I was working at a hospital in East Texas as a network administrator. Sitting at my desk and heard someone yell something about a plane hitting a building. I surfed over to cnn.com and got the news then went into a big room we had there for training and meetings and such where a lot of people were gathered around a tv, and we all watched the second plane hit, and watched everything else unfold through the day. Not much at all got done that day.
I was sitting at the stop light in front of work.. heard it on Howard Stern that there had been an accident, went inside just as they'd turned on a TV in the conference room and watched the second plane hit. God Bless those that acted to save lives that day, and those that have acted since that day to protect.
I will NEVER forget, nor will I every forgive those that trespassed upon us. Approximately 2,740 Americans died. My heart goes out to them and their families.
I was building an elevator. no radio or TV. had to wait to get home before I could watch the news. being in that trade it makes you wonder what happened to the people in the elevators at the time. some people were saying a fireball went up and down the elevator shaft and blew out all the doors. which I guess would be a better fate than being stuck in a dark elevator waiting for the buiding to crumble.
If you can't look upon the Stars & Stripes without smiling. If you can't say the entire Pledge of Alligence without a swelling of pride in your chest. If you can't sing the Star Spangled Banner or God Bless America without your lower lip quivering just a little. If you can't pass a person in uniform without going out of your way to thank them for thier service. If you can't help but weep at the sight of a flag draped casket. And If you couldn't read this whole thread to this point without a tear on your cheek. Then you mY blessed friend are a TRUE AMERICAN & I am proud to call you my brother/sister. Love to you all, Al
I remember 9/11 very well. My girlfriend woke me up telling me that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. I figured it was pilot error or something and the plane crash everyone always feared would happen had come true. I watched the news while I was getting ready for work. I remember I was taking my morning vitamins when I saw the second plane hit the other tower. I nearly choked on them. Seeing it happen live was very unforgettable. That picture will remain in my mind forever. At the time I was doing some detail work to my Buick in my little garage in the back. Where I live, it is a common alley for alot of air traffic. It is almost impossible to step outside and not hear a plane flying over the house at any hour of the day or night. Anyway, that evening after work, I was out there trying to get some stuff done. After trying to work on the car and having trouble staying focused on the task at hand due to the tragic events of the day, I decided to head on into the house. As I turned off the lights in the shop and closed the door I couldn't help but notice the strange calmness in the air that night. I stood there in the darkness looking at the sky and stars and I wondered why something like this would happen. The lack of air traffic that night is something I'll always remember as well. Another thing I remember from that day was a comment made right here on the HAMB. I've looked for that post, but I think it was lost in one of the server changes since 2001. It's too bad. I'd love to re-post it. Everyone was talking about the events of the day, and you could feel the shock and disbelief from each post that was made. The one post I remember in particular was from Dennis McPhail. He mentioned that he was at a tattoo convention in New York City on the weekend before 9/11, which incidentally was a Tuesday. He mentioned that they were going to leave NYC on Tuesday morning, but decided to leave in the evening on Monday night. Dennis mentioned how on their way out of town they stopped on one of the bridges in his old kustom Chevy and took a few minutes to take in the skyline one more time. He specifically mentioned how tall and majestic the World Trade Center looked that night as they pointed his sled west and headed for home. I remember him saying something like who would've thought that just a few short hours later it would all be a memory? Reading that post gave me chills. Never forget..................
I had left the South Bronx where you can clearly see the towers, only 40 minutes before the 1st report of the 1st plane hitting the tower. The more that kept happening that morning I couldn't get my rig back home fast enough. The real eerie thing was seeing what had happened on the news later and then having to go back there the next morning. There wasn't a sound to be heard on my C.B.radio from anywhere near the city, just total silence and that huge amount of smoke that wouldn't stop. That little bit of my personal history there still haunts me and now I just pray it doesn't happen again and that my son in law gets home next month from Iraq and for the safe return of all of our military soon.
