|
|
|
#1347 | Thursday, May 30th, 2002
|
|
On September 11th my boyfriend and I made plans to take that big step and go look for engagement rings. We were going to make a whole day of it. after we showered we were going to go to breakfast and start our search. I was sitting down watching a local morning show, when the news broke in. I yelled to him and we just sat there looking at the TV. Myself, being from New York, my heart just broke to see what was going on. Well needless to say, we did not go out and look for rings. we sat home and watched everything that was going on. To end on a happy note, we did finally look for rings, and he did ask me to marry him. Our wedding date is set for October 2003. May God bless everyone in our wonderful country!!!!
|
Christine | 32 | Florida
|
#1348 | Thursday, May 30th, 2002
|
|
On September 11th, 2001, my generation's Pearl Harbor, I was at school during 3rd period (which is Art class). The interpreter came into our room and said "Tower 1 Of the WTC has just been hit!!" I laughed, and so did my friends. We were in such disbelief. And then, our principal came on the PA system and let our whole school know about the horrible news. At that point we walked acroos the hall and watched the television in disbelief. When the 1st tower fell, I wanted to cry, and then, moments later it seemed, the second taller came tumbling down, and my heart came down with it. I was so amazed that there was someone out there able to come up with this diabolic and fiendish plan. Someone who was sick enough to enjoy watching thousands of people die, and thousands of others go through immense pain and trauma.
These events hit so close to home because our stockbroker works for Merrill Lynch, and ML had several offices in the WTC. I started crying, because I thought that he had been there that day. I had my mom call to make sure he was ok, and it ended up he was in another city, but he was fine. He returned our call when he got back.
Nearly 9 months after the attacks, I still see the pictures in my head of the towers going down. The image that still sticks to my mind is the image of a couple holding hands and jumping to their own deaths( off of the North Tower). I cried so much after I saw that because it was so emotional, so emotional that a couple knew that they were going to die, so they wanted to do it together.
I hope nothing like this ever happens again.
God Bless America, the Citizens of America, the Supporters of America, and the Survivors of September 11th, 2001.
|
Briana | 15 | Ohio
|
#1349 | Thursday, May 30th, 2002
|
|
September 11th started out as any other say would start out.I walked my way to school and so on.I went through first period just feeling all gloomy.Than I went to my second period class.My teacher was teaching like usual.Then a knock came on the classroom door.A fellow teacher had walked in the classroom.He whispered something to my teacher and I remember my teacher was looking directly at me.When the teacher told her what happened I just tears roll down her eyes.She was just in shock.That's when I heard that an airplane hit the World Trade Center.I was like oh my god, because my aunt worked like blocks away.Through out the day people were getting called down to the office.I passed the office and say kids crying learning that their parents and friends had died.The day went on with rumors of 4 more planes flying.So I came home and saw the news.I saw these graphic pictures and footage of planes hitting the buildings and people jumping out of the World Trade Center.I was horrified that day and did not move from the TV until 3 a.m. the next day.September 11th lies in my mind and heart and always will cause it's the footprint in time..the day the earth shook..and the imprint in my mind.
|
Sean | 15 | New Jersey
|
#1350 | Thursday, May 30th, 2002
|
|
I was home from work that week, taking some paid time off that I needed to use or lose. My brother woke me up at 7:15 that morning, just moments after the 2nd plane hit. He told me what had happened, and I quickly turned on the TV to see what was going on. My first thought upon seeing both those towers burning was "This is no accident." A little later they announced that another plane had just hit the pentagon, and that's when I really became scared. What was happening to us? Who was doing it? What would they hit next? It was like a nightmare and it just kept getting worse. My son was home from school with a head cold that day. He sat with me, and we watched the most horrifying part of it all when that first tower fell down. The channel we were tuned in to had the camera right on tower 2 when all of a sudden mass ammounts of what looked like billowing smoke came pouring out all sides and then the building began to sink. I knew what was happening but I couldn't believe it. My son and I both gasped and and cried out. I think that was the most sickening feeling I had ever felt, knowing that everyone still left in that building wouldn't have a chance of getting out now, nor would anyone around the building who was trying to save them. We had just seen the loss of thousands of lives.
I watched the ceremony today, marking the end of the recovery effort, and it was impossible not to cry. I'll never not be touched and saddened and angry about what happened on that day. And I'll keep praying for the victims families and for justice to be served and terrorism stopped once and for all.
|
lisa | 33 | New Mexico
|
#1351 | Thursday, May 30th, 2002
|
|
I"ll never forget that morning.I was on my pc and my mailman rang my doorbell and she told me to put the tv on.We watched in horror as the second plane hit tower 2.
|
steve | 42 | Massachusetts
|
<< |
< |
showing 1347-1351 of 2527
| >
| >>
|
|
|
|
|
