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REMEMBERING 9/11: YBF Readers Share Personal Stories About Being In NYC On 9/11

Today, we remember the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by sharing stories sent in by YBF readers who were in NYC on that fateful day. Read about their experiences inside.....

 

A few readers sent in stories about their experiences in NYC on 9/11.  Read them here.....

 
            The day was supposed to be a beautiful day. I woke up early that morning anticipating the trip to Brooklyn. Me and some high school friends planned on cutting school and going downtown to shop, eat, laugh and live. On our way, coming from Staten Island we were on the 8:30 Ferry headed into Manhattan. We were almost at the Manhattan border when the first plane hit the towers. We felt the impact in the water as the boat shook. The boat was occupied by mostly business men and women on their way to work. I was so confused as to what was actually happening. We all watched the second plane hit not too long after. That's when it became clear to many that there was something wrong. I looked around me and saw everyone on their cell phone. Some people were even crying. We were almost at Manhattan when the Ferry boat did a U turn and made its way back to Staten Island. I remember thinking "dammnn we can't go to Brooklyn." As we were on the boat on our way back to Staten Island we watched the towers burning, and lower Manhattan in a frenzy. At that point I still didn't realize how serious it was. I was young and should have actually been in school but it just so happened that I was witnessing a tragedy that would become history. I will never forget 9/11 terrorist attacks.
-Anonymous
 
            I was in high school at the time and it was located very near the world trade center. I remember it was during my 3rd period class that our school principal announced that all of the students, faculty and staff meet in the auditorium. I remember finding this quite odd and thought that perhaps it was some random fire drill of sorts. It wasn't long before we were told what happened, and we all burst into tears. It was unbelievably surreal. Many students were worried about loved ones who worked in the WTC and I later learned that some did in fact lose relatives on that horrible day. I was a senior that year and only the seniors were allowed to go home early, soon after the announcement. When I stepped outside, that's when it became real. It felt like a scene from a horror movie. Smoke everywhere, people running and crying. I didn't know which way to go. It took me 6 hrs to get home when my commute is usually 45mins. On the way home, I met several people who were anxious in knowing about their loved ones. I've never seen the people of NYC so united as I did that day. No one was a stranger. We didn't bypass one another without at the very least giving each other a look of despair. It was a day I will never forget and one that will live with all New Yorkers forever.
-Sharlene Vasquez
 
 
            I will never forget that day ten years ago. I was a junior in high school and ironically enough, I was in my American History class when America's history changed. To witness such hatred, horror, and panic is still something that hurts my heart today. But to also see the way this tragedy pulled us all a little closer, even if for a moment, made me feel proud to be an American. To the families that lost their loved ones on that day, we will never forget!
- Domonique Brown
  
 
            When I remember September 11, 2001, there is a great sadness that comes over me. I was in Brooklyn, on my way to Manhattan. I was a freelance artist at the time, so THANK GOD,  I did not have to go to a 9-5 that day. I stopped at the bodega a little after 8am to get a metro card. The owner told me, "I don't think you're gonna be able to get into Manhattan. A plane just hit the World Trade Center." He pointed at a 13" TV behind me to look at the footage playing of the plane hitting one of the towers, which I later learned was the first tower to fall. I stood in shock, but it still didn't register. I told him to have a good day & I left, still on my journey into Manhattan. I got on the A train, but by the time I got to High St Brooklyn Bridge station, the train operator told everyone that it was the last stop & everyone had to get off, because no trains were going into Manhattan. I immediately got off, because I knew what happened, and as I was exiting the train I turned behind me to see if others were leaving, only a few of us got off. The others were on the train like it was a normal signal issue that was causing the delay.
As I was coming out of the station I had this unusual feeling of anxiety and fear. When I walked out, there was a car with the passenger door open & radio loud enough for passersby to hear the news channel. It was mayhem and that was the first day I realized (after being in NY for 2 years) that you could see the world trade towers very well from the Brooklyn Bridge. When I looked at the bridge and saw people walking...and running...across covered in white ash, then I looked at the 2nd tower and was only able to see it standing for a few seconds before it collapsed before my eyes. It sounded like Niagara Falls. My mouth dropped open and I cried and looked up to the sky and said, "What is going on?! Why is this happening?" A woman came around the fence, walking fast & crying hysterically. I just stood there, scared to move. I tried to use my cell phone to call my mother & I knew she must have been just as hysterical as me and the woman that passed me. My phone didn't have a signal so I walked until I found a pay phone and the line was around the block. I walked to a school and went in and found pay phones. There was no line. I called my mom and when she heard my voice, she screamed, "THANK YOU JESUS!!!" and just cried. We both cried. I was so scared and was praying that wouldn't be the last time I spoke to her.
I was traumatized for months. I still get so sad when I hear the #'s, 9/11. that day represented so much for me, and millions of others, but I must say that I felt every emotion: fear, joy, pain and anger. Anger because I had to walk from downtown Brooklyn to BedStuy (Stuyvesant Hts), which took me an hour. I know that was not long compared to many others who did not live in Brooklyn, but Jersey, Queens, or Staten Island. Some people did not get home for several hours.
I THANK GOD that I did not make it to Manhattan that day...that, even though I was not working on a project that day, or working a 9-5, I was still running behind (my) schedule. My heart goes out to the families and friends who lost loved ones that day. I pray that those who perished that day are at peace.
-Mary, Brooklyn Girl from San Francisco

            I am from Brooklyn, NY. I am 21 years old now, but when 9/11 first occurred I was 11, and starting 6th grade; As a matter of fact I was outside on my school lawn which has a direct view of lower Manhattan. We were playing outside during physical education and all of a sudden my classmates and I heard a loud "BOOM" we looked over and the first tower was on fire. At 11 years old I thought it was a movie or something, nothing at all compared to what it is remember today. With everyone’s eyes looking at the fire, we then saw what looked like a giant black bird ram into the 2nd tower. My physical education teacher then noted something was wrong and told us to come back inside. As we were walking in I noticed that one of my classmates was crying. I asked her what was wrong and she told me her dad worked in the 76th floor of one of the two towers. My heart sank and I didn’t understand what our nation was experiencing. Two hours later my uncle picked me up and some of my family members went to church. My condolences go out anyone who lost someone on 9/11 whether it be in NYC, PA or D.C. 
-Nicholas
 
