The morning the towers were hit, I was in a religion class at BYU. I walked in and was met by a somber expression on my professor's face as he relayed the message he had heard on the radio. I was in a state of disbelief initially, then I became anxious, wanting to get out of class and see the news. The moment class was adjourned, crowds of students clamored around television sets all over campus. I was one of them. I was watching the coverage in the bookstore when the towers collapsed. Everyone was shocked. It's a day I will never forget.Where were you when the towers were hit?
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Driving to work in Alpine...I heard it on the radio. I couldn't believe until the DJ stopped a song midway through to announce the second plane. We spent the day at work, everyone huddled around a radio.
ReplyDeleteBruce and I were at home, and watched it all on television. My brother was in New York, and no cell phones worked after the explosions. It took hours before we could reach him. So many memories. Especially evocative is the image of the Catholic priest standing at the hospital door, reciting last rites over and over--or blessing the firefighters as they entered the burning buildings.
ReplyDeleteWe were living in California. My Mom called at 6:30ish AM- Pacific time. We were asleep. When I answered the phone I was only half awake. She asked if I was watching TV, uh no, I was sleeping. She started to tell me everything that was happening. While I was talking to her the second plane hit. We turned on the TV and just watched in horror as it was unfolding. We had to go to work that day. They sent Jason home. I had to stay at work. It was the longest day of my life. All I wanted to do was get home to Jason.
ReplyDeleteI'll never forget how the tragic event brought America together. In the days and weeks after it was so amazing to see American pride. The American flag waved EVERYWHERE. Driving down the 405/101/5 in California every car donned a flag. I miss that. It is sad how quickly people forget.
I was in history class. I will never forget that. Didn't really comprehend the extent of what was going on, in that it was a terrorist attack. It was shocking to watch, and my history teacher was speachless, watching the news, hand over her open mouth. She sent a pretty clear message that it was a historical moment, I understood better throughout the day and week. I remember thinking about all of the families that lost people, that tore me apart.
ReplyDeleteAP American History (kind of ironic, huh?). I came in soon after the 1st plane hit and watched the 2nd one hit and the towers fall (we had loooong classes, like an hour and a half). I couldn't even believe what I was seeing. I remember being so worried about how it would affect the future, like my friends going off to war and what-not. I think, even so young, we all knew nothing would be the same again.
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