Where were you ?

[DavidKeenan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW8puRqE4Sc&feature=related

I was at work listening to the radio. I thought it was the end. None will be forgotten.


THANKS TO ALL OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN !!!!!!! PAST. PRESENT, AND FUTURE.

 

[kansasdad]

Living in "flyover" country and previosly being in the USAF, one thing that I remember vividly about the next days was the lack of civilian air travel. Hugely quiet sky.

 

[DRAFTSTUD]

I was in my office listening to the Radio and heard about the First plane. I walked next door and they were watching it on a 13" TV, so we just sat and shook our heads. When the 2nd plane hit the women started weeping as we knew what we were watching then, an attack on America on American soil.
If you remember they first quoted casualties in the 10s of thousands and it just made you numb. Then the other planes fell from the sky one after another. Later as I walked in to catch up on the live TV coverage a plane flew towards Barksdale Air Force Base and the gentleman next to me asked what kind of small plane was that and I literally had the hair stand on my neck as I replied that with all planes grounded only a fighter escort for Air Force One would be headed here...and there it came.
Air Force One came in as we stood there and you would have thought it was a Spaceship! The sight of that big plane really is something to see when your country has just been attacked. And that is where I was. John

 

[the nikster]

I had just gotten off the day shift in beautiful Tallinn, Estonia. My replacement said a crop duster had hit a building in NY. On the way home we (3 co-workers) listened to the BBC (only english station) and began to suspect more. When I got home I grabbed my family and we turned the TV to BBC just in time to see the second plane. Even now it is difficult to express how I felt. I was extremely grateful to be with my family as the events unfolded.

 

[MTGunner]

I was in Falmouth, MA on Cape Cod working on a construction project. I was receiving electrical equipment down a loading well in the basement of a local telephone office. I distinctly remember the F15 fighters leaving Otis Air Force base as there seemed to be a sense of urgency in their departure. I could tell that this was not a training mission as 3 flights of 2 F15 fighters really scrambled. It was perhaps a few minutes later that all work was ordered stopped as anything that we did could be considered system disruption. We were told to stand by and listen to the news and act accordingly. That days events will always be on my mind. We are truly fortunate to live in the greatest nation on earth. I remember! I will always remeber! MTG

 

[Big Slick]

My coworkers and I were on a oil well location listening to the events unfold on the radio. It just seemed so unreal, it made me think of Orson Wells and the war of the world radio gag they pulled. As the day went on we realized how real it was but we had no idea of the extent of the days events. When I got home to my family and saw the footage on the television, that is when it all came full circle. I will never forget and still believe we should never forget. Thanks you to our emergency responders and our soldiers for what they do.

 

[passinthru]

I was halfway to Arizona from Minnesota for a solo archery elk hunt. Very eery feeling seeing all the circular jetwash above major airports as they were waiting to land. Picked up a flag in flagstaff before heading into the unit to setup in camp.

Hardest hunt mentally I've ever done, alone and away from my family for so long. At least I was able to go home to them.

God bless the families who lost loved ones. We'll never forget.

 

[reedjj]

In math class, teacher wouldnt let us watch it on TV. What a turd...enlisted in the Marine Corps a couple months later.

 

[tarheel]

I was on the way to get my taxes done when the first plane hit and inside the office watching the events when the second bore in. I knew then that we were under attack and a rage was generated that has yet to subside, a sense of helplessness knowing that I was too old to go back into the service, yet wanting desperately to do something to exact the revenge which my Christian upbringing said was wrong, yet forgiveness was the farthest thing from my mind. Now we import them to our country daily and are setting the stage for more of the same. Dirty Harry Callahan said it is time to get mad dog mean, and until we do just that and try harder to control that mindset, we'll always be in jeopardy.

 

[lilbiggun]

I was working at the airport here in Anchorage. We had aircraft parked everywhere and the silence was deafening. About every 15minutes or so a flight of F-16's were taking off from elmendorf.

Up here it was really difficult for the airforce to keep the skies clear. With all the bush planes out do to the hunting season. Can you imagine being in a supercub and getting challenged by a fighter? Alot of hunters were stranded no knowing what the hell happened.

 

[Sytes]

Was about 1-2 days (8 day treks) horseback in the bridger - teton wilderness conducting outfitter / private camp inspections for grizzly compliance. My partner and I were radio'ed to immediately return to our station. When we returned, we starred at the t.v. screen in silence.

