Anticipating offering an economic crime lecture at Cambridge’ Jesus College later in week, I telephoned a London-based daughter who told me to put on the “tellie.” I did so and saw the second WTC hit. International media played reactions in big cities including the USA embassy facing Grosvenor Sq. For the balance of the day in Cambridge, my wife and […]
Just as when JFK was killed I’m sure anyone of age you ask could tell you exactly where they were that fateful day. On September 10th I had traveled to Denver from my home in Massachusetts the night before and what stood out to begin this whole week was that when I flew out from Connecticut’s […]
We were sitting at the kitchen table having breakfast. It was only when the second plane flew into the second tower we realized what was happening. As our son often flew out of Logan International airport in Boston, we just sat frozen in our chairs. Soon our phone rang and it was our son saying he was alright, […]
I was getting ready to take my kids to school that day. After I dropped them off, I went to my Mom’s house. I re-enlisted in the Army Reserves because of 9-11 and have spent the last 5 years on Active duty. Teri M Goode Pueblo West, CO
I was living in San Francisco. I woke up earlier than usual on September 11th, and for some unknown reason, I turned on the TV (which I never did in the morning). At first, I thought the that the news I heard and saw was all a terrible accident. As I got ready for work, my […]
I was with a family member in the car when we heard about a plane hitting the twin towers…it was almost taken in stride,as did a lot of people-thinking it was just a rare bad accident. Then within minutes-they said another plane had hit and it was like the whole world when dead quiet! As […]
My father and I had mixed emotions that morning; we had just buried my mother a few days before. The thing I remember was the way the small community of Marysville, Ohio came together, flew flags and opened the churches for prayer, and I got to spend an extra week with my father until I […]
My wife Helen and I were living in our retirement home in Hilton Head, SC. After breakfast that morning she left to attend her ladies’ weekly Bible Study, while I remained at home to attend to a few chores. The phone rang. My wife said; “Turn on the TV!” I was appalled at what I […]
I am a teacher in San Antonio. I was straightening my room when the principal and vice principal came and told me about the attacks. My child was 2 years old and my first thought was, “What kind of a world have I brought my daughter into?” . When my second grade class came back […]
September 11 was a sunny late-summer morning in Chicago’s west suburbs. On my way to teach my 1st class, I turned on my car radio just as the 1st plane struck the Tower. Incredibly, reports from the local news stations seemed stupidly confused and contradictory, as if unable to grasp the reality of what was […]
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