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I will never forget.

#24
Woke up that day for school, turned the TV on to catch the news while I got dressed. Two minutes after I turned the TV on, the second plane hit. I wasn't even there, and I can remember the feeling in the air that there was change in the air. World Issues was my second period class that day, and our teacher told us "Your assignment today is to go home and watch the news. I'll deal with everyone's third and fourth period teachers."

The whole thing seems kind of surreal, even still. My heart goes out to everyone we lost.
 
#25
i remember i was 25 .. i was scheduled to marry on 9/29 ... the day it happened i was at work .. went home to see my now ex wife during lunch ... she was 6 months pregnant with my daughter and sleeping ..

we scheduled 9/29 instead of 9/22 because of a U of M football game on 9/22 and the Bi-week was 9/29 .. they ended up cancelling all games on 9/22 and the game ended up being 9/29 .. on the day of our wedding the reception room had a big screen and everybody wanted to watch the game, lol. ex wife hated that!
 
#27
MakiSupaStar said:
Yeah, I'm not a very emotional person, but going to the WTC memorial is pretty overwhelming. I was in NYC by myself, and I pretty much sat down at the nearest bench and called everyone I loved. It was pretty intense. At first glance it looks like a construction site, but closer inspection really makes it a gut wrenching thing. I'm glad I took the time to see it. I would recommend it to everyone.
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I was there in 2003, and that was the single most overwhelming experience I've had. I still get choked up and start to cry thinking about it...the notes in the fences...the photos...

...never forget.

:bawl:

:mad:
 
#30
It was a sad event, no matter who was responsible for whatever the "reason".

The good thing about life is there are a lot of great loving moments to counterbalance the sad.

Peace to all of the families

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#32
steve21 said:
It's weird, seems like a lifetime has passed but I also pretty clearly remember everything about that day.
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Yeah, it's like the world stood still...it's very vivid in my mind, still.

The weeks afterward were eerie as well, the band I was in rehearsed near Orlando International Airport. We had gotten so used to the constant aircraft traffic overhead (OIA is the third busiest airport in the US), and for the weeks afterward, it was weird to not hear them between tunes....

Brian, the electronics tech here in the shop, was working at a repair/used guitar shop in Manhattan when this all went down, and spent about 30 minutes this morning telling his 9/11 story...man...
 
#33
I had moved out of NYC by 9/11 but still had most of my friends and some family there. I wished I had still lived nearby so I could do something to help. My younger sister lived near the WTC at the time, so I was freaking out...trying to call her and my mom to make sure that she was ok. She, and my friends were all ok, but it made me cherish those relationships more, and reminded me that there are people all over the world living under the constant threat of violence.

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#39
I remember that day vividly as well. I was at work, and heard the news over the radio. At first they thought it was an accident, but it wasn't long before we found out it was terrorists. Awful, just awful. I think I walked around in a daze for days afterwards.
 
#40
I was unemployed at the time - I was actually filling out an application for my current job when I heard. The HR department was all listening to the radio while I was filling it out. Then I went home and watched tv for about 2 weeks straight. I will never forget the absolute horror of watching those towers fall. I will also never forget the anger I felt and the desire to take out whoever was responsible. It's still there.
 

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