Where Were You On 9/11/01?

[razark]

My (now ex-) wife woke me up that morning with the news that a plane had hit a building in New York. My first thought was of the B-25 the hit the Empire State Building in WWII, and thought no more of it as I got ready for class. Later, I turned on the TV, and found out about the second tower, and then they reported about the Pentagon. I completely forgot about going to class that day. Spent most of the day watching the TV.

[Castout]

Though I'm not American I still remember that day. I was in Singapore doing my tertiary education. Saw it on TV in the student dorm and was wtf. I knew that would bring some retaliation actions/ consequences. Action times ahead.

What I didn't know that that retaliation would still going on by 2011(Afghanistan and Iraq deployment, both are still quite unfinished business, both are a mess with corrupt officials in both countries you can even say repressive for Iraq)

[Stealhead]

I was in My AGE shop doing a PM on a power unit at Ramstein AB Germany it was actually in the afternoon due to time zones for me but it was really strange because the shop was sort of empty that day and just before the afternoon 15 minute break another airman and I heard a report on AFN radio but the news they had at this moment was about it having been a small private plane crashing so it did not sound so serious in fact we both commented on how bad the pilot or confused the pilot must have been.

We both walk into the break room and TSgt Campbell is standing there looking really serious which was odd for him.He had the ThreatCon DELTA placards in his hand and they where the real world ones not the training ones when you see those come out you know right away something has happened.He told everyone around about what was known at the time this was before the second plane hit so it was not 100% confirmed yet but the base commander went to DELTA anyway.

We saw the second one hit live on AFN (it was NBC news). Basically that was a moment I wont forget because I knew right then that something serious was happening.Then a few minutes later after the Pentagon got hit they gathered up some of us to go to the armory to get M-16s because it was unknown then what else might happen.I guess it felt like Pearl Harbor and myself at least I thought if they come at this base on foot to attack us I am unloading.

People say that it was a really nice clear day in most of the US and it was also a very nice day in Germany(or at least in my region) that day.One very strange thing happened early that day though while several of us where outside a duck just dropped form the sky dead right over top of us.Maybe it was an omen.

Germans started putting tons of flowers around both main gates and one guys wife was German and she made us must have been 1000 different cookies she said she did that to help the younger people who where not married and away from their parents and homes to feel less home sick.

[jumpy]

Sinking a pint or two in the pub.
Back when I had the money for that sort of thing

[Reece]

I was home, and it was near midnight here when the towers collapsed, the reporter was clearly stressed, this was probably the most horrific scene I have seen unfold "as it happened", I don't mind saying I broke down, never do I want to witness anything like it again, my heart went out to all the loved ones!
Something I will never forget, damned Muslim extremists!!

[BossMark]

On my way home from work, couldn't believe what was going on

[Anthony W.]

My mother said my father was pulling.out of the driveway when he just stopped the car where it was, walked to the door, and said, "Turn on the news."

[magic452]

I had just woke up and turned on the news about 5 minutes after the first plane hit and just sat there all day watching everything.

I sometimes use to say " I think I'll watch the morning news to see if the world ended and nobody told me" I said that that day and for many in NY the world did indeed end. I haven't said that since.

Magic

[Flaxpants]

Sitting in a restaurant in Koh Samui eating lunch. My neighbour at the time was an american, when I got back home I told him what had happened, at first he thought I must have been joking....till he turned on his TV.

[Anthony W.]

Originally Posted by jumpy

Sinking a pint or two in the pub.
Back when I had the money for that sort of thing

Is that a joke?

[jumpy]

Originally Posted by Anthony W.

Is that a joke?

Why do you ask?

[Betonov]

Preparing my books in my room while watching a movie. It was a start of my first year at a high school. A friend of mine called me that the US was under attack. My first thought was a millitary invasion (World in Conflict anyone?) but then proceded to tell me that airplanes have struck the WTC. Turned on the TV and there it was.

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

I was in 7th grade and I had habit of checking what have happened around the world right after coming home. I opened TV and there it was. At the time North Tower was in fire and few minutes later United 175 hit South Tower. I was quite shocked and angry. I knew that someone will pay heavy price for this but Afganistan War came as surprise to me.

[Anthony W.]

Originally Posted by jumpy

Why do you ask?

Because this event was our second Pearl Harbor.

16 year old German's account from a magazine I was reading at the doctor's office, "in a nation where waving its own flag was too great a show of nationalism, here we were, all dressed in red white and blue, waving flags and singing anthems"

And you said it like it was nothing

[Hottentot]

*Gets popcorn*