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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 6:39:50 PM | twas something that affected us all in different ways.
I don't think it mattered where we were at that point in time.
Thank God for the 82nd Airborne....
To the OP, your in Canada ... not sure why ya wanna know. | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 6:56:03 PM |
To the OP, your in Canada ... not sure why ya wanna know.
Because I saw it as an attack on all of us, and not just on you ?
The shock and sadness of that day know no geographical barriers. I would have had exactly the same thoughts as I would have had Montreal been hit . The people I work with were crying, and speechless. So was I , for that matter....
Even on the bus and subway system that night, you could see people's faces. Even at work, things were strangely quiet, leaving us all with too much time to think. Every single person we called up, was listening to it on T.V.
Everyone.
We were to later learn that 24 of our citizens died. Had none died, it would have not changed a single thing, in my mind. As I noted, had things gone a little differently, my wife of the time might have been in one of those buildings.
As to why I want to know ?
Because, compared with listening to the talking heads discussing that day, I'd much rather sit here and read how it touched all of us here in so many ways. Some people here were in NYC at the time, and most of us weren't. | |
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Sigi
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Joined: 5/26/2005
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 7:07:37 PM |
To the OP, your in Canada ... not sure why ya wanna know.
Does it matter where you live? One way or the other...and believe it or not...it effected us all!
Like you said :
"twas something that affected us all in different ways. "
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 7:13:38 PM | Maybe the good thing to do is thank your Canadian forces in Kandahar for all that they do and thank the others ...being 82nd Airborne (USA) and the the AFA for trying to get all together. They go forward and do very good things.
To ponder ... where you were, when, doesn't make a difference at this point in time.
Me, a mom, the most greatful person, because, my son has been home on leave from Afghan these past 2 weeks. He goes back tomorrow to Afghan til April 2008. It's been a joy to have him home.
I would be happy to give you an address to send your fellow Canadians a package in Afghan.
Show you support. That is the most important thing you can do. | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 7:17:06 PM | Edit for tralala:
I was getting ready to post my experience on that day, but it seems the only important thing is your son, so I won't bother now.
Your son is in the Army. 82nd Airborne all the way. You are a proud Army Mom. We get that.
That's not what this thread is about.
Some people here lost loved ones that day, and 9/11 did effect everyone's lives in one way or another. You should respect that considering it was the events of that day that sent your son to war. | |
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Sigi
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Joined: 5/26/2005
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 7:48:16 PM |
Edit for tralala:
I was getting ready to post my experience on that day, but it seems the only important thing is your son, so I won't bother now.
Your son is in the Army. 82nd Airborne all the way. You are a proud Army Mom. We get that.
That's not what this thread is about.
Some people here lost loved ones that day, and 9/11 did effect everyone's lives in one way or another. You should respect that considering it was the events of that day that sent your son to war.
^^ Thanks! My thoughts as well........ | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 8:05:59 PM | I had been walking my daughter to school when the first plane hit. Saw the second one and was stuck in front of the TV for the rest of the day.
What got me was that I knew someone who worked in one of the towers (he survived), and also was concerned that if they could hit those, the twin financial towers in Toronto (Ontario Canada), could easily be targets, as they are not quite as large as those in NY, but are or rather were roughly 80% their height. | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 8:40:27 PM | I was at home and got a call from my grandmother saying I should turn on the tv. It was really shocking cause they were broadcasting live and we actually saw the second plane crashing the moment it happened.
One of my father´s cousin used to work at the WTC and that day he was late for work, being late saved his life, he was very close though and actually saw it happening.
I live in Méxcio but I agree with the OP it was somthing that affected us all at some extent being conspiracy or not, it doesn´t matter, a lot of innocent people died there. | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 8:46:28 PM | I was at work, and someone came by my desk and told me that an airplane went into the WTC North tower. We all went into the cafeteria and watched. We saw the second go into the other tower, and then saw them both come down. As soon as the second plane hit, we all said, almost simultaneously "Al Queda".
They closed down the office, the building, and essentially all of downtown Toronto. I was frantic because my sister was a FA at the time and had flown out earlier that morning. My mother called me at work prior to our office being closed down and told me to get the hell out of the building (I worked in one of the two largest buildings in downtown Toronto).
Everyone was silent on the Subways. I got home and was glued to the tv, the phone, and calling my sister's work to find out how she was. It took her one week to get back home, and had to hopscotch up from Italy to Ireland, country by country, and then she finally flew back home. When she landed, she quit her job immediately.