            9/11 was a very important day for my family and I. I still remember this day and replay everything that was happening. I was very young around 7 or 8, at home for some reason that day and my grandma was on the phone with my grandfather like she usually is. He worked for the port authority and he was in the 1st twin tower that fell. She was talking to him about how his day was going and she said, I just want you to know I love you and he replied back and said I love you too. After that, moments later everything went down. This triggered me so hard because we found out through all the coverage that was on the news channels. My family and I were devastated it was non-stopping tears and visitors showing up at the house. It really showed me that you really have to cherish every single moment with the people you love the most because seconds later they can be gone. It upsets my mom the most that people are trying to make money off of a tragic situation by building museums and memorials and charging a fee. As a family we are strong and it still affects my mom, aunts, uncles and my grandma the most when we have family events. It really made my family ties so much stronger and 9/11 will always be in the heart.
-Malik
 
 
            I was trapped at the Bowling Green train station because there weren't any more trains going uptown or downtown,  so all passengers had to walk. Above ground it was chaotic. People were confused and I didn't know where to go. I didn't even know that the towers were hit by a plane until I walked to the city hall train station and then walked over to Brooklyn Bridge (still no trains obviously) and saw tower 2 crumble. When I got home to Brooklyn the smell turned my stomach I can still remember it. I also remember how people helped each other,  people gave out food water and shoes (a lot of us lost our shoes running across the bridge because people thought the bridge would be a target after the tower collapsed). I'm proud to be a New Yorker but at the sometime I wish something else could've brought us together
-Lisa Del Sol
 
 
             I'm from Brooklyn NY. I was 8 years old when the twin towers went down. I remember being in class reading a book, when the principal came on the loud speakers & told us that the 1st tower was hit then came back & told us the 2nd tower was hit. I remember everyone & myself was looking out the school window seeing smoke in the air. Everyone in my class was scared. We really didn't know what was happening. I remember thinking OH MY GOD, my mom’s best friend works in the one of the towers. I was sad. Parents were picking up their children from school. I remember my mom friend came & picked me up from school and I went to her house with my sister and her kids. When I got to her house I called my mom & ask if Nadia died. She told me no she had called out. I just remember tears rolling down my cheeks because I was happy she wasn't there thank God. When I put on the TV, every channel was talking about what had happened. I just remember sitting down watching the news, just sad seeing both planes hitting the towers, both towers falling, people jumping out the window, people running, all that smoke in the air. As a little girl watching all that I was very confused I wanted to know why NYC why is this happening to us and was very scared to go to Manhattan.
                     R.I.P to all who lost loves one that day! :(
-Rochayka

My grandmother worked on the 85th floor in the North tower of the World Trade Center, and one memorable day she brought me along to her job. It would be my first and last time seeing the buildings up close rather than from a view of the skyline from the Brooklyn Bridge. After exiting the subway station, I must’ve shielded my eyes to scale the buildings, seeing as though they pierced the sky. We entered her building and I braced myself for what I thought would be the longest elevator ride of my life, during which I feared the elevator would malfunction and the popping in my ears would never cease.

I was in fifth grade at Greer Elementary in Albemarle County, Virginia. The attack occurred while I was in social studies, and our teacher informed us of the planes plunging into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, explaining what “terrorism” was since we hadn’t covered the subject. After he finished, I told him my grandma worked in one of those buildings. He asked if I wanted to go to the guidance office, but I refused. I wanted to remain in class and talk about the attacks with my classmates. My mother picked me up early from school, and she cried and hugged me as if my school had been attacked. At home we watched the towers fall.

I hadn’t cried when my teacher told us about the attacks, and I hadn’t cried when my mother came to my school with tears in her eyes. However, watching the towers collapse, one then the other, caused an eruption inside of me and tears spilled uncontrollably down my cheeks. My mother was hysterical, switching channels and making phone calls trying to find out if my grandmother was still alive. After awhile, she sat beside me on the living room couch and we watched the news together. I cried myself to sleep, tuning out the drone of news anchors and sirens. My mom woke me up a few hours later and told me my grandmother was safe. The tears came again and I wasn’t pacified until I was able to speak with her myself. She didn’t tell me then how she survived, but her story unraveled in an interview I conducted for school a few weeks later.

It turned out that she missed her usual LIRR train, throwing her 15 minutes off schedule. She took a later train to Penn Station and transferred to the subway. While waiting on the platform at Chambers Street to catch 1 line, she heard an announcement describing an explosion at the World Trade Center that prevented the train from arriving. She ran out of the station and saw clouds of smoke and the buildings ablaze. A friend invited her to her office nearby where she attempted to make phone calls. Suddenly, the building shook, lights flickered, and roars of screams and thunderous commotion drew her out into the street. She witnessed people jumping to their deaths as smoke and debris began to clutter the sky. The South tower disintegrated before her eyes. She ran blindly, ending up at a thrift store on 14th street where she phoned her family, friends, and her office in Long Island. While on 14th, the North Tower collapsed like its twin, and here her memory blurs into a montage of screams, tears, and smoke.

Staring out of the North tower window, two years before the 9/11 attacks, I couldn’t have known that hijackers would plunge a plane eight floors above. I envisioned falling from the window, but I couldn’t have imagined the agony inside the heads of the people who jumped to escape incineration. While eating lunch with my grandmother in the lounge, it was impossible to know that two of her closest co-workers, Valerie and Marie, would enter the building on a regular workday two years later and never leave.

