I remember that day very well. I woke up early, in time to see the first plane crash into the tower. I never wake up early.
At the time, I was friendly with Freeper Ken5050. We actually exchanged phone numbers and on 9/11 he called as he ran down the street in NYC because his daughter worked in one of those towers. Fortunately she got out. But I got firsthand description. Especially touching, papers put up on bulletin boards saying “I got out”. and “has anyone seen?”
As news continued, I discovered that , when I was in Florida. I had been going to a wonder physical therapist whose office was across the street from a place one of the hijackers had frequented.
Chilling.
Yes. We lived in NY, not NYC. Extremely sad memories.
My husband remembered his work associates. I also cared for my Mom with dementia & tried to explain that what happened to our country was similar to Pearl Harbor which she thankfully could not believe. I was homeschooling my other children & we were frozen to the television broadcast.
I phoned my daughter in FL & had her pulled out of a office meeting to tell her as well. No one knew working in her department at that time. I told her all I could think of that could of done this were the Islamic terrorists because of their hatred for America. I also told her our country would probably be going to war. That day, my oldest daughter & son stood in line to donate blood.
9-11: May we never forget