Thanks to everyone and their families for your service to our country! GOD BLESS AMERICA!

 

[T Bone]

I was coming off of a 12 hour night shift and just getting into the good deep sleep when my crying wife woke me up. With a 5 and 2 year old playing in their room, we watched the 2nd impact, followed by the burning and collapses. Went back to work that night and we regularly did hourly business with several NYC based companies which were silent.

I wasn't sure what to do. What could I do?

We're very grateful to live in the USA. Prayers sent to all those who lost loved ones, and to the service members.

Prayers also offered that the leaders of this country may accept inspiration to lead us higher as a people.

 

[devon deer]

I was driving my works vehicle with the BBC Radio 2 channel on when word came on of a plane crashing into the first tower, my first thoughts were what a terrible disaster, then shortly after the news of the second and my heart sank.

Then on my birthday 7th July 2005 we had just landed in Denver on our way home to the UK when i looked up at the screens, i couldn't believe what i was seeing, we took off but were kept in a hold pattern above Heathrow airport in London, another attrocity.

Richard

 

[Zach]

Like many other on the West Coast, I was on my way to work. We had a scheduled "charitable giving" meeting that was changed to a informational meeting. At the time I was working for AT&T and we went into a lock down status on central offices due to the amount of government equipment that was tied by the network.

I just finished watching the names being read at Ground Zero. I cried 10 years ago and shed more tears today. The wound was deep then and I can't imagine being related to anyone who was murdered that day.

One day I plan to visit the site and pay my respects.

God Bless America!

 

[Gunner46]

I was in Tampa, sitting on the floor, counting the safes cash, during an Audit. Ist plane hit & it was a tragady.....2nd plane hit & the first words out of my mouth were "Bin Lauden" !!!

 

[jore07]

I just got out of an early morning class in high school, gym/weight training.I was hearing something in the hallways about a plane or something, but nobody seemed to know for sure. I continued on to my next class and saw the images on the t.v. The day just seemed to stop after that. All we did was watch the news and discuss everything. I am glad the the teachers at the time didn't try to shield us from what was happening but let us watch and discuss. I think that was very helpful.

 

[Bivy]

Senior year of high school...1st period...Mr. Ankrom's Principles of Democracy class at Manchester High School.

A fellow student came in at the bell and said a plane had crashed in N.Y.C. Mr. Ankrom turned on the classroom television, and soon thereafter we watched the second jet collide. My teacher immediately began attempting to contact his wife (a flight attendent heading for D.C. that morning). I remember the bell ringing and nobody moved. We were dismissed early for the day, but nobody moved. We sat there in that classroom the entire day and watched the events unfold. We monitored the flight path of Flight 93 as it flew overheard and then turned just west of town and headed towards Pennsylvania. I remember being in the middle of a discussion on the attack when the first tower came down and the complete silence after. I remember teachers passing their cellphones around (not many high schoolers had them a decade ago) so that we could contact our parents concerning the safety of relatives who lived/worked in NYC.

Last night I thought about 9/11, and the military actions following, and the civilian and military lives lost or severely altered. And I thought about what I needed to do today. I decided on what I do every Sunday. I woke up and read the newspaper (unbiased by government propaganda or censorship). I went to the church of my choice and worshiped a God of my choosing. I ordered a controversial book from Amazon.com without having to worry about a government ban. I went to the local NRA range and shot 10 rounds through MY rifle preparing for antelope season in less than a month. And tonight I will go sit in my treestand, on OUR public lands, and just maybe harvest one of OUR public resources (a dry whitetail doe). Ten years later these liberties remain intact!

 

[noharleyyet]

Getting ready to go to work. Dumbstruck, sad, and angry for all the innocent people lost.

 

[lbirch]

I was living with the in-laws in CA at the time. Getting ready for work and my mother-in-law yelled at us to come see the news. Just after, the 2nd plane hit. It was a terrible and angry feeling to find out who did this.

It wasn't 10 years before that that I used to live in NY and stood on top of one of those towers. I thought about the people I new and about the city having to deal with such an awful thing.

I went into work 3 hours late that day and my boss was furious. I quit soon there after and we moved back north. It was time.

 

[MNHunter]

Was heading to class my senior year of college. Spent the rest of the day in the finance office watching it unfold.