On that morning, I was in awe of the magnitude of destruction as the buildings disappeared into the smoke, a stark contrast to the wondrous experience of gazing out of one of the tower’s windows 85 stories up. For three seemingly eternal hours I thought my grandmother was dead and I am thankful that a twist of fate saved her life. Although the towers are gone, I will always remember those windows to the skies.

- Jillian McMichael

 

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These stories brought tears to my eyes. Their words illustrated what their young eyes, hearts and emotions saw and felt that day. May God bless all of the souls and families affected by this horrific tragedy. May we continue to stand together and LOVE one another! Thank you for sharing your stories.
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It was my 2nd day of 10th

It was my 2nd day of 10th grade, 1st period bell rang at 8:45..and so I went to gym. I went to Hs downtown BK, so the skyline was always clear from my schools windows. My gym t.a came into the gym screaming that the first tower was on fire. So, I ran out the gym across the hall just in time to see a resemblance of a little black bird hit the 2nd tower. Right there I knew NYC was under attack. We all began to cry and pull out cell phones nothing worked. I went to my next class and they turned on the TV, that's when we found out the Pentagon was hit. With the military planes/jets flying over I knew this was not a great day. I watched both the north and south tower collapse in front of my eyes. Saddest thing I've seen and also, the dark smoke and debris filled the air. All I remember is trying to go home, but my school locked the doors inside. But, from the outside ppl who walked across the bridge covered in debris, dust, blood, fear entered our school. It was awful, I knew I have to go to the jhs around the corner from me to get my sis so we could walk the 25 blocks home. Her face was priceless as one of her classmates was told in school that she lost her mother. I remember getting home and my three younger brothers were frightened because they could've grasp what happened. There were only three channels working because the south tower carried the antennas for various channels. It was such a sad day watching neighbors covered in debris. And my mom got a phone call later on that my cousin died, he worked for Canter Fitzergald which lost the most ppl. He was on the 103th floor in the north tower. 10 years later and it seems just like yesterday. May all the souls lost on that day rest in paradise.
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It was my 2nd day of 10th

It was my 2nd day of 10th grade, 1st period bell rang at 8:45..and so I went to gym. I went to Hs downtown BK, so the skyline was always clear from my schools windows. My gym t.a came into the gym screaming that the first tower was on fire. So, I ran out the gym across the hall just in time to see a resemblance of a little black bird hit the 2nd tower. Right there I knew NYC was under attack. We all began to cry and pull out cell phones nothing worked. I went to my next class and they turned on the TV, that's when we found out the Pentagon was hit. With the military planes/jets flying over I knew this was not a great day. I watched both the north and south tower collapse in front of my eyes. Saddest thing I've seen and also, the dark smoke and debris filled the air. All I remember is trying to go home, but my school locked the doors inside. But, from the outside ppl who walked across the bridge covered in debris, dust, blood, fear entered our school. It was awful, I knew I have to go to the jhs around the corner from me to get my sis so we could walk the 25 blocks home. Her face was priceless as one of her classmates was told in school that she lost her mother. I remember getting home and my three younger brothers were frightened because they could've grasp what happened. There were only three channels working because the south tower carried the antennas for various channels. It was such a sad day watching neighbors covered in debris. And my mom got a phone call later on that my cousin died, he worked for Canter Fitzergald which lost the most ppl. He was on the 103th floor in the north tower. 10 years later and it seems just like yesterday. May all the souls lost on that day rest in paradise.
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It was my 2nd day of 10th

It was my 2nd day of 10th grade, 1st period bell rang at 8:45..and so I went to gym. I went to Hs downtown BK, so the skyline was always clear from my schools windows. My gym t.a came into the gym screaming that the first tower was on fire. So, I ran out the gym across the hall just in time to see a resemblance of a little black bird hit the 2nd tower. Right there I knew NYC was under attack. We all began to cry and pull out cell phones nothing worked. I went to my next class and they turned on the TV, that's when we found out the Pentagon was hit. With the military planes/jets flying over I knew this was not a great day. I watched both the north and south tower collapse in front of my eyes. Saddest thing I've seen and also, the dark smoke and debris filled the air. All I remember is trying to go home, but my school locked the doors inside. But, from the outside ppl who walked across the bridge covered in debris, dust, blood, fear entered our school. It was awful, I knew I have to go to the jhs around the corner from me to get my sis so we could walk the 25 blocks home. Her face was priceless as one of her classmates was told in school that she lost her mother. I remember getting home and my three younger brothers were frightened because they could've grasp what happened. There were only three channels working because the south tower carried the antennas for various channels. It was such a sad day watching neighbors covered in debris. And my mom got a phone call later on that my cousin died, he worked for Canter Fitzergald which lost the most ppl. He was on the 103th floor in the north tower. 10 years later and it seems just like yesterday. May all the souls lost on that day rest in paradise.
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It was my 2nd day of 10th

It was my 2nd day of 10th grade, 1st period bell rang at 8:45..and so I went to gym. I went to Hs downtown BK, so the skyline was always clear from my schools windows. My gym t.a came into the gym screaming that the first tower was on fire. So, I ran out the gym across the hall just in time to see a resemblance of a little black bird hit the 2nd tower. Right there I knew NYC was under attack. We all began to cry and pull out cell phones nothing worked. I went to my next class and they turned on the TV, that's when we found out the Pentagon was hit. With the military planes/jets flying over I knew this was not a great day. I watched both the north and south tower collapse in front of my eyes. Saddest thing I've seen and also, the dark smoke and debris filled the air. All I remember is trying to go home, but my school locked the doors inside. But, from the outside ppl who walked across the bridge covered in debris, dust, blood, fear entered our school. It was awful, I knew I have to go to the jhs around the corner from me to get my sis so we could walk the 25 blocks home. Her face was priceless as one of her classmates was told in school that she lost her mother. I remember getting home and my three younger brothers were frightened because they could've grasp what happened. There were only three channels working because the south tower carried the antennas for various channels. It was such a sad day watching neighbors covered in debris. And my mom got a phone call later on that my cousin died, he worked for Canter Fitzergald which lost the most ppl. He was on the 103th floor in the north tower. 10 years later and it seems just like yesterday. May all the souls lost on that day rest in paradise.
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It was my 2nd day of 10th