We had a few people on secondment working in the WTC that were lost. Many more were saved by just minutes, as they were late arriving to work. | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 8:49:14 PM | | I was working when my husband called and asked me to turn on the radio. It was horrible I listened to the radio all day long and just cried. I could almost feel the hell those people were going through........... | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 8:57:04 PM | i have been a State Of California Employee for 22 1/2 years... i was at work...Our 'Headquarters' (Sacramento, and untimately , the Governor..) ordered All State Offices to close down... which is extremely RARE in Public Civil Service...my former longterm b/f called me, i called my children, and we (the Employees tried to listen to the radio and tv, while ushering out The Customers, and securing the building..) i had an eerie, awful feeling..... and cried, for what? for Fear, for the people who died, for my relatives in NY, and out of the digusting thought that humans are capable of such travesties.... i cried for my fellow human beings and their last thoughts, and hoped they were in the arms of God....     | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 8:58:01 PM | I will never forget it.
My second day of university, excited and nervous as I was starting 3 new classes that day. I was just getting dressed and had the "Today Show" on tv and they were talking about how a plane had hit the WTC. Admittedly I watched, but didn't think too terribly much of it. Then I watched live the second plane hit.. and just stood there in shock for a good 10 minutes. It only took a few minutes for them to say the word "terrorism".
On the bus on the way to university people were talking about it, and I found out then that the Pentagon had been hit.
I got to university and my professor scared all of us to death. Everybody was talking about it and he walked in, slammed his briefcase on the table and said (I'll never forget this) "I'm not teaching today. This is the closest thing to war you will ever see. Get out of here. Go watch the tvs on the 4th floor."
We all walked out in a state of shock. I wandered up to the 4th floor where they had 5 tvs set up and tuned to CNN. There must have been 100-200 people there, quite a few crying. At this point the first tower had fallen.
I called my mother almost in tears, scared to death. I had no idea what was going on, if I was safe, what to do, how to react.. nothing. A short while later the second tower collapsed.
At this point I had to get away. I couldn't bear to see the pictures anymore and I was admittedly scared out of my mind. I was already on edge from it being a new experience, university and all, and not knowing anybody.. but then to have that thrown at me really scared me even more.
I think I must have smoked half a pack in succession as I stood there and shook (probably from the copious amounts of nicotine and adrenaline!) Eventually I went to the rest of my classes which were all "This is your syllabus, this is what's expected, now onto the WTC"
I went home, still scared and unsure of what was going on. We watched the tv reports for about an hour and finally the family decided to turn the tv off as we couldn't handle it anymore, it was just too much.
I'll never forget it as long as I live. This may seem a bit dramatic, but I believe that's the day a piece of my innocence died. I'd never seen or heard of anything like it, never really heard of terrorism, never seen that kind of death toll in one shot, never watched people essentially die live before.
I think 9-11 changed all of us. Whether we lost someone or not, it has had an impact on all our lives. My fear of flying has gotten dramatically worse since, my desire to see NYC has vanished completely, and in all honesty (and yes I know this is irrational, but it's the way my mind works lately) visiting the US has lost a lot of appeal for me, just due to uneasyness and the constant threats against the country itself; despite Canada being on an Al Queda hit list itself. Somehow you just feel safer at home, like it'll never happen to you; as I feel many Americans must have felt prior to this day.
I admire every person who was there that day however and tried to help, the firemen, policemen and countless heros inside and outside the buildings. It was an incredible display of humanity and heroism.
And September 11th is a Tuesday again this year, much like 6 years ago. | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 8:59:24 PM | tra....what a kinda insensitive thing to say..... i'm surprised...why does he 'want to know'? cuz he's HUMAN , and has a heart....  <img src=http://www.plentyoffish.com/smiles/icon_201.gif border=0>  hugs to all Fishies...p.s. thankyou to all our Military personell either directly or indirectly involved, including my son..... | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 9:02:45 PM | This will be a long one folks, so brace yourselves..There is ALOT i remember of that day..
My bro. showed up the night before (the 10th) to pick me up to go to his property. We were going there to get some stuff done so we could start building his house..But, when he showed, he was having alot of probs w/his back..so, we decided to go the next day..I had all my stuff packed in the middle of the room ready to go..He showed up and a little later decided he didnt wanna go that night..we hung out w/our mother..and a little later, I jumped on the ICQ and started talking to a friend of mine from aus. We talked till around 6 A.M. and i went to bed..Around 1 P.M., my bro came upstairs where i was sleeping and woke me up..I will NEVER forget this moment..He yelled out, "HEY, are ya ready to leave yet?..btw, our little terrorist friends have seriously damaged the pentagon and destroyed the world trade center"..i looked at my watch and came back with "I've been awake for around 5 seconds now..what are you talking about"? He went into a little more detail..I went downstairs to watch the news..I was horrified..I couldnt believe what i was seeing..I kept hearing that 50,000 ppl are in the WTC on a daily basis..I couldnt believe that something like this could happen..especially in the U.S...I went to the bathroom and lost it..I cried like a baby..I came out of the bathroom and went straight to the comp..Now, i had a incredible connection with the woman from aus. that i have been talking to..We had a way of being able to calm each other down..Even though we live in different countries..She didnt know what was going on and i told her to turn on her tv..But, i couldnt stay on the comp long in case if relatives wanted to get through..So, i ended our chat a few mins later..I layed on the stuff i had packed and watched the news..Now, fast forward a few hours (its now getting dark) we decided to go ahead and leave for the property..But, we wanted to get a radio to keep up on all this..We tried a few different places and finally ended up and this one store..As we were pulling in the drive to the store, i noticed through the windshield some planes..I said to my bro, "isnt the ENTIRE U.S. a no fly zone"? he said "yes it is"..He started looking at the planes..One big one surrounded by some little ones..As we got out of his truck, we were still watching those planes..he said, "you know what? ill bet that's Air Force One and her escorts"..We walked up the doors of the store and stopped to watch the planes some more..And literally mins later, we are surrounded by passers by wondering what we are looking at..Even a couple of the store employees came out to ask what we are looking it..One person asked my bro that and he said, "Air Force One and her escorts..
