Never forget

[Loving_life35]

Respect to all your feelings.

I certainly dont have some of the memories that other posters have but I was working in a country in the Middle East when the tragic event started. It certainly drew things into perspective as we went to the airport to come home a few days later under military escort. Some of the details in the various documentaries are harrowing to say the least. So horrible and sad.

What was the Middle East reaction to it all? I’d be interested in knowing bc I heard rumors that they praised the attack (terrorist ground not the Middle East itself)

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

Two lesser known stories of 9/11 . A month before the actor James Woods was on a flight with four men acting strangely and he reported it to authorities and the FBI. Turns out it was the hijackers dong a dry run for the attack a month later....

Secondly was the flotilla to get people off Manhattan after the attacks. 500,000 were stranded when bridges and tunnels were closed. The Coast Guard put out an SOS for any boat int he area to help get people to NJ and other places... Every form of boat from fishing boats to yachts helped that day. The link is to a PBS show on it and it is very powerful.... Had a friend who played football in college.. When they swarmed the Staten Island ferry trying to get off, the conductor wanted to collect the fare. My friend and another guy moved him out of the way and said " not today" .

 

[DarrylS]

That’s crazy that your school didn’t let you watch it. The TVs came on in my second period class after the first plane hit. It was right as we were walking in. Minutes later, we saw the second plane hit live.

My 6 year old grandson could not handle the stress, completely lost it in school so much so we took him to the ER as we could not settle him down... fortunately by the end of the day he regained control, but different kids handled that stress in different ways. Later I learned that many of them thought there were more than two planes involved as they kept showing the footage... the teachers were completely stressed as well.. no one knew how to deal with that day, least of all young children.

 

[Kontradiction]

My 6 year old grandson could not handle the stress, completely lost it in school so much so we took him to the ER as we could not settle him down... fortunately by the end of the day he regained control, but different kids handled that stress in different ways. Later I learned that many of them thought there were more than two planes involved as they kept showing the footage... the teachers were completely stressed as well.. no one knew how to deal with that day, least of all young children.

Yeah, I could see why schools wouldn’t want young children to watch what was happening that day. For whatever reason, I thought @lancerman was around my age.

 

[Kdo5]

Absolutely terrible day. I’ve always been horrified and fascinated by the events of that day and watched many documentaries and videos. The audio of passengers, people in the towers, ATC…so haunting.

I was only 11 at the time, unlike many here we were not told about it at school. I found out when I got home and my mom told us and we watched the TV all night. As a child I remember for the first team feeling fear and scared that we would be attacked too.

There was definitely some innocence lost for a lot of people that day. High emotions for everyone and a strong desire to get the bastards behind it. That day certainly changed our country, perhaps more than we have even realized.

RIP to the victims and the families who still struggle with their losses that day. I’m having a lazy ass day and might flip on a documentary later.

 

[Clonamery]

What I remember later day: lived/worked on Long Island and on my way home as I drove north on the parkway, I looked left and saw the smoke of what remained of the towers wafting above the nyc skyline 35 miles away. It took me 3 hours to get home (25 miles) because there were no traffic lights and there was an even mix of hysterical and calm drivers. No cell phone. No cable. Neighbors out talking to each other. Not a time to be alone with your thoughts.

 

[Scotty]

What was the Middle East reaction to it all? I’d be interested in knowing bc I heard rumors that they praised the attack (terrorist ground not the Middle East itself)

Honestly , I never saw any reaction praising what had happened. Local work colleagues were just as shocked as we were , many were speechless and did not know what to say.

 

[DaBruinz]

Honestly , I never saw any reaction praising what had happened. Local work colleagues were just as shocked as we were , many were speechless and did not know what to say.

It depended on which Middle Eastern Country you were in, I guess. Though a majority of them had the reaction you mention about being shocked.

 

[mgteich]

Ah, I got you. I was in 10th at the time. They probably felt we were better able to handle it and wanted us to witness history.

I recall the day in October 12 when I listed to my transistor radio all day at school to hear if a war would start. We were very, very close. I was much more fearful in 1962 than in 2001.

For you youngsters, I suggest watching the movie "The Missiles Of October" or one of the many documentaries.