It was my 2nd day of 10th grade, 1st period bell rang at 8:45..and so I went to gym. I went to Hs downtown BK, so the skyline was always clear from my schools windows. My gym t.a came into the gym screaming that the first tower was on fire. So, I ran out the gym across the hall just in time to see a resemblance of a little black bird hit the 2nd tower. Right there I knew NYC was under attack. We all began to cry and pull out cell phones nothing worked. I went to my next class and they turned on the TV, that's when we found out the Pentagon was hit. With the military planes/jets flying over I knew this was not a great day. I watched both the north and south tower collapse in front of my eyes. Saddest thing I've seen and also, the dark smoke and debris filled the air. All I remember is trying to go home, but my school locked the doors inside. But, from the outside ppl who walked across the bridge covered in debris, dust, blood, fear entered our school. It was awful, I knew I have to go to the jhs around the corner from me to get my sis so we could walk the 25 blocks home. Her face was priceless as one of her classmates was told in school that she lost her mother. I remember getting home and my three younger brothers were frightened because they could've grasp what happened. There were only three channels working because the south tower carried the antennas for various channels. It was such a sad day watching neighbors covered in debris. And my mom got a phone call later on that my cousin died, he worked for Canter Fitzergald which lost the most ppl. He was on the 103th floor in the north tower. 10 years later and it seems just like yesterday. May all the souls lost on that day rest in paradise.
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It was my 2nd day of 10th

It was my 2nd day of 10th grade, 1st period bell rang at 8:45..and so I went to gym. I went to Hs downtown BK, so the skyline was always clear from my schools windows. My gym t.a came into the gym screaming that the first tower was on fire. So, I ran out the gym across the hall just in time to see a resemblance of a little black bird hit the 2nd tower. Right there I knew NYC was under attack. We all began to cry and pull out cell phones nothing worked. I went to my next class and they turned on the TV, that's when we found out the Pentagon was hit. With the military planes/jets flying over I knew this was not a great day. I watched both the north and south tower collapse in front of my eyes. Saddest thing I've seen and also, the dark smoke and debris filled the air. All I remember is trying to go home, but my school locked the doors inside. But, from the outside ppl who walked across the bridge covered in debris, dust, blood, fear entered our school. It was awful, I knew I have to go to the jhs around the corner from me to get my sis so we could walk the 25 blocks home. Her face was priceless as one of her classmates was told in school that she lost her mother. I remember getting home and my three younger brothers were frightened because they could've grasp what happened. There were only three channels working because the south tower carried the antennas for various channels. It was such a sad day watching neighbors covered in debris. And my mom got a phone call later on that my cousin died, he worked for Canter Fitzergald which lost the most ppl. He was on the 103th floor in the north tower. 10 years later and it seems just like yesterday. May all the souls lost on that day rest in paradise.
Anonymous's picture

It was my 2nd day of 10th

It was my 2nd day of 10th grade, 1st period bell rang at 8:45..and so I went to gym. I went to Hs downtown BK, so the skyline was always clear from my schools windows. My gym t.a came into the gym screaming that the first tower was on fire. So, I ran out the gym across the hall just in time to see a resemblance of a little black bird hit the 2nd tower. Right there I knew NYC was under attack. We all began to cry and pull out cell phones nothing worked. I went to my next class and they turned on the TV, that's when we found out the Pentagon was hit. With the military planes/jets flying over I knew this was not a great day. I watched both the north and south tower collapse in front of my eyes. Saddest thing I've seen and also, the dark smoke and debris filled the air. All I remember is trying to go home, but my school locked the doors inside. But, from the outside ppl who walked across the bridge covered in debris, dust, blood, fear entered our school. It was awful, I knew I have to go to the jhs around the corner from me to get my sis so we could walk the 25 blocks home. Her face was priceless as one of her classmates was told in school that she lost her mother. I remember getting home and my three younger brothers were frightened because they could've grasp what happened. There were only three channels working because the south tower carried the antennas for various channels. It was such a sad day watching neighbors covered in debris. And my mom got a phone call later on that my cousin died, he worked for Canter Fitzergald which lost the most ppl. He was on the 103th floor in the north tower. 10 years later and it seems just like yesterday. May all the souls lost on that day rest in paradise.
Anonymous's picture

It was my 2nd day of 10th

It was my 2nd day of 10th grade, 1st period bell rang at 8:45..and so I went to gym. I went to Hs downtown BK, so the skyline was always clear from my schools windows. My gym t.a came into the gym screaming that the first tower was on fire. So, I ran out the gym across the hall just in time to see a resemblance of a little black bird hit the 2nd tower. Right there I knew NYC was under attack. We all began to cry and pull out cell phones nothing worked. I went to my next class and they turned on the TV, that's when we found out the Pentagon was hit. With the military planes/jets flying over I knew this was not a great day. I watched both the north and south tower collapse in front of my eyes. Saddest thing I've seen and also, the dark smoke and debris filled the air. All I remember is trying to go home, but my school locked the doors inside. But, from the outside ppl who walked across the bridge covered in debris, dust, blood, fear entered our school. It was awful, I knew I have to go to the jhs around the corner from me to get my sis so we could walk the 25 blocks home. Her face was priceless as one of her classmates was told in school that she lost her mother. I remember getting home and my three younger brothers were frightened because they could've grasp what happened. There were only three channels working because the south tower carried the antennas for various channels. It was such a sad day watching neighbors covered in debris. And my mom got a phone call later on that my cousin died, he worked for Canter Fitzergald which lost the most ppl. He was on the 103th floor in the north tower. 10 years later and it seems just like yesterday. May all the souls lost on that day rest in paradise.
Anonymous's picture

