Where were you on 9/11???

[T-Red]

I was stationed at NAS Oceana VFA-105 when this happened, talk about a crazy and long day, worked about 19 hours that day and didnt know if we were going to be able to leave or head straight to the aircraft carrier. This picture was taken sept. 9th by my squadron, who would have known it would be one of the last pictures taken of the towers

[Swamp Critter]

I was just walking in through the door from dropping my kids off at school. I was off from work that day, and at the time my wife was on her way to class at UL in Lafayette. The phone rang as I was opening the door, and when I answered it was my mother asking if I was watching the news. I said no, just walking in. She said turn it on, two planes just hit the world trade center, and they're saying it must be a terrorist attack. It was probably less than a minute or two after the second plane hit, and they were showing the re-plays from nearby building camera feeds. My wife had one class, with hardly anyone there, and the rest were cancelled for the day. Stayed glued to the TV all day long. Hard to say what was the most shocking to see. Not seeing the actual second crash live, it was probably the people jumping, then the towers falling. I still felt a cold, deep hatred seeing the 10th anniversary stuff lately on TV, and a HUGE feeling of respect for the ones who went in to help those trying to get out. So many didn't make it.

[youu_whoo_whoo]

I was in fourth grade and the principal announced what had happened. I remember wondering what exactly they were talking about because I did not know what the twin towers were. When my dad came and got me after school he explained what had happened, and after i saw it on tv i finally grasped what a big deal this attack was. I remember my thoughts and feelings as i replayed that image over and over in my head. It was a lot for me, as a fourth grader, to grasp.