 

[KDPPatsfan85]

I was a Junior in HS. My HS was so overcrowded that my math class was in an audio room of the library. It was just a normal day until someone ran into the room and said that a plane hit one of the world trade center buildings. We all thought it was an accident and then about 15 minutes later, someone else ran in and said that another plane hit the second tower. At that point, we knew this was no accident. My teacher stopped with the lesson and there was a TV on in the library so we all went to watch until the period ended. As I was watching, I was thinking of something that happened in 1998. We bomb the Afghanistan terror training camps and I remember Osama Bin Laden said in a newspaper, "Worst is yet to come."

When the period ended, we all headed to our next class which was homeroom. Everyone was talking about the WTC and we were all shocked.
While sitting in homeroom, an announcement by the headmaster was that a plane hit the pentagon. I can remember seeing everyone's face, we were all terrified. Ten minutes later, I was called down to the office, I was told that my mother called for me to get in my car and come home. There were rumors of multiple planes hijacked and will be hitting multiple landmarks in multiple states. Rumors of the Lincoln tunnel bombed, my mom's bf at the time who was a cop was ordered to go and defend Sikorsky in case of an attack. Once I got home, my eyes were glued to the tv. It's all I watched. Our world changed that day, and it was never the same after that. I will never forget that day even though it seems a lot of people did.

 

[scott99]

I recall the day in October 12 when I listed to my transistor radio all day at school to hear if a war would start. We were very, very close. I was much more fearful in 1962 than in 2001.

For you youngsters, I suggest watching the movie "The Missiles Of October" or one of the many documentaries.

Very scary times in 1962, I was born around the times of the Cuban Missile crisis (born Oct 5, 1962), so I learned about it from my parents. The world was on edge, fearing a possible nuclear world war.

That being said, 9/11 was something that actually happened, and nearly 3,000 Americans lost their lives. Let’s not forget, all Americans had no clue if more terrorist attacks would continue to happen. It wasn’t until the last plane in the air landed and was accounted for, that people could finally take a breath. Then a month or so later, there was a plane crash in NY, while Americans were still on edge. Of course the 1st thought was terrorism.

I’d say Pearl Harbor, Cuban Missile crisis and 9/11 were all extremely scary times in the history of the U.S.

 

[Dingleberry]

I had to take Tuesday, September 11th off from my job as an English teacher as I was on my way to my Uncle's funeral. Heard about the planes driving on 495 while listening to Howard Stern. Needless to say, I arrived at the church more shaken than I already had been. We watched the events unfold during the reception later.

I didn't have to handle 9/11 amongst the students, although the days that followed brought out a lot of questions and fears. Questions we didn't really have answers to. Not sure we still have the real answers, to be honest.

 

[TomPatriot]

On the whole, I would rather forget, thank you very much.

 

[borg]

I'd love to see a picture of that memorial.

 

[scout]

Growing up, the low flying planes flightpath was over my house. Years later, jets scrambled from Otis AFB to New York in minutes. Crowds on the streets ducked and a person shouted out, "it's one of ours". Meanwhile, I turned on the TV as I watched my 1 year old twins. It would never be the same and I will never forget.

 

[Tony2046]

To think that happened 20 years ago. I remember it like it was yesterday, a young, frightened 9 year old girl watching in horror when I got home from school with my family the two towers collapsing. Such a sad day. I try to watch the tributes today but I can't hold back tears when watching all the families still suffering.

Never forget.

Ash

One thing that chokes me up to this day is watching video of the NYPD and FD going into the second building and trying to get people out knowing the first building had fallen. Unbelievable heroism.

The terrorists wanted to strike fear into our hearts and NY City and this country shoved it right back up their asses.

 

[borg]

One thing that chokes me up to this day is watching video of the NYPD and FD going into the second building and trying to get people out knowing the first building had fallen. Unbelievable heroism.

A family friend lost her firefighter brother in the towers that day. She became heavily involved in several of the "survivor" organizations afterward. At one point, she along with several other relatives who also lost family members in the towers were flown down to Guantanamo Bay by the military to witness one of the trials of a captured terrorist.
The "defendant" entered the hearing room, saw the unusual group gathered in the room, and apparently asked his attorney who these people were. After being told, he stared at the group and then used his hands to simulate a plane crash.
True story

 

[Scotty]

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Very powerful and humbling at the same time

 

[DaBruinz]

Just found these videos. And this firefighter mentions things that I hadn't heard before...











9/11 Stories: Steve Buscemi

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

What was the Middle East reaction to it all? I’d be interested in knowing bc I heard rumors that they praised the attack (terrorist ground not the Middle East itself)

Celebrations by Palestinians...

Netanyahu’s son recirculates footage of Palestinians celebrating 9/11 attacks