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#1237 | Tuesday, April 30th, 2002
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On that day the twin towers fell I thought that I was having a bad dream. Before the night of 9/11 I left my radio on and I forgot to turn it off. So the next morning I kept hearing America was attacK!, I was still half asleep and I thought I was just dreaming. When I actually woke up that day on 9/11 I heard from the radio that someone has attacked the twin towers in New York. I was shocked by the terrible news I woke up my sister telling her what had happend. My sister had a friend who came to Hawaii for a vacation and she was from New york. She left Hawaii to go back to New York a week before the 9/11 attck happened. My sister e-mailed her to see if she was Ok and how was things there at N.Y. Seeing all those peole who were running for their lives when the twin tower fell made me fell so sad that I wanted to cry. Those people that I've seen on T.V's must of have kids at home that was worried about them, hoping that they will survive the most crucial act somone did to innocent americans. After the event on 9/11 I felt so much more patriotic than ever before.
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Claire | 16 | Hawaii
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#1238 | Wednesday, May 1st, 2002
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I live in Southern California, and that morning still seems like yesterday. I was in bed, and I had slept with my TV on the night before. I stirred awake and saw the first building smoking. I just turned over. I put the covers over my head, and then my phone rang. My mom was calling my dad,who is a police officer, telling him the police are on alert for more attacks. I ran inside, and woke my father and he jumped up when I told him. We are all from New York, so when it really hit me that this was REAL, my heart just sank to the bottom of my stomach. I watched the second plane in horror. I thought who in the world would do this? Who hated America so much? I thought that the wars were over and we could all live in harmony. Then they started saying who it was, and I just had to sit here in California and watch my hometown fall to pieces. I couldn't call ANY of my family in New York because all the phone lines were busy. I was scared. Eventually we got a hold of everyone. It took my cousin Sal 14 hours to get home from the city. Blessed Be he got home. Then the names of the victims started appearing. I thought, "how horrible for the friends and family." Then I found out I was a friend of one of the fallen. Her name was Lisa Frost. She was 22 years old, and my friend. I was saying to myself, "I hope thats not the Lisa Frost I know..." and it was. I had the fortuante experience of being Lisas friend. I was a grade ahead of her, and I kind of showed her around. She was athletic, beautiful and had a lot of friends. She was your typical high schooler. I graduated, and we lost touch, but I knew she went off to Boston University for college. She graduated #1 at her class in college. She had a life awaiting her in California. I had heard that she was supposed to fly back a week or so before the 11th, but she or her job got postponed, and then she was set to fly home, to California, on Sept. 11th.
I'll never know what it's like to be a close family member, but this was my experience as a friend. Her memorial was beautiful. We released doves in honor of her, her 22 years on earth, and 30 or so for each passenger on her plane. I wept all day, but I thought that she would be watching from heaven, and she wouldn't want that day to be a sad day. I had so much to worry about for weeks after the 11th, my dad being a police officer, and my brother, and just being an American on guard. Watching all of the attacks over and over again. I saved every article and news paper with information of the attacks, because I want my kids (if I have any) to know what their moms hometown went through and what America went through. I will never forget anything about that day. My heart will always ache for all of Us. But God is with us all...and now I have one more angel watching my back.
Thanks for letting me tell you my story. I hope it is or becomes helpful to someone.
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Stephanie | 24 | California
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#1239 | Wednesday, May 1st, 2002
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well during the time when the twin towers went down I remembered going to school and mostly everybody were talking about but I didn't believe it until I've seen the actual thing happen on t.v..My reaction was shocked when I seen it.I told my family as soon as they got home from work but they didn't have any clue what I was talking about till I turned the t.v. on because every news station were talking about it.And you should have seen my mother's face.It dropped when she saw those 2 buildings collapse.And all I wanted to say to those people who lost their loved ones that we are all here for you no matter what.And the people that died that very day R.I.P.!
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Karen | 15 | Hawaii
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#1240 | Wednesday, May 1st, 2002
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On the morning of 911 I awoke by my alarm. It was around 6:00a.m. About to turn off the radio to go back to sleep, I heard that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. My eyes wide open eager to know how did this plane crash into the World Trade Center. I got up and ran to the living room to turn on the t.v. Mostly all the channels were talking about this. They kept on showing it and showing it. I was so shocked and surprised that this had happened. As one of the reporters were talking in the background i could see another plane crash right into the other Trade Center. All these thoughts have jumbled in my head, how did it happened, there must be a lot of people who died in that plane...etc. As i was getting ready to go to school I turned my t.v. to the fullest. A few minutes had past and i had to go to my grandmas house. As I was going to be droped off at my grandmas house I turned on the radio to know what was happening. I had found out that it was a terroist attack. As soon as I got to my grandmas house my grandma and grandpa were also wathcing it. A couple of minutes later two more planes had crashed one into the pentagon and one that just fell to the ground. This plane that fell to the ground didnt hit its target because there were heroic people who attacked the terroists. These planes were hijacked by some afghanistan people or people who belonged to Osama Binladin. Osama Binladin is the main supect who had planned this attack against america. The more I watched this tragic moment thoughts and thoughts kept flashing in my head. Especially when i thought about my mom and my family because one of the planes that crashed was United Airlines and this is what we ride. I pictured my self being in that plane about to die. As the two buildings were burning you could see many people jumping off the building falling to their death and many people screeming. Then all of a sudden these two tall buildings fell down and my heart stopped. Though there was this one thing that bothered me, I was wondering that why didnt these people who died in the plane try to stop these terroist. All they had was a box cutter or some kind of kinfe. They should of at least try to beat them up if they know there gonna die anyways. Like that plane that didnt reach its target because they had people who tried to stop them. If your gonna die might as well try. But you know I feel for those who had lost their lives. Also in school many teachers were letting there students watch the news and to know whats happening. To me this Tragic and horifying event had made everyone sad and angry but it kept us together. To be strong and beat this terroists. UNITED WE STAND. Nothing will break our pride as AMERICANS.
My heart goes out to all those who had lost their lives and those who are trying to re live life with their loved ones death.
---------DAMN YOU OSAMA!!!!!!!----------
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Randy | 17 | Hawaii
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#1241 | Wednesday, May 1st, 2002
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I woke up early this morning at about 6:00 a.m. I came out of my room and my family were already up. They were watching the news without me knowing what's going on. So, when I went to use the restroom, I came back outside. I heard my Pastor telling my Grandma to come and watch the news of what's happening at New York. So I decided to go along with my Grandma. I was so shocked when I saw the clip when the plane crashed into the twin tower. I felt so emotional for those who lost their loved ones that was on that plane, and for the people that was in the tower also. I like to send out my love to those who died. I am a junior from Waipahu High School in Honolulu, HI.
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Elenoa | 17 | Hawaii
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