I was working at a trucking company that day. We were all glued to the radio. After the plane crashed in Pennsylvania I called home and told my wife to go get the kids out of school. We didn't know what was going to happen next. Back then I would work at a marina in Jersey City pretty regularly. It's just across the river from the towers. It's still a weird feeling seeing that big void in the Manhattan skyline. banjorear, good job at school today.
I was in Cleremont-Ferrand France training a group of aircraft mechanics. We were just winding down the the day when we got the news (remember there is a 5-6 hr time difference). Was stranded for days in Europe waiting on International travel to resume. Made the first international flight out of the Netherlands back to Detroit on 9-17-01. All of the Americans on the flight cheered and clapped upon landing. I was sure glad to be on US soil.
Thank you sir, and God Bless... I was working for a company owned by some Korean-Americans on that day. They were laughing at some of the people crying comeing out of the rubble. I reminded tham that I was pretty sure there were Koreans in the Towers as well. They stopped laughing. I quit soon after that too. Some people just don't get it.
You can easily delete it yourself...and that would be good. Pray for those that lost family and friends.
Was stationed at Fairchild AFB in Spokane. Cant believe its been 8 years already - Will never forget. . .
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever... September 11th... September 11th, 2001 started off as one of the most beautiful days one could imagine--- Clear blue skies, comfortable temperatures, it was the "ideal" day, up until the most horrific domestic attack in our nation's history began to unfold before our eyes... I remember it well, I was in the Post Office mailing off a batch of Drag Racing Underground orders to our valued customers... The Post Office had a TV monitor up in the corner of the room... All of us folks waiting in the Post Office line were watching the live "news feed" of what appeared at the time to be an "unfortunate accident"... We all thought a huge jumbo jet "accidentally" crashed into one of New York City's Twin Towers as we watched the broadcast images of the wounded skyscraper on the monitor... Then when a second plane crashed at high speed into the other tower, and another into the Pentagon, we all knew that these ghastly incidents were definitely no "accident"... This horror was the result of careful and meticulous planning by our enemies... Fortunately some of the brave passengers on yet another hijacked plane (believed to be heading for the White House) were heroic enough to overcome their hijackers, although the final result of their efforts still ended in death, with their plane crashing in a Pennsylvania field... Thousands of good, hard working Americans lost their lives on September 11th, 2001--- many brave Firefighters, Police and EMS workers died attempting to save the innocent victims... Please take a moment to remember all those lost to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001... And have thoughts for the surviving family members and friends of those we lost, the people who must continue on, living life with holes in their hearts, forever painfully missing their loved ones... And may we never let our guard down again, let us all work collectively as a nation to prevent this from ever happening again to ourselves or to our nation's future generations... Diana Updated Epilogue... So now it's 2009, it's the 8th anniversary of that horrific day... A large number of first responders to the 9/11 attack and people who selflessly searched countless days and weeks through the rubble of the Twin Towers are now either dead or dying of diseases directly linked to the toxic air that was created when the Towers fell to the earth... I know parents of Police Officers and other people who worked on the "Ground Zero" site who have buried their children as a result of airborne illnesses... And it's extremely sad the way the nation is dragging their feet in offering financial relief to those who've sacrificed their health and lives while courageously serving at the Ground Zero site-- These people and their families deserve better than that... These people are heroes too, they and their families should not be denigrated, they should be****isted with their medical expenses (and in some cases burial expenses as well)--- They deserve our nation's respect and $upport, and they certainly should not have to beg for it... Thanks for taking the time to read this... I greatly appreciate it... Diana "Proud to be an American" Doc reprinted courtesy of Drag Racing Underground
I was working at a Budweiser Distributor here in Atlanta we heard from a distributor out in California that one of their routes where making a delivery on 9-11 and the store owners where Iraqis. The store owners where laughing about the terrorism in New york. they rolled all the Anheuser products out of the store and refused to ever deliver again.Anheuser Busch backed them 100%
And your 100% entitled to your opinion. I may not agree, but I'll defend your right to believe it to the death. That being said, the spirit of this thread is to remember all those who lost their lives that day...and all the servicemen and women who have laid their lives on the altar of freedom...the political stuff is more appropriate on another day an in another forum.
