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RE: Where were you the day the U.S. Paused? - 9/11/2008 5:54:01 PM

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We were on a golf vacation to Bend OR. We saw the news before our round. That day we were paired with a couple from Canada and they said they wouldn't be able to get home for a few days because the border was closed. When we finished playing we were glued to the TV.

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RE: Where were you the day the U.S. Paused? - 9/11/2008 6:03:27 PM

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I had to get my nyc state id which is in lower manhatten, I caught a brief glimpe from several blocks away. I cant and dont want to get any closer than that.

i lived in NY in 2002-2003. (Don't let me get started on the power grid failure...that scared the crap outta me) i could never go to ground zero...it was just too painful. i hated crossing the Brooklyn bridge and seeing the empty spaces in the skyline. There were too many memories. i can remember school field trips to the WTC as a kid, thinking i could never lean back enough to see the top, wondering if they tilted in the breeze....

In December 2007, during a visit home, i met my aunt for lunch. She works at the courthouse... we walked down near the site, i had no idea that seeing the big orange cranes flying the flag would fill me with such emotion.

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RE: Where were you the day the U.S. Paused? - 9/11/2008 6:22:07 PM

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I was in my freshman keyboarding(typing) class in High School. Somebody came in and said, "The Palestinians blew up the White House!"(Looking back, that'd be really humorous if the truth wasn't so sad.)

I knew, right away, that he was misinformed at best and that he was probably just playing a stupid joke. Our teacher thought the same and we went on for the rest of our near hour long class. When we got out, we quickly learned from everybody else in the hall about what had happened. There were boys and girls crying, scared to death that there was going to be more attacks. Even though we were a small town half the country away, we were terrified. Well, they were. I was just really numbed by it. It was like it all wasn't really real. We didn't have any classes for the rest of the day. We just went form classroom to classroom and watched the TV. In history class, our Teacher tried to discuss it with us, and what it all meant. I thought right away that it was probably Al Qaeda, just because the memories of the USS Cole bombings were fresh in my mind. We just watched it on TV, there was no way to really teach at all through it. That's all we did for the rest of the week. I saw so many emotions, from sadness and fear to anger and rage.

I remember watching George Bush speak during the aftermath, and I remember seeing him in Ground Zero. It was something that always did--and always will inspire me. I was just as inspired by the people who lived through it and the people who did not. I never cease to get teary-eyed when I think about all the heroes of that day that are no longer with us. I know a lot of people see it differently than me, but that's just how I saw it that day and that's how I will always see it.

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RE: Where were you the day the U.S. Paused? - 9/11/2008 6:29:48 PM

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I was in bed and my roommate at the time came in and woke me up. I yelled at her and said someone better be dead or near death.. * I had worked all night before had only been asleep for an hour or so* She told me to come out and watch... I remember she was shaking as I watched I remember feeling very numb. I called my brother to see if he had heard about it. I didn't get much sleep that day.

My daughter called me tonight and asked if I knew what day today was. I said yes its 9/11, she asked me if I could remember what I was doing 7 years ago.

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RE: Where were you the day the U.S. Paused? - 9/11/2008 7:02:13 PM

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I was up early for work, as always. I had NPR on and heard the report of the first tower being hit. I thought it was a small prop plane that got lost or something. Husband turned the news on just as the second plane hit. I didn't cry until later that evening when I saw the footage of the people trapped on the upper floors jumping out the windows.

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RE: Where were you the day the U.S. Paused? - 9/11/2008 7:38:32 PM

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on September 11, 2001 i was on duty patrolling and listening to my favorite morning radio show. when i heard that the first tower had been hit, i believed that it was a terrible plane crash!  when i heard that the other tower was hit, i realized we were under attack!
i began worrying about my 2 daughters. how would i protect them if i was kept on duty/alert and not allowed to protect them when our entire country would be under attack. i had a sinking feeling that there would be more planes or bombs hitting targets all across the country. in my profession i knew that i might be called to a scene, just like the police, fire & ems in NY, of a terrible disaster.

i knew the fireman, the policeman and the ems workers were all responding and doing the job they so dreaded, but giving of themselves oh so bravely.

i was not worried about myself. all i could think of was my children and who would be protecting them if i was called to protect others.

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