came home that day to find out that two planes had crashed into the Twin Towers and all I remember thinking is "Oh my God".

Semper Fidelis, we will never forget you. RIP

Raivynsblood

in my math class.. i was a junior in high school at the time.

TrailRunner61

In Kuwait serving my country. That was a long terrible day for me and I'm still serving today at 14 1/2yrs.

Thank you for your service, sacrifice and God bless you!

76tech

I was at work. Penthouse suite on Madison Ave.

When I walked into my office, my coworker was looking out the window. He showed me one of the twin towers, fire pouring from it. Then I watched as the second plane hit.

We went to the roof and joined several other people there. And just watched. There was nothing else to do but watch.

sheshe2774

I was at work. It was such a shock that I ended up leaving & going home. I just wanted to be near my family.

mnstrpc

Same place I am today, at work. We didn't really have much in the way of TV monitors in that office building, but people saw the news online and then we jerry-rigged this old tube TV in a back office with a makeshift antenna and had probably 6-7 people at a time crowded in there watching aghast. We didn't get sent home, though, and most of us didn't realize until later just how horrid it was . . .

RoxRae

I was at work in the Guidance office at the local high school. Someone called and was screaming into the phone that we were being bombed and to turn on the tv. Time stopped for everyone. I live close to a military base and one of my students was hysterical because she was worried about her mother who worked on the base.