I will never forget that day.I remember exactly what I was doing that morning.It was a perfect Sept. day.I was working 4-12 shift,so was home during the day.The wife had called and asked me if I was watching tv.I never turned the tube on in the morning.I fed and let the dog out,the plumber was coming to fix the hot water heater.
I was on my way to work when it happened; the radio stations were not even reporting it yet. By the time I got into the office the receptionist told me to go to the conference room where they had the TVs on and everyone was explaining to me what happened. Total shock at 1st then I remembered that my boss was in NYC and had an appointment that morning in the financial district. I raced to my phone, could not get through to him at the Waldorf Astoria, cell phone lines were jammed - his kids were calling me from California and Atlanta. Finally my boss called me and was OK, next step trying to get him a rental car so he could get out of the city only after I called his kids to tell them he was OK. AND, I was reminded over and over again by my boss that he went through nothing compared to the people in the towers, the firemen and the police. God Bless those that perished, their families and those that so desperately tried to help that day. The next two weeks I was in London, signed the condolence book at the American Embassy, the sea of flowers was unbelievable and everyone was so kind when they heard our American accents offering their condolences.
NJ Rt # 3 ...... 8 miles out of NYC....heading east on a parts run....stopped at St. Vincent's Monastery on the hill ..... 2 brothers who's grandmother lived 2 house's down from me worked for Canter Fitzgerald died in the towers. Tom & Jim Grazioso To all who died ,,,,,,,,,,,RIP John Michael Grazioso, 41, Timothy GraTimothy Grazioso, 42zioso, 42
The plane that hit the Pentagon went right over my head at my shop. I was standing in the parking lot talking with a customer. It's right near Andrews AFB so we never see any commercial airliners that low in this area. It was really low. It was making the loop over the Potomac. Only a few moments later I felt the ground shudder. It's really chilling to me knowing what I know now. I will never forget it.
It's a day I will never forget. I was on the roof at work because we heard that there was a fire at the WTC. While taking pictures of the fire, the second plane flew overhead and into the second tower!!! Needless to say, we got off the roof, and within minutes heard the rumble and saw the tower come down. I was lucky - lost no family or friends. I walk past that hole in the ground all the time, and can't help but remember Sept. 11, 2001.
i was in first period physics class. we did not have tv that caught local cahnnels, so i stood on a tall stool very scary i weighed over 320Lb, and used a couple of paper clips as an antenna to catch the local news on the tv. i stood on that chair for 20 mins holding the paper clips so everyone else could watch the news.
Guys, while I can understand your pride in your nation remember that amongst the nearly 3000 victims were people from some 90 countries. A lot of the world got to share the pain that day. It was afternoon here in England when it happened. I was at work and was wondering why a group of people were stood around the TV watching what appeared to be a B-movie. As I went to take a closer look the second plane hit the towers and reality hit. For much of the afternoon we stood around watching in growing horror as events unfolded. The office was strangely quite, mostly because some of us had been speaking to people in Cantor Fitzgerald (Floors 101-105 in One WTC) only the day before... The eldest daughter of some of my friends worked in New York and was supposed to be at a meeting in the towers that morning. Thankfully she'd got a dose of the flu and stayed home! I still get cold shivers whenever I see footage from that day.
plenty of flags on the north side of town,including the one in front of my house,on the 12th or 13th when all the planes were still grounded I went to a weekly bike run to*****ers corner pub,there had to be 200 flags flyin the day .right in the middle of it all 2 ANG jets flew over at about 500 feet,found out later they rode too.............that was a very special moment for all there seeing these guys flying to defend our rights.....
Glad someone posted this today... I know its OT but this should never be forgotten. Thoughts and prayers go out to those family and friends of loved ones lost on that horrific day. God Bless America and the Troops fighting for our rights
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