It is hard for me to believe that it has been 10 years since the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
I remember very clearly where I was at when I saw the news coverage of the plane hitting the first tower.
I was getting ready to go to work and watching the Today Show when they broke their regular programming to show that a plane had hit the tower. I kept thinking that a mistake must have happened – that it was a small plane gone wrong and it was a horrible mistake. And while my heart hurt for the people inside of the plane, I really thought nothing else of the coverage.
Until….
The second plane crashed into the other tower. I knew at that point it was deliberate and I sat and watched in horror for the rest of the morning. Nothing prepared me for the images of people being rushed to safety, a plane hitting the Pentagon, another plane crashing in an open field, firefighters and policemen risking their lives to control chaos, tens of thousands of people walking across the Brooklyn Bridge to safety, or the final implosion of the two towers as they came crashing down.
So, today I say a prayer today for all of those who lost a loved one either in the attacks or fighting to control the chaos on September 11, 2001.
What about you? Where were you at and what were you doing on September 11?
Charline says
I had just gotten to school to teach my innocent 2nd graders when I heard about it. I wanted to send the kids home so they could be with their mammas and daddies and I wanted my 5 and 2 year old. We learned that day to treasure each day! Now those 2nd graders are seniors and graduating soon. Everyone,s life is different now.
Selena says
I was cleaning a patient’s teeth when the receptionist came back and said a plane had hit the WTC. I was thinking a small plane as well. I thought to myself what person can’t see a building that big? I soon realized, in horror, what had happen. I turned on the tv in my operatory and watched in disbelief as the events unfolded. I could hardly con’t working. My patients and I could barely get through the appointments. Even today it still seems like it just happened and yet I didn’t have children then, so in that respect it seems a long time ago. Make any sense??
Kelly says
I, too, was getting ready to leave for work. I remember not thinking too much about it when I heard about the first tower. The news said it was just a small plane or helicopter. I was too focused that morning on my 11am doctor appointment to hear the heartbeat of my 12 week old fetus for the first time. I arrived at work just in time to watch in horror on my bosses tv the second plane crash into the south tower. Next, the pentagon, then flight 93. I remember sitting there in shock, scared to death that my husband & I were bringing an innocent life into this mess. We made it to our 11am appt, still in shock. My doctor was in a daze as she placed the doplar on my belly. As soon as we heard the rushing whoosh, whoosh, whoosh of our little ones heartbeat, we knew we were so very blessed. I remember holding my little belly, watching the horrifying news for that week. He kept hope going for us. He still does now @ at 91/2.