Where were you when the Twin Towers fell?

[AntiCow]

It was 10.30PM here when the attack happened. I was visiting a friend, Larry, who was working at a service station, and we were chatting in between customers. We found about the attack from customers and friends who called Larry on his mobile.

One said "Two planes have crashed into the World Trade Centre". I replied "Hang on, two??"

At that point I realised it must have been deliberate.

At 11PM I got home and turned on the TV and watched, in shock, until 3AM. I grieved for America that night.

 

[OnceDust]

In my classroom as my students came in from PE. We watch the 2nd tower fall live. People say the rescue teams had the toughest jobs. I assure you, the teachers of those Manhattan schools were my heros too. My school, another, and several churches got a letter campaign going to send to the students of those Manhattan schools. It was good to feel like we made a difference in a tangible way and also a way to witness to these kids that might not be possible otherwise, sadly.

Blessings.

 

[Susan]

I was seriously asleep (come on, it was like 6:00 AM here and I had spent the previous night writing something so I had just gotten to sleep at about two hours before). I heard my father yelling something about the World Trade Center being bombed.

At first I thought it was him watching some kind of documentary on 1993 or something, thought he was going senile, and said that I knew what happened in 1993, before going back to sleep for a few minutes.

Then, he said it was a plane crash, and I finally got it through my head that this was happening now. I woke up, dressed, all the while watching the news. I also called one of my friends, cried for a little while, then basically put that aside and got to doing what I could do, which was very little.

I spent most of the day after that around church, attempting to organize a small prayer meeting, and I heard the full collection of rumors (i.e. more attacks, an immediate US attack on Afghanistan, 20,000 total dead, and however many others were floating around)

Anyway, I finally came home around dark, watched the news some more for the rest of the day.

 

[Durango]

I sat there on September 11, 2001, drinking way too much coffee watching as the events of the day unfolded.

The terror that hit our nation that day devastated me.

So many thoughts raced through my mind as I watched history in the making.

I thought about the friends and relatives of so many people who went unaccounted for throughout the day.

I thought about how unselfish it was of those heroic rescue workers, firemen, police officers and countless other volunteers who put their lives on the line to try to save others . . . many of whom ultimately sacrificed their own lives in their efforts to help others.

I thought about how humbling it was for all of the victims and rescue workers . . .

How humbling it must have been to wade through that "war zone", the debris, the carnage, and the smell of death that hung in the air.

I thought about how minute our problems are compared to what all of those people have been through.

I thought about how so many people had pulled together and worked together to try to rescue total strangers, risking injury to themselves . . . facing the fear of death.

And yet they hung in there, fighting back their fears and their tears because they held onto the HOPE that they could make a difference, a HOPE that they might save another life.

I went to bed that night and I prayed . . . I prayed hard! I prayed for the innocent victims and their families. I prayed for the rescue workers and their families. And yes I even prayed for the misguided perpetrators of these heinous crimes.

Then I prayed for all of us, I prayed that we might find the same hope to find forgiveness in our hearts and the courage to find a means of ending these senseless acts.

Just a few thoughts on the Day of Terror.

Durango

 

[CTB]

I was at my desk when I first heard the dreadful news come across the radio. Almost everyone in my office was gathered around one coworker’s desk listening very closely. It felt like it was only minutes later when the plane hit the Pentagon, we saw the smoke, and suddenly it was chaos. All public building in the Washington Dc metropolitan areas were evacuated and public transportation was shut down. Everyone was scared, we were stranded in the streets and no one knew if there were going to be more attacks. I was unable to reach anyone with my cell phone. I then walked with a large group of people to a commuter parking lot, where we found to our surprise, that buses had begun to running. I got on the wrong bus; had no idea, which one I was suppose to get on; and had to walk another mile or two. I called my family and as watch everything on television and prayed.

 

[draagynslayer]

I had gone to my college class that morning before anything had happened. As I walked into my dorm room, my roomate asked me if I knew anything about a plane hitting the WTC. I was just confused, so we turned on the TV, only to watch the rest of the events unfold, the collapse, the Pentagon, and the 4th plane in PA. I went to Chapel at 11, which turned into a 1200 student prayer time. Even here in the midwest, everything stopped. classes were cancelled, and everyone, atleast in my dorm, got into small groups and prayed throughout the day, while checking up on the news to see if anything else had happened. I was so glad to be in that Christian atmosphere, to be surrounded by people that had no direct connection to the people affected, but to give all our prayes for those that were involved.
It's hard to believe it has already been two years. It seems just like yesterday I was walking back from that class, and hearing the news.
My prayers continue for all those involved with this tragedy.

 

[Godzman]

I remember being in spanish class and being shocked at what just happened, my spanish teacher just sat and cryed through all of class, it was a very shocking day.

 

[Fritz_pw]

I was at work where we had cable TV access.

Things were going pretty fast in the office. I moved my laptop into the room with the TV and started posting things in Forums and Chat.