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    9/11............your own story.

    Forshadowed but sometimes forgotten Beneath all the media specials and planned events to mark 9/11/11
    comes the "everyday person" story of simple actions that caused one to react instinctively in one way or
    another whether near or many miles from the site. I'm very interested in stories "outside the box" (sort of
    speak) ...... please tell your story in a few sentences.
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    NEVER FORGET 9/11

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    I remember that morning vividly..... I was driving my usual 60 mile commute to Chicago to go to work listening to "Mancow's Morning Madhouse" I'm sure a couple mid-westerners here know who that is. Anyway, he was kinda a "shockjock" and announced that a plane flew into the WTC. I was like, "Yeah,, Right..." No one really knew what was going on at that point and, if it was real, sounded like a small private aircraft or something. All of a sudden, Mancow and his possie were all screaming! They then all started shouting that another plane just crashed into the WTC!!

    I was like, Woah, WTF! And immediately changed my radio to 780AM. Sure enough, it was no hoax. Details were scrambled and the reporters were flustered but they did confirm that both WTC buildings were hit by large aircraft. I immediately thought "terrorist attack!"

    At this time I was in the Rosemont area next to Ohere airport. Most of the drivers on I90 were driving more irratically than usual and everyone, including me, was peaking out there windows at the skies for aircraft. I wasn't scared but was in shock over the details I was hearing.


    When I finally got to work, I told all the other guys what was happening and we all had radios going listening to the details unfold and the attack on the pentagon. What was really weirs is the only two calls I got while I was there for 3 hours were both from Arabic gentlemen. I don't hold anything against them but I thought it was kinda strange and they didn't say a word about what was going on. Neither did I though.

    My boss finally called me and told me to let everyone go home. After that, It was a blurr I think I just sat in front of my TV for 12 hours in awe...

    I think it's very important to remember the victims of this tragic day and fight to make it better.... However,,,, We SHOULD NOT let these FU(ks Destroy our rights, freedoms and induce fear. This is what they want. The United States is a great country, and we need to keep it that way.
    Adam
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    My office was 10 blocks north of WTC.
    On a clear day I could see people standing on the roof observation deck of WTC2.
    I saw WTC2 collapse when I was riding my bike down Fifth Avenue.
    When I got to my office I went to the roof and watched as Tower1 burned and collapsed.
    I lost a best friend who was in the Windows on the World restaurant.

    It was the first time in my life
    that my mind did not believe what my eyes had truly witnessed . . .
    I looked out my window for days somehow expecting to see the Towers again.

    I will never forget . . .

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    600 miles east , out in the Atlantic , it was a beautiful September morning just like it was in NYC.
    I had just gone into the city to do a few errands and had stopped in one of the banks. I could immediately tell something wasn't right when I went in the hall. There was a large overhead TV with CNN on and everyone in the hall had put their business aside and was watching the screen.
    At that point only the first tower was on fire and details were sketchy ..you know , the small aircraft rumour.

    Went right back to work and every TV in the office was on. We all saw the second crash in total disbelief. The atmosphere was so sombre that a long awaited for department function to be held that day was cancelled.

    We're only a tiny reef in the middle of nowhere , but three Bermudians lost their lives in the disaster. My wonderfull neighbor works for a local firm whose NY office had terrible losses in the disaster too .

    Strange how these things become etched in our minds .. I can also take you to the exact spot where I was when I heard about JFK's assasination and the Space Shuttle disaster too . (And I was just a wee little boy when JFK was shot )
    Just because something's old doesn't mean you throw it away !

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    Heard about the first airship hitting from a co-worker's wife by phone...5 minutes later, the second...our work was cancelled for the day...went home, stayed glued to the tv coverage for the next xx hours. Could not believe the overwhelming gravitational pull to NYC during and then again when I awoke. Kept waiting for the news of our counter-strike...two months later was two months too long in my book. Had I been given access to "the button", by Sept 15, the "Middle East" would have been unrecognizable to "them" as well as their ancient ancestors...and my finger would be poised to launch on the 16th as well.

    Son of a WW2 Veteran...and with kind regards,

    Phil S.

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    My wife and I had taken my grandmother to have blood work done near PBIA Palm Beach International Airport, and while she was inside the building Gina and I were standing outside watching the planes fly over and Gina commented on what a beautiful day it was to be flying somewhere. When we got home 8:30am we had turned on the TV and were watching GMA when they announced that a plane had just flown into the WTC. We couldn't believe what we were seeing.

    My wife worked at a Publix store about 1.5 miles from our home and when the picture of Mohammad Atta was shown on the news she started shaking and said oh my God, he used to come into my store with one of the other guys and by cigarettes from me. One of her associates was in the same flight school and sat next to him in class.


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