Now, thats most of what i remember of that day...there is still alot more, but this post is WAAAAY long enough..There is more..But, i will post that later... | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 9:20:43 PM | Well on 9/11 I was at work I had the howard stren show on and heard the first tower was hit at first I thought they were playing around so I called my girlfriend who worked in the twin towers she didn't answer. I was really worried My work was told to go home after the 2nd plane hit cause we worked by an airport and powerplant also for a goverment building. The sad part of it was I got home mins before the first tower fell and well the girl I loved never made it out of the tower before it fell. So every year 9/11 is a bad day for me 6 years I remember her every year.
NEVER FORGET 9/11/01 | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 10:11:07 PM | TLF, my heart goes out to you. I can't imagine what you've been through.....
I can still remember so much of that day.
I was at home (getting ready for work) and doing my daughter's hair when my sister called to tell me to turn on CNN. I saw the first tower on fire, and moments later, the second plane hit. My blood turned cold... and I told her it was a terrorist attack. Forever the optimist, she said that maybe it was an accident. She was babysitting for me that day, so I headed to her place. By the time I got there it had just flashed across the screen that the Pentagon was on fire. I knew then the scope of what was happening.
I headed for work, and when I got there my manager hadn't heard the news. I told her that the U.S was under attack, and I remember the look of disbelief on her face ... and she ran for her computer. We just sat there... eyes glued to the monitor.
A little later my cousin (who was working there too), came in to tell us that the airport had been shut down, and that they were expecting around 50 passenger airplanes. We looked out, and sure enough, there were some circling. There had been a call on the radio looking for places for these people to stay, so when I got home, I phoned to see if there was anything I could do. They told me to call again the next day, because they'd already gotten thousands of offers.
My dad called me to say that they had called to offer to put some people up, but that he was getting together some things to take down as well. I rounded up what I could (I had extra baby things which could have come in handy) and he picked them up to bring down to the local stadium.
After supper I just cuddled the girls to sleep on the couch, and watched with tears pouring down my face. My grandmother called to make sure that I'd heard; she had put up some people herself in Lewisporte. Then I cried myself to sleep.
I can still recall it in vivid detail; and I'm sure I will for the rest of my life. | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/8/2007 11:03:30 PM | I was stationed out at Ft. Hood in Texas when it all went down.
I was working a 12 hr night shift on some comms excersizes we had going, with about 2 other soldiers. As we wre leaving in the morning, one of our seargents came in and told us that a plane had hit the WTC. Already desensitized by the lack of sleep over the last few days, I didn't think too much of it, figuring that it was probably just a lil cesna type craft and the only casualties were the people on the plane.
As I was changing duties over to the next shift (which knew nothing about it), I packed up my gear and headed home. As I was driving down the street to my Apt, I heard Jennings on the radio and listened at the very moment that the 2nd plane hit. The man sounded broken and disoriented as he announced the news. Still, I was too tired to stay up and listen even though I knew it was something terrible that had just happened. I ended up going to sleep.
My wife (at the time) gave me a call later that day, asking if I was alright and if I had heard all the info. Between her and the television as I woke up, I quickly pieced together what had been the days events. I had work that night too, so I started getting ready, and stepped outside.
I lived right off the main road to the east gate of the base. About a mile or so to be exact. Base traffic was backed up well past my place. Took 4 hrs to get on post that day...dogs and MPs were essentially stripping all vehicles down .
The next couple of days were crazy. We were ordered to have all our gear ready for a 72 hr deployment window. We were tasked out to assist the MP's with 24 hr base security. All our focus went from normal test, maintenance, to "standby to roll". We were told that there was no doubt we were going somewhere, but no one knew exactly when.