It was my 2nd day of 10th

It was my 2nd day of 10th grade, 1st period bell rang at 8:45..and so I went to gym. I went to Hs downtown BK, so the skyline was always clear from my schools windows. My gym t.a came into the gym screaming that the first tower was on fire. So, I ran out the gym across the hall just in time to see a resemblance of a little black bird hit the 2nd tower. Right there I knew NYC was under attack. We all began to cry and pull out cell phones nothing worked. I went to my next class and they turned on the TV, that's when we found out the Pentagon was hit. With the military planes/jets flying over I knew this was not a great day. I watched both the north and south tower collapse in front of my eyes. Saddest thing I've seen and also, the dark smoke and debris filled the air. All I remember is trying to go home, but my school locked the doors inside. But, from the outside ppl who walked across the bridge covered in debris, dust, blood, fear entered our school. It was awful, I knew I have to go to the jhs around the corner from me to get my sis so we could walk the 25 blocks home. Her face was priceless as one of her classmates was told in school that she lost her mother. I remember getting home and my three younger brothers were frightened because they could've grasp what happened. There were only three channels working because the south tower carried the antennas for various channels. It was such a sad day watching neighbors covered in debris. And my mom got a phone call later on that my cousin died, he worked for Canter Fitzergald which lost the most ppl. He was on the 103th floor in the north tower. 10 years later and it seems just like yesterday. May all the souls lost on that day rest in paradise.
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It was my 2nd day of 10th

It was my 2nd day of 10th grade, 1st period bell rang at 8:45..and so I went to gym. I went to Hs downtown BK, so the skyline was always clear from my schools windows. My gym t.a came into the gym screaming that the first tower was on fire. So, I ran out the gym across the hall just in time to see a resemblance of a little black bird hit the 2nd tower. Right there I knew NYC was under attack. We all began to cry and pull out cell phones nothing worked. I went to my next class and they turned on the TV, that's when we found out the Pentagon was hit. With the military planes/jets flying over I knew this was not a great day. I watched both the north and south tower collapse in front of my eyes. Saddest thing I've seen and also, the dark smoke and debris filled the air. All I remember is trying to go home, but my school locked the doors inside. But, from the outside ppl who walked across the bridge covered in debris, dust, blood, fear entered our school. It was awful, I knew I have to go to the jhs around the corner from me to get my sis so we could walk the 25 blocks home. Her face was priceless as one of her classmates was told in school that she lost her mother. I remember getting home and my three younger brothers were frightened because they could've grasp what happened. There were only three channels working because the south tower carried the antennas for various channels. It was such a sad day watching neighbors covered in debris. And my mom got a phone call later on that my cousin died, he worked for Canter Fitzergald which lost the most ppl. He was on the 103th floor in the north tower. 10 years later and it seems just like yesterday. May all the souls lost on that day rest in paradise.
Anonymous's picture

It's just an unforgettable

It's just an unforgettable day in everyone's life and will always be remembered how many years will past then also. barristers
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Anonymous's picture

Rest In Peace to all thoes

Rest In Peace to all thoes who lost loved ones in NYC, DC and PA. I will never forget this day. For thoes that don't know Shanksville,Pa is like an hour from Pittsburgh,Pa. And for the people that keep telling everybody to move on or their tired about hearing9/11, have some respect and some class. That could've been you, your family ,your friends, me and the owner of ybf.
EmmaV's picture

i just read touching tributes

i just read touching tributes by nicki minaj , weezy , big sean and others at http://kelsnetwork.blogspot.com/
jane's picture

Time to move on

Time to move on people..........
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YOU ARE A HEARTLESS BITCH .

YOU ARE A HEARTLESS BITCH .
OHPLEASE's picture

Wow reading these stories

Wow reading these stories beside mines really touch me just so sad me as a little girl seeing something like this on tv scared me r.I.p all that lost loves one on that day :'( still bring tears to my eyes
Rochayka's picture

Wow reading these stories

Wow reading these stories beside mines really touch me just so sad me as a little girl seeing something like this on tv scared me r.I.p all that lost loves one on that day :'( still bring tears to my eyes
Rochayka's picture

Wow reading these stories

Wow reading these stories beside mines really touch me just so sad me as a little girl seeing something like this on tv scared me r.I.p all that lost loves one on that day :'( still bring tears to my eyes
Rochayka's picture

Wow reading these stories

Wow reading these stories beside mines really touch me just so sad me as a little girl seeing something like this on tv scared me r.I.p all that lost loves one on that day :'( still bring tears to my eyes
Rochayka's picture

I too remember this day like

I too remember this day like it was yesterday. I live in Brooklyn, NY but work in the City. On this very tragic day, 10 years ago, I was on my way to work, on the train, when the first plane hit and really had no idea until I got to the office that morning what was going on. We were in the conference room watching the coverage on TV and saw the second plane hit. I was devastated and started crying. It was the worst day of my life living in this great City. My heart goes out to all the victims and their loved ones. God bless America.
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yrrgeg's picture

It's been ten years. I read

It's been ten years. I read that day. Then i was 10 years old and now i'm 20. I was in school that tuesday morning when the principal announce what was going on. I remember my dad picking me up from school and stepping outside my brooklyn school and seeing dark clouds. Then night came and still dark clouds of smoke is all you see. That day many hearts were broken but as a people we were unity and never have i been so proud to a New Yorker.
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I've been watching the

