Never Forget!
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Kid Montana
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I still remember the feeling I got when I saw that second plane crash into the second tower, live.
Shamrocker
Sheik Yerbouti
Many things have happened in my life since this horrible event took place, good and bad... meeting the woman that would become my wife, the birth of my son, being laid off twice in one year.... and still I can remember with absolute clarity where I was and what I was thinking when I heard the news of what had happened. I suspect I'll never forget, and neither will the world.
Marine6186
...oh you want me to say something.
I was a Sophomore in high school, in french class when I found out about the first plane. Then I watched the 2nd plane crash into the 2nd tower at my house. Next year I signed of for the Marines in the delayed entry program.
It's hard to imagine the terror of those in and around the WTC during the attacks and even more so their families watching with uncertainty from home. I was in college at the time, and just a couple of years later found myself working in NYC. I'd occasionally find myself thinking of the victims and their families while strolling through the hustle and bustle of of Mid-town. There were always constant reminders. Whether it be bomb sniffing dogs walking the isles of metro-north or the assault-rifle carrying military personell in Grand Central; I couldn't help thinking about the masses entering my building and how they were just normal folks trying to provide for their families, no different from those entering the towers on that fateful day. It's hard to imagine the hatred someone could have for innocent strangers they've never met. I'll never get it.
RIP
RIP
rob300c
The Big Noobowski
I was residing in California at the time.
The phone started to ring very early and I just dismissed it.
Then my cell started going and then my roommate's phone.
I picked it up and was told to turn on the TV, "What channel?" the response "Any channel."
What a surreal day seeing the second plane hit and the shock when the Towers fell.
I came home a month later and the smell that still lingered in the air of Manhattan is a smell I NEVER wish to smell again!
Visiting the smouldering ruins with thousands of others, it seemed like we all had to go to make sure what we had seen on TV had actually happened, and the reality was horrible.
RIP the civilians, police and firemen who perished that day and from the consequences of the attack.
-Rob
The phone started to ring very early and I just dismissed it.
Then my cell started going and then my roommate's phone.
I picked it up and was told to turn on the TV, "What channel?" the response "Any channel."
What a surreal day seeing the second plane hit and the shock when the Towers fell.
I came home a month later and the smell that still lingered in the air of Manhattan is a smell I NEVER wish to smell again!
Visiting the smouldering ruins with thousands of others, it seemed like we all had to go to make sure what we had seen on TV had actually happened, and the reality was horrible.
RIP the civilians, police and firemen who perished that day and from the consequences of the attack.
-Rob
I'll never forget that day, I was at home on injury leave and saw in disbelief the footage of the planes hitting the WTC towers. I called my friends and told them life would change for all of us. My son got shipped from NJ to Iraq within that week to help.
Very brave men and women in NYFD, NYPD, and Port Authority (if I forgot anyone else, my apologies) .
Very brave men and women in NYFD, NYPD, and Port Authority (if I forgot anyone else, my apologies) .
This day still brings tears to my eyes. By far the worst day in my life, and the easiest to remember. I remember that day better than I do yesterday. That gut wrenching feeling in the pit of my stomach that had me near vomiting when I watched the towers come down, is something I had never, and have not since, experienced. The one good thing that came out of that day was the patriotism and caring that was brought out of the American people. I do feel though, that a lot of people have forgotten, or at least let the importance of that day dull in their minds. I know that isn't the case with me.
elderboy02
New Member
I remember being in High School and the principal coming over the loud speaker saying to turn on the TV, that something was going on. I will NEVER forget that day.
God Bless America!
God Bless America!
Pugman1943
Well-Known Member
First, here is to FDNY best, and all those in the towers.
We had left the US on 9/10 for a 26 day tour of Europe. We arrive in Frankfort, laid over half an hour and then flew to Rome. We arrived at our hotel and we in the middle of changing when the phone rang. We had traveled with our neighbors, and out of the phone comes turn on the TV, they're bombing the United States. We both looked at the smoking first tower, the chopper and listened to the commentary, when the second plane came in. We could not begin to fathom what happened. Personally, watching those seeking their survivors was heart wrenching. Unless I have a severe stroke or bad alzheimers, I will NEVER forget.
GOD, bless them all.
We had left the US on 9/10 for a 26 day tour of Europe. We arrive in Frankfort, laid over half an hour and then flew to Rome. We arrived at our hotel and we in the middle of changing when the phone rang. We had traveled with our neighbors, and out of the phone comes turn on the TV, they're bombing the United States. We both looked at the smoking first tower, the chopper and listened to the commentary, when the second plane came in. We could not begin to fathom what happened. Personally, watching those seeking their survivors was heart wrenching. Unless I have a severe stroke or bad alzheimers, I will NEVER forget.
GOD, bless them all.