I think the only thing that kept my head together was the fact that I could not fathom how many people we lost that morning. I was oblivious to how bad of a catastrophe had just occured. Maybe I was just in denial, but my mindset was only brielfy focused on the mourning of it all. I quickly switched over to the "who's ass are we going to kick for this?" mindset. | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/9/2007 5:47:46 AM | I had just finished a 12 hour night shift at 7 that morning. Was very tired, went home and fell asleep on the couch after getting the kids off to school. Woke up shortly after though, couldnt get back to sleep. Was such a beautiful day out side, so turned on the tv, then went out on my deck for smoke.
The tv was on CNN, heard some report that a plane, had crashed into the WTC. The announcer was talking like it was a small Cessna, I went inside , looked at the tv and thought, thats funny, looked like many stories had been taken out, how could a small Cessna do that?
Shortly after, I watched as the 2nd Airliner, hit the other tower. The announcer made a comment about "maybe there was a navigational problem", I was incredulous when I heard that. Understanding she was under stress though.
Watched it the whole day, couldnt turn the tv off. Felt the same feeling as I did when as a kid, JFK, was shot. Before 911, we older ones, use to talk about where we were when we heard that JFK had been shot. It was a defining moment for us , now there is another one, 9/11.
Just as we can remember exactly where we were , how we felt, when JFK was shot, so we and those too young to remember JFk, will feel abiut 9/11. Its almost a feeling of Deja Vu.
I know, my parents generation had the same feeling when ww2 ended. I hadnt prayed in maybe 25 years, that day I did, was hoping so much that survivors would be rescued from the wreckage.
It was a defining moment, one where I sensed that the world had irrevocably changed . That premonition turned out to be so true .
Three of my nephews have served, both in Afghanistan and the gulf.
On 9/10, I was excited that my nephew was being scouted by a Jays farm team. He is now rotating back in for his 3rd tour next Feb. Priorities changed that day .
Tralala, am so glad your son has come home on leave safely, and be assured of my prayers and thankfullness for his courage in doing his duty. My other nephew with the Lord strathconas armour group , has supported the 82nd in operations, he is very impressed.
Brothers they are , there was no border on 9/11. | |
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Rhett1
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/9/2007 7:12:06 AM | Tralala: It's funny that you think Canadians aren't allowed to remember this day. I'll be sure to tell my best friend (a fellow Canadian) that even though two of her friends died in the second tower, she's not allowed to be concerned with it, as she's not an American (and neither were they).
This affected the WORLD, not JUST Americans.
Oh, while you're at it, tell all the Canadians just across the border from New York (you know, the ones that HELPED) that they don't have anything to remember, either. Sheesh.
Your comments are heartless and selfish. | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/9/2007 7:23:47 AM | To the OP, your in Canada ... not sure why ya wanna know.
Hmmm... why wouldn't the OP want to know re: 9/11?
Your retort was heartless.
Over 80 nations lost their people that day, not 'just' Americans. It's amazing how many people I have to remind of that fact who have devoid responses such as yours.
It doesn't matter the attack was on American soil; we all lost one way or another. The result was an astounding world wide impact.
Even from my county of Ireland, trained people with sniffer dogs ( to find people ) were sent out that afternoon to the USA - them and countless others to assist in the digging for people who were alive.
Canada reached out to assist in landing commercial air craft filled with people; I was one that took in two families that day as people had no where to go. My home was filled to the brim, and we all remain friends. | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/9/2007 7:50:37 AM | | I was on my way to work and listening to the radio and heard about the first plane hitting the tower. Prior to this the reports were that Bush was in Sarasota talking to kids at an elementary school When I got to work one of my employees was there with a horrified look on his face. As I entered the store he said, "A second plane hit the second tower." I remember the two of us just sitting there in shock. It was a surreal day. I remember thinking how I could have been there. Ten years earlier I had lived in NY and was offered a job with a company that was located in the Trade Center. Had I not moved to Florida I'd have taken that job. My heart went out to no only the poor people who died but their families who had to endure the memory of the agonizing way that so many of their friends and family died. | |
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/9/2007 8:27:36 AM | I was at home watching Good Morning America as it all unfolded. Only after the plane hit the Pentagon did I realize what was really happening...
My daughter had just graduated at Lackland AFB on August 10. Her husband had already been in the Air Force for 2 yrs. I knew they were headed into a war. Both have been to Iraq and safely returned. Most likely they will go again. Both have chosen the Air Force as a career. I respect and support their decisions! | |
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Rhett1
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| 9/11 and how you experienced it ( personal stories)
Posted: 9/9/2007 10:06:43 AM | Spaceman:
Finally someone who has seen video evidence of this happening
She actually didn't say she SAW it happen, she said "after the plane hit"...nowhere did she say she witnessed it...
Only after the plane hit the Pentagon did I realize what was really happening...
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