I've been watching the coverage all day. Every year 9/11 affects me more and more. I was in gym class when it happened, 10th grade. I remember I was talking to my best friend about some boyfriend issues and my gym teacher wheeled a tv out into the middle of the gym with the news coverage. I glanced at it for a second and I distinctly remember wondering, "why is he was showing us a video about Israel or Pakistan during gym class?" After that we transitioned to our next period and people started talking about what had happened, I still hadn't seen any footage since early that morning so I really had no idea. One of my friends said a plane crashed into a building in Manhattan and I remember my other friend joked that TRL wouldn't be coming on that afternoon. We all laughed. It wasn't until the next period during Biology when one of our teacher's turned on the tv and it was just at the moment the South Tower fell. It was like all the air had been sucked out of the room. I live in Westchester and my school is near an Air Force base and we could hear the planes zooming above us, which of course sent everyone into a panic. Particularly because at that time we were unsure of how many hijacked planes were still in the air, at that time we thought as many as 7. I just remember this girl in my class saying, "where is that"? And someone responded it was the WTC and she screamed. I can still hear it today, it pierced through everything. About a second later everything hit me and I remembered that my father's company had a contract with a company in Tower 1. He used to tell me all the time how he hated the express elevators because they made him sick. I don't remember feeling anything after that. I remember rationalizing and telling myself they could be delivering anywhere from Jersey to Connecticut. I also remember for some reason I didn't want anyone to know...almost like saying it out loud would make it real. At the end of the period the girl whose father worked in the towers was crying and I went up to her and I said, "my dad might be there too". I guess I wanted her to maybe feel some kind of solidarity, like she wasn't alone. But as soon as the words came out I broke down and we just sat there sobbing. I distinctly remember that at that moment they were playing, on repeat, the footage of the second plane hitting the South Tower. The day went pretty quickly after that. I too declined to go to the guidance counselor. I just wanted to stay with my friends. No one could get through on their cell phones so I never even bothered calling home. There's a huge hill I would have to walk down on the way from school which gives a pretty clear view of the Manhattan skyline. I remember seeing the smoke and dust billowing from downtown Manhattan, even though I was at least 20 miles away. And to this day, I swear I could taste it. When I got home my mom was there. She said my father was in fact in Manhattan that day but she didn't know where exactly. I just remember feeling numb. We kept the news on all day. I remember my mom being scared but pretending she was fine. At around 7pm my father called. He was in the Bronx at a friend's house. When the planes hit he was in his truck in Midtown on his way to Battery Park. They called their dispatcher and he told them to turn around and come back to Westchester. But the traffic was so bad they ended up leaving the truck around 96th street and walking the rest of the way to the Bronx. I was relieved my father was ok and I remember going to school the next day and looking for that girl in my class. One of her friends told me that her dad had died in the attack. I saw her in school after that but never said anything. I think I felt...almost ashamed or guilty that my father survived while hers hadn't. After the attack I was so numb. I never cried but fear became a way of life. Most will remember that after that we had anthrax scares and all these worries about biological warfare. A plane couldn't fly by without everyone looking up and holding our collective breath. The following summer my cousin came to visit from Canada and we decided to take her on the Circle Line, which is a little cruise boat that goes around the tip of lower Manhattan. As we were on the deck I remember staring at the sky line and having this uneasy feeling like something was missing. Suddenly I remembered what was missing was the Twin Towers, and I started to sob. 9/11 has changed my life and the lives of many others who weren't even there that day in ways we can't even imagine. Terrorism; the word, the feeling, the act, has become so embedded in our national consciousness. We, especially those that travel to Manhattan frequently, as I now have to for work have this burdensome vigilance, this uneasiness, this...almost paranoia. The city moves and breathes but a little bit different than before. We see officers with automatic rifles at Grand Central and bomb sniffing dogs at MSG and inspection tables at random subway stops and we see it every day...but I don't think it's something you ever get used to. I'm a teacher and for the first time earlier this year I really delved into 9/11 with my students (the lesson was in response to the death of Osama bin Laden). It hurt so much to have to put those thoughts that I struggle with every day into their little minds. But at the same time I know that their generation has a burden mine never did before September 11th. The burden of global terrorism and what that means for us as a nation. They grow up with the understanding, at a very young age, that there are people out there that want to hurt them just because of where they live and things that have nothing to do with them as people but rather the nation as a whole. That is a concept I was blissfully ignorant to for the first 15 years of my life. Every year, for some reason 9/11 gets a little harder. I feel a little sadder. I cry a little more. Maybe it's because you find out more details, more stories, more nuances, it becomes more personal. Every year I seem to meet someone who has lost a family member or friend in the towers, so every year it becomes more real. Maybe it's because we all deal with the realization that it's been 10 years and our world isn't getting any better...or any safer. Maybe the burden of living in this constant vigilance and fear needs a breaking point, and this is the day is makes the most sense to do so. For whatever reason, it's hard and it's not getting any easier. But today in commemoration of the day a coworker posted a sermon from a rabbi that said, in part: "You should light a candle. At some point beginning tonight or tomorrow morning, take a yahrzeit candle, any candle, one that burns 24 hours, or one that burns an hour or two. Do a simple, ritual act of lighting. Interrupt your morning routine and kindle a flame. And let it sit. Why? Because there is nothing as simple as the flame of a candle, and there is nothing as poignant and universal in the sense that symbolizes the soul and simply the light that has gone out. It is a simple and yet profound ritual act that condenses the feelings that are impossible to express." So I lit my candle and cried a little less. God bless you all.
mEE's picture

these stories are scaryyyyy,

these stories are scaryyyyy, almost brought me to tears. im from houston..farrrrr away from what was going on in the east coast, and was scared as idk what, so i cant even begin to imagine how horrific it must have been in the east coast..gives me chills. God bless
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I remember that day like it

