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#1247 | Thursday, May 2nd, 2002
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I remember that day as it was clear as a bell. It was around 9:ooam in the morning for me and my boss phones me about something and then he tells me that the WTC is being attacked! I got out of bed , sat on the end of it and wondered, what in.... then I quickly turned on CNN and just stared at the TV. I phoned everyone that I could , it was like being in a really bad science fiction movie. It was my day off so there wasn't really much for me to do. I sort of wondered around in a daze all day, looking above the sky to see what planes might fly by. I'm glad my parents were in Europe at the time as they normally live in Comox which is a military Air force town, and thought oh no, what if they get bombed or something. Yes Paranoid thoughts have passed my mind during that time....I felt so numb all day, staring at the tv or any tv in any coffee shop I could get to, someone brought a portable tv with a dish attenae into the Chapters book store and we watched that for most of the afternoon. Later on was the first night of my choir, we sang beautiful pieces, I prayed as I sang for the people in Manhattan, I will never ever forget that day, I still think of it every day.
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suzanne | 30 | Canada
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#1248 | Friday, May 3rd, 2002
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On 9/11/01, I was not at the World Trade Center, but home wishing I were there to do something...to help...to do anything. As a young girl growing up in downtown Manhattan, I watched those majestic towers being built. I had been in and through those towers numerous times, as recently as two weeks before the attacks.
As the rescue effort went forward, I cried many tears. My old neighborhood lost many people, and some family relatives were hit particularly hard, attending two funerals a day there for a time.
I am grateful to our veterans, for I see now some of what they went through, so that we may enjoy our freedoms. I pray for our leaders, that they may maintain their strength in this war. May this never, ever, ever happen again.
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Phyllis | 49 | New York
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#1249 | Saturday, May 4th, 2002
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On the morning of September 11,2001 I woke up rather late as I didnt have to be to work til noon. It was also my 40th birthday so I took my time getting ready. I usually turn the tv or at least the radio but on that day my husband had just gotten home from starting a new job, so I talked with him instead. I did turn on the radio in my car as I was going to work. Within 2 minutes after leaving I knew. I arrived at work and the first thing as I looked at the birthday cake my co-workers had made for me, was my boss running up to me and giving me a hug.. I work at a hotel so I couldnt leave as much as i wanted to. I just wanted to be home with my family. As the day progressed I said many prayers for allthose who could have possibly been lost and for those who were in the rescue effort.. As soon as I got home I made sure I hugged and told everyone how much I loved them. We didnt celebrate my birthday on that day, but we shared a fateful day which none of us will ever forget.
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Cindy | 40 | New York
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#1250 | Saturday, May 4th, 2002
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I was sleeping in bed and the radio was on and the radio and my dream fused, so I was dreaming about a plane hitting one of the towers... When I woke up I realized that they were talking about it on the radio but still half asleep I thought it could be some wacky morning DJ joke so I flipped the TV on right as the second plane hit... along with millions of other people at that split second I knew the world had changed.
Then like many other people I spent the rest of the day in disbelief watching the TV as the news stations scrambled to make catchy slogans and graphics
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Jason | 20 | Illinois
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#1251 | Saturday, May 4th, 2002
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I was in my first period class when my English teacher came into the room and announced that two planes had struck the World Trade Center. I immediately thought of the last time a plane struck a skyscraper, back in the 30’s. A small aircraft plowed into the Empire State Building, killing six or seven people. It was so minor of an accident, they didn’t even evacuate the building, and people kept on working as if nothing was the matter. Maybe the Twin Towers would be okay too, I thought to myself. Maybe it was just a small accident. But when somebody turned on the TV and I saw smoke pouring out of those two gaping holes, I knew this was no small accident. For the rest of the day I sat in front of the television like everybody else. I don’t think there is another day in my life where I can not only remember exactly what I was doing at every hour, but what I was feeling.
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Emory | 18 | Florida
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