September 11 Digital Archive Stories

On the half hour drive to my office from Anderson to Muncie, I heard a brief report on National Public Radio, NPR, that an airplane had struck one of the World Trade Center towers. I assumed it was a small private plane and was interested but not…

Like the rest of America, my personal images of what I saw and felt are burned permanently on my mind. But what came after is a change in my life that occured, most likely, because of the attacks.
I had recently broke up with my partner and I was…

Following is an email I wrote a week after Sept. 11th:

At the suggestion of my Aunt, I thought it would be a
good idea to tell the story of my day this Tuesday. It
is not nearly as dramatic as others I have read, but I
think it will be worth…

I learned about the crashing of the planes while I was on my way to Geology class. A girl was listening to the radio on her walkman and telling the class what the updates were. I did not fully understand the severity of the situation until class…

Many thoughts and emmotions were let out that day. I remember sitting in class watching CNN and seeing the scene of the second plane crashing into the Second Tower of the World Trade Center. Everybody in class watched the T.V. with their mouth's wide…

I heard of the attacks from my parents who were in LA. They called me that morning as I was walking out the door and said that planes had crashed into the world trade center in New York, that someone was blowing up buildings. It didn't make sence, I…

I had just come back from checking on some insignificant temperature reading. I walked into the shop and the radio was on WTMJ. The sports guys were talking about the Packers chances against the Giants on the next Sunday when John Belmont (he's the…

I was in my bed sleeping,when my best friend came in and woke me up to tell me that a plane had just hit one of the world trade center buildings.Not knowing what she just said, I started to fall back asleep.She came back in and told me to get up,…

ENLIGHTENMENT
Once upon a time I lived in an untouchable world. I lived comfortably with CNN, MSNBC and dozens of news channels. I cried with the explosion of the shuttle after take off, cried with the picture of the baby being carried out of the…

I am from America, the State of Indiana. I just arrived in England the week before this happen.. I was home cleaning and I got a phone call from my boyfriend (now husband) to turn the TV on..I did and Iwas totaly in shock as to what i was hearing on…

On the morning of 9-11, my mother called my sister at home to tell her what was happening. My sister had just gotten up and had not yet turned on the radio or TV. My mother said, "Turn on the TV! New York has just been attacked!

My sister, in the…

I was in the cafeteria, getting my morning coffee. I saw a few managers clustered around the TV set, which is set to CNN all day. Curious, I walked over and took a gander, to see what the deal was.

I saw a gaping wound in the side of the World…

9/11 & The Weeks After

9/11 will be etched in our memories forever. I know I will never forget the events that unfolded that horrible day.

September 11th 2001 started off like any other day. I woke up at about 7:00am to start getting ready for…

Oh what a sad day that will always be etched into my memory.
Eventhou, I live so far away from New York, I still felt it here in Lindale Texas. I work in a middle school with 5th and 6th graders and I had just gone to the office and the secretary and…

I was at my grandmother?s home on 9/11. we were watching TV., when all of a sudden the usual television program was interrupted by the horrible news that a plane had hit one of the W.T.C. towers in New York. We were both stunned, we started to get…

On Septmeber 11, 2001, I, like most of my classmates, was in complete shock that such events could ever happen in the United States. I don't believe any of us really understood the full and lasting effect that would take place in our country. I can…

We live in Belgium, Europe, buth that summer, we were working in France, with an international team of 150 pipeliners.
We were the only family with satteliteTV (there is no cable available),so everybody went at our place, to see CNN. Within an hour,…

Poems

Band Trip

On a Friday afternoon in May I visited New York City for the first time.
I was in tenth grade.
After winding through the streets for hours, caught up by the crowd, we landed back near Central Park and the fountain.
The sky had now…

My name is Fabio, and I first want to say I?m sorry for my english, I don?t write very well but I can try.

I remember the 11/09 day and today when I see the imagines from this day I can?t beleve the horror that this people was live. I remember that…

My name james boyle retired president of the Uniformed Firefighters AssociationLoc 94 My son Michael Boyle Firefighter Engine 33 was killed on 9/11/01. I spoke to him that morning at 8;35am he was relieved from duty and was going to the election…