I remember that day like it was yesterday. I was a Senior is high school in Baltimore, and during my chorus class the principal came over the loud speaker with the news about the first tower. We all turned on the tv and watched with horror as the second tower was hit. I instantly felt scared because we have a World Trade Ctr building in downtown Baltimore and I wasn't sure if we were going to have an attack on us. As the news continued that's when the fear got worse for me. The Pentagon was hit. I screamed and broke down and rushed to a phone to call my grandmother. My uncle and his 8month pregnant wife worked there. As I trembled dialing her number and I heard the fear in her voice as she said hello, I asked her repeatedly where was my uncle and his wife? She said my aunt was at the doctor's but she has been trying to call my uncle ever since she heard the news and no response. Everyone in class tried to calm me but there was no calm that could have come. My family needed him. His wife needed him. They let us out of school early and I cried the entire way home. Baltimore was completely shut down. No busses were running, businesses were closed. Everyone was forced to go home and watch the horror that had come to us. Phone lines were tied up for hours, no one could contact their loved ones. Over 12hrs I watched the coverage and continuously called my uncle's phone and got no response. My aunt was frantic and no one could, or even still can for that matter, understand what was happening and why. Finally around midnight I got the call I needed. My uncle was alive, unharmed and unscathed. He said they were all evacuated and had to walk miles and miles away from the building. I didn't care how far he had to go, I was just glad that he was ok. That day is forever etched in my mind and every year since then I call him and his wife and tell them how grateful I am that they are still here. I pray for everyone who was affected by this tragedy, whether they had a loved one who was injured, killed or was just so disturbed by this.
Anonymous's picture

I remember that day like it

I remember that day like it was yesterday. I was a Senior is high school in Baltimore, and during my chorus class the principal came over the loud speaker with the news about the first tower. We all turned on the tv and watched with horror as the second tower was hit. I instantly felt scared because we have a World Trade Ctr building in downtown Baltimore and I wasn't sure if we were going to have an attack on us. As the news continued that's when the fear got worse for me. The Pentagon was hit. I screamed and broke down and rushed to a phone to call my grandmother. My uncle and his 8month pregnant wife worked there. As I trembled dialing her number and I heard the fear in her voice as she said hello, I asked her repeatedly where was my uncle and his wife? She said my aunt was at the doctor's but she has been trying to call my uncle ever since she heard the news and no response. Everyone in class tried to calm me but there was no calm that could have come. My family needed him. His wife needed him. They let us out of school early and I cried the entire way home. Baltimore was completely shut down. No busses were running, businesses were closed. Everyone was forced to go home and watch the horror that had come to us. Phone lines were tied up for hours, no one could contact their loved ones. Over 12hrs I watched the coverage and continuously called my uncle's phone and got no response. My aunt was frantic and no one could, or even still can for that matter, understand what was happening and why. Finally around midnight I got the call I needed. My uncle was alive, unharmed and unscathed. He said they were all evacuated and had to walk miles and miles away from the building. I didn't care how far he had to go, I was just glad that he was ok. That day is forever etched in my mind and every year since then I call him and his wife and tell them how grateful I am that they are still here. I pray for everyone who was affected by this tragedy, whether they had a loved one who was injured, killed or was just so disturbed by this.
Anonymous's picture

I remember that day like it

I remember that day like it was yesterday. I was a Senior is high school in Baltimore, and during my chorus class the principal came over the loud speaker with the news about the first tower. We all turned on the tv and watched with horror as the second tower was hit. I instantly felt scared because we have a World Trade Ctr building in downtown Baltimore and I wasn't sure if we were going to have an attack on us. As the news continued that's when the fear got worse for me. The Pentagon was hit. I screamed and broke down and rushed to a phone to call my grandmother. My uncle and his 8month pregnant wife worked there. As I trembled dialing her number and I heard the fear in her voice as she said hello, I asked her repeatedly where was my uncle and his wife? She said my aunt was at the doctor's but she has been trying to call my uncle ever since she heard the news and no response. Everyone in class tried to calm me but there was no calm that could have come. My family needed him. His wife needed him. They let us out of school early and I cried the entire way home. Baltimore was completely shut down. No busses were running, businesses were closed. Everyone was forced to go home and watch the horror that had come to us. Phone lines were tied up for hours, no one could contact their loved ones. Over 12hrs I watched the coverage and continuously called my uncle's phone and got no response. My aunt was frantic and no one could, or even still can for that matter, understand what was happening and why. Finally around midnight I got the call I needed. My uncle was alive, unharmed and unscathed. He said they were all evacuated and had to walk miles and miles away from the building. I didn't care how far he had to go, I was just glad that he was ok. That day is forever etched in my mind and every year since then I call him and his wife and tell them how grateful I am that they are still here. I pray for everyone who was affected by this tragedy, whether they had a loved one who was injured, killed or was just so disturbed by this.
Anonymous's picture

I remember that day like it

I remember that day like it was yesterday. I was a Senior is high school in Baltimore, and during my chorus class the principal came over the loud speaker with the news about the first tower. We all turned on the tv and watched with horror as the second tower was hit. I instantly felt scared because we have a World Trade Ctr building in downtown Baltimore and I wasn't sure if we were going to have an attack on us. As the news continued that's when the fear got worse for me. The Pentagon was hit. I screamed and broke down and rushed to a phone to call my grandmother. My uncle and his 8month pregnant wife worked there. As I trembled dialing her number and I heard the fear in her voice as she said hello, I asked her repeatedly where was my uncle and his wife? She said my aunt was at the doctor's but she has been trying to call my uncle ever since she heard the news and no response. Everyone in class tried to calm me but there was no calm that could have come. My family needed him. His wife needed him. They let us out of school early and I cried the entire way home. Baltimore was completely shut down. No busses were running, businesses were closed. Everyone was forced to go home and watch the horror that had come to us. Phone lines were tied up for hours, no one could contact their loved ones. Over 12hrs I watched the coverage and continuously called my uncle's phone and got no response. My aunt was frantic and no one could, or even still can for that matter, understand what was happening and why. Finally around midnight I got the call I needed. My uncle was alive, unharmed and unscathed. He said they were all evacuated and had to walk miles and miles away from the building. I didn't care how far he had to go, I was just glad that he was ok. That day is forever etched in my mind and every year since then I call him and his wife and tell them how grateful I am that they are still here. I pray for everyone who was affected by this tragedy, whether they had a loved one who was injured, killed or was just so disturbed by this.
Anonymous's picture

