09/11 Memorial Thread

Skeemer · September 2014

For all memories & remembrance of 09/11. A place to collect our thoughts, prayers, vibes, love & hugs for those affected that day.

Please refrain from negative comments. We all have our various opinions about how things were handled or etc but this thread is solely for encouragement & standing together.

Skeemer · September 2014

I remember my brother calling me to tell me he was safe & that he didn't have to fly that day for work. I ran to turn on the TV & I couldn't believe my eyes. I cried when I saw the panic in people's eyes as they held up pictures of their loved ones. I remember thinking, "That could have been my brother."

The days following were both scary & amazing. Scary in the fact that no one knew what was happening. Amazing in the fact that American flags were everywhere I put my eyes. The incredible stories of heroism kept our country strong. No one wakes up wanting to be a hero like that...in that situation. But so many heroes were born that day. In the middle of a tragedy emerged some of the greatest Americans.

I pray that all of those affected by what this anniversary represents finds peace & comfort today. I cannot wrap my mind around what so many have been through. God bless America.

littlemissmarla · September 2014

I remember I was in homeroom during my sophmore year, I went to an all girls catholic h/s, they turned on the t.v's and everyone was in complete shock. We live right outside of NYC so a lot of girls' parents worked in the city and at the WTC. I just remember seeing dozens of girls running down the halls crying - not knowing if their parents were alive. One of my closest friends' father worked in the WTC and he had ended up in the hospital that morning for another issue and didn't go to work that day, I get chills every time I think about it.

I feel fortunate that I live so close to ground zero and I was able to witness the country coming together to support those individuals and families that lost their lives. Everyday that I drive into work I drive past the Statue of Liberty and I can see the Freedom Tower and I can't help but be thankful for living in America.

Never Forget

[Deleted User] · September 2014

I was in class at college in NY when the first plane hit. I hadn't heard anything at that point so I went to the computer lab and was annoyed the Internet was down. When I got back to my dorm room, my roommate had the TV on and filled me in. Her dad was an FDNY chief but he was off duty at that time, though he of course went in later that day. I remember trying to get a hold of my BIL who worked in the city but I wasn't sure how close to the WTC. We spent the day watching the footage and at 5 I went to my English class where we just sat in a circle and talked. I remember classmates talking about how they could see the NYC skyline from their houses and how it would never look the same now.

jensavicci · September 2014

I was in my junior year of high school. I still remember being in class when the teacher announced what happened. It's scary how silent the school was for the rest of the day. We were sent home for the day and the ride home was also silent. My family is so fortunate not to have lost anyone but, what's scary is that two of my cousins could have been lost. One of them had been working in the building temporarily and the other had left the building from a meeting only 30 minutes before the attack. I can't even begin to imagine how the families felt and still feel today. But, I do believe our country became that much closer and stronger the day it happened. My heart goes out to every single person who's life was devastatingly changed because of this.

Nichole8787 · September 2014

I think everyone will remember exactly where they were on that day for the rest of their lives. It was a horrific way to bond a nation but bond us all is exactly what it did. One day I know I will have to explain all the sadness and terror that day brought to my son and it will break my heart.

shortstack930 · September 2014

I was in my 9th grade biology class when the teachers began telling us what happened. I remember how panicked students became because many of them had parents who worked in the city. After school I went home and just constantly watched the news coverage with my family. So many if my friends whose parents were firefighters or cops had to wait days before they heard from them. One girl in my dance class lost her father that day. I live on Long Island, about 25-30 minutes from NYC, and I will never forget how we were able to see the smoke from the towers from all the way over here.

TurtleMonsters · September 2014

Gosh I feel old;) I was teaching my first year. We were told there was an explosion in NY, we were on lock down, and if we hear any planes, to duck and cover.

Advice was a bit scary, in hindsight. I lived on the LI sound in CT and we could see the smoke. It was an eerily quiet sunny day, with no air traffic and everyone focused on what happened. My mom lost one of her colleagues who happened to have a biz trip to the main office. Luckily no one else I knew. I watched the news for a while that week, then haven't looked at anything since- I can't stand how they pop up falling tower pics out of nowhwere on tv (at least at first)...it really bugs me out that the black dots falling in those pics are ppl...and people's loved ones.

reg202 · September 2014

Gosh I feel young. I was in 6th grade; still elementary school. They didn't tell us in school but I remember wondering why my teacher was crying in the hallway. My Dad had to tell us when we got home. I remember how thankful I was that he was home since he is a pilot based out of JFK in New York and just happened to have been off that day.

glitterclaws · September 2014

I was in high school gym class for the first plane crash. We weren't doing gym that day, it was more of a study hall, and a bunch of kids were in the gym teachers office watching tv. There were rumors of what was going on, but teachers were told not to talk about it. We had a young English teacher who broke the rules at the end of the day and turned on a muted TV. I was so confused because they kept showing the 2nd crash and we couldn't figure out if it was a new crash every time or if they were repeating.

I was supposed to go for my drivers license that afternoon so my mom picked me up from school. I still didn't grasp what had happened when my mom said everything was closed and we needed to just go home. When I finally understood what had happened, I felt so guilty for being a sullen teenager who was mad she couldn't her license that day.

ChrisB · September 2014

I was on my way to a client's office for a meeting. She didn't answer the door when I got there and I later found out she had closed her business for the day. It wasn't until I got back to the office that I found out what had happened. It was such an eerie day, even for us Canadians. I will never forget the feeling in the office ... sadness, fear and complete shock. I was, as I am sure many were, glued to the television for the following weeks. Even now in the days leading up to the anniversary I get a little sad. Such a huge loss for so many families.

alyss0nl · September 2014

I was in 8th grade, and I remember how scared and sad I felt. Even though we lived 3,000 miles away from NYC, it hit hard. Every year I try to explain to my students what happened and the emotions we felt, and I find it difficult to relive those feelings and emotions to kids who were not even alive. The hardest question to answer is, "but why would someone do that?" I then put on a video that talked about the events bad how first responders became heroes that day, and it was sort of comforting amongst all the horrific images.

mcvgal · September 2014

I remember feeling so proud of how everyone came together, race, ethnicity, age, social class, none of that mattered. I truly saw the good in America that day. I'm in the midwest so nowhere near the site and don't know anyone personally that was there. However, it is one of those events that will remain with me forever. I have watched so many reports and stories of what happenned that day, but last night I saw a new one (to me) that was amazing.

When people were running from the towers, many headed south. The ended up at the water's edge with nowhere to go. People were scrambling to get on the few ferries there. Then the goodness of America was present again when small mom and pop tugboats and even individuals with boats gathered to help and take people off the island. It's amazing the goodness that humanity is capable of.

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