September 11 Digital Archive Stories

Mine is a note from just after September 11th. It is a note that was published on the Washington Post web page the week following the tragedy.

------------------------------------------------------------

A friend, Gerald "Geep" Fisher was killed…

New York is and always has been my favorite place on the planet, I have ( and still do) hope to live out there and evolve as a New Yorker. I will never forget what I saw on that day and watch as "my" city was being distroyed. I was gathering my…

This day began the same as every other day in my life. Wake up, take our two sons to school, retun home to get ready for my day. Try to be out the door asap. I had just gotten into my Jeep and headed toward downtown South Bend. I turned up the radio…

I hear stories of first hand victims and others of those who witness the act live. I am not one of these people. I did not know anybody involved. Yet, something this tragic can scar a person for life as it has to me.
I woke up around 7:30 to go to…

It was about 15 mins to 9 AM when I had just stepped out of my Intro to Religion class, which ironically had just finished discussing the Islam Religion. As i proceeded to walk across campus to my next class, a bunch of friends of mine called out my…

I guess you could say that it was typical day for me. I got up and went to school. I remember sitting in my Political Science class and someone said that a plane had hit the WTC. I can remember saying "Oh I am sure that it's not a big plane." I am a…

10/19/2001

Last Sunday, my wife and I decided to take a trip to Ground Zero. It has been a little over a month and something deep down said it was time to go. This has been the longest stretch of time since my last visit to the city. It has nothing…

My girlfriend and I had just woken up to get ready for work. A friend called and said "Oh my God, turn on the TV. We've been attacked by terrorists." and then she hung up. I turned on the TV just before the plane struck tower # 2. I couldn't…

I work for a company that packages food products for the goverment and the military,thats where I was on sept.11.It was hard going through the day.Coworkers from the office was keeping the rest of us informed on what was going on.After I learned what…

I was at work on the morning of September 11th when a co-worker
of mine told me that a plane had just hit the World Trade
Center.

We turned on the T.V. and like so many Americans that day, watched
in horror as the events unfolded changed our…

On the morning of September 11th, 2001 I was at school, thinking it was a normal day. The bell rang to release students from their second hour classes and in the halls I heard talk of "World War III." I didn't know what to think or who to believe…

At the time I was a Senior at High School. I was in my 2nd period Economics class, when we were told to turn on our TV's. As we watched all I saw was the first tower in flames. I thought it was an accident. But moments later from the side the second…

I was driving to work and was stuck in traffic - cursing the car in front for not going at the required speed. The red light came on - decided to turn the radio on - it was 8.52 am. There was some news about a fire in the world trade center. I was…

Watching the Morning Show and having our early morning coffee together my husband and I could not believe what we had just saw....."Oh God please let this not be true "was our words and then tears from both of us. Frozen for a few minutes and then…

It was just after 6:00AM on the East coast, when my husband and I were awakened by a telephone call from a friend who was watching the first news alerts. My husband answered the telephone and gasped "Don't say that! You're joking, right?!". My…

On september 11,2001 I was taking a training class for my job. I used to be a Bridge Painter for local union 806.Anyway, my instructers told us to take a break outside when we got there a short time later I heard a boom! we all looked around but when…

Memories

As you know on September 11, 2001 two jetliners hit the WTC. This was a day of mourning for all. Many people lost loved ones. Many fire and rescue personnel were also lost. President George Bush took the news hard. He probably felt like he…

The day started out much like my other days; I was rushed all morning and arrived on the Hollins University campus anticipating a long day of studying. I had gone to Eastnor, a house on campus that had been converted into offices and study space for…

The morning of September 11,2001 is one I will never forget. It has cahnged my life forever. I was six months pregnant with my third child. I was sittling on the couch with my oldest child who was 5 at the time when the first plane hit. My son saw…

Since it was such a beautiful day, I decided to take the ferry to my office at 2 WTC instead of the PATH train as I usually did. I even spent a few extra minutes outside the building,just enjoying the scenery, and I remarked to myself how lucky I was…