Thank you for sharing your

Thank you for sharing your individual stories. I may not have been there with you but I grieved nevertheless. God Bless you all!
Anonymous's picture

I remember that day like it

I remember that day like it was yesterday. I was a Senior is high school in Baltimore, and during my chorus class the principal came over the loud speaker with the news about the first tower. We all turned on the tv and watched with horror as the second tower was hit. I instantly felt scared because we have a World Trade Ctr building in downtown Baltimore and I wasn't sure if we were going to have an attack on us. As the news continued that's when the fear got worse for me. The Pentagon was hit. I screamed and broke down and rushed to a phone to call my grandmother. My uncle and his 8month pregnant wife worked there. As I trembled dialing her number and I heard the fear in her voice as she said hello, I asked her repeatedly where was my uncle and his wife? She said my aunt was at the doctor's but she has been trying to call my uncle ever since she heard the news and no response. Everyone in class tried to calm me but there was no calm that could have come. My family needed him. His wife needed him. They let us out of school early and I cried the entire way home. Baltimore was completely shut down. No busses were running, businesses were closed. Everyone was forced to go home and watch the horror that had come to us. Phone lines were tied up for hours, no one could contact their loved ones. Over 12hrs I watched the coverage and continuously called my uncle's phone and got no response. My aunt was frantic and no one could, or even still can for that matter, understand what was happening and why. Finally around midnight I got the call I needed. My uncle was alive, unharmed and unscathed. He said they were all evacuated and had to walk miles and miles away from the building. I didn't care how far he had to go, I was just glad that he was ok. That day is forever etched in my mind and every year since then I call him and his wife and tell them how grateful I am that they are still here. I pray for everyone who was affected by this tragedy, whether they had a loved one who was injured, killed or was just so disturbed by this.
Joelle's picture

I remember that day like it

I remember that day like it was yesterday. I was a Senior is high school in Baltimore, and during my chorus class the principal came over the loud speaker with the news about the first tower. We all turned on the tv and watched with horror as the second tower was hit. I instantly felt scared because we have a World Trade Ctr building in downtown Baltimore and I wasn't sure if we were going to have an attack on us. As the news continued that's when the fear got worse for me. The Pentagon was hit. I screamed and broke down and rushed to a phone to call my grandmother. My uncle and his 8month pregnant wife worked there. As I trembled dialing her number and I heard the fear in her voice as she said hello, I asked her repeatedly where was my uncle and his wife? She said my aunt was at the doctor's but she has been trying to call my uncle ever since she heard the news and no response. Everyone in class tried to calm me but there was no calm that could have come. My family needed him. His wife needed him. They let us out of school early and I cried the entire way home. Baltimore was completely shut down. No busses were running, businesses were closed. Everyone was forced to go home and watch the horror that had come to us. Phone lines were tied up for hours, no one could contact their loved ones. Over 12hrs I watched the coverage and continuously called my uncle's phone and got no response. My aunt was frantic and no one could, or even still can for that matter, understand what was happening and why. Finally around midnight I got the call I needed. My uncle was alive, unharmed and unscathed. He said they were all evacuated and had to walk miles and miles away from the building. I didn't care how far he had to go, I was just glad that he was ok. That day is forever etched in my mind and every year since then I call him and his wife and tell them how grateful I am that they are still here. I pray for everyone who was affected by this tragedy, whether they had a loved one who was injured, killed or was just so disturbed by this.
Joelle's picture

I can remember like it was

I can remember like it was yesterday. I was living in Hawai’i enjoying my last time with my friends before I was to fly to the mainland and start Army Basic Combat Training. I remember coming home going to bed with the t.v on and then waking up to see the burning towers. Thinking it was a movie on TNT I turn the channel and to my horror there it is again. So I turn the channel once more an realize it wasn’t a movie or a joke. We were under attack and I now had a very big decision to make. I remember one of my best friends calling me asking if this means I’m going to war. I tell her I doubt it that I haven’t even left for basic training yet. The she asks the million dollar question. “Are you still going to go?”…. It took a whole week for my recruiter to get in contact with me. Finally he did. At first he tried the whole you still have to go regardless. But I guess he forgot that my mother used to be in the Army and that my Step-father was in the Army. I knew I didn’t have to go anywhere. Once we got that established, I asked for a day to think about it. I thought long and hard about it too. The next day my recruiter called back to ask if I had made my decision. I told him I had and that I would still be joining the Army. He told me that he would be by hopefully the next week to pick me up, since there were no planes flying in or out of Hawai’i at this time. The next week came, he picked me up September 18, 2001. I went to MEPS, swore in again. The next day Septemeber 19, 2001 I was on a plane to Fort Leonard Wood, Missourri to start my Basic Training. Here I am 10 years later still serving this great country we call the United states of America. I am proud to be an American Soldier, fighting for our freedom and the American way of life. I am proud to have served a combat tour in Iraq. I am proud to continue to fight this war on terrorism so that when my 7 year old grows to be a productive and successfull young man that he will not have to fight. To all who have lost a loved one on 9/11, to those who have lost loved ones in the fight on terrorism, and to those of my fellow Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardmen I salute you and I wll continue to fight by your side and keep you and your family in my prayers. GOD Bless!!!!!
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To the young lady who's mom

To the young lady who's mom was upset about there being a charge... I agree but I don't think it's so much they are trying to make money... I just think they have to pay utilities for all that water, light, and the contractors who constructed it, and security to protect it from vandalism... I really hope & pray that they wouldn't try to capitalize on others pain!
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9/11 OVERLOAD's picture

This a sad and people are

This a sad and people are taking this day very hard because they may have lost friends family grandmother grandfather mothers or father... and you want to post something ignorant on here when people are expressing their tragic stories... grow up
Anonymous's picture

This a sad and people are

This a sad and people are taking this day very hard because they may have lost friends family grandmother grandfather mothers or father... and you want to post something ignorant on here when people are expressing their tragic stories... grow up
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