September 11 Digital Archive Stories

As a child "Army Brat", I never thought a attack on our
soil was possible. It was truly, unbelievable and heart
breaking. Too many thoughts, too many fears,and if possible
too much hate towards another Country. The fear of my
father serving durng…

I was home on maternity leave with my one month old baby. My husband was in downtown DC at the Agriculture Department on business. Grateful to unexpectedly have a quick moment to take a morning shower, I enjoyed a cool 10 minutes while my son…

Hi my name is Matt.I am a flight attendant for Airtran Airways.I had just graduated from training.I was on basically my second trip out. The captian i was flying with told the crew that we were cancelled.So we ferried the aircraft to Orlando.Then we…

I was sitting in my office reading my e-mails when my assistant, Cheryl, walked in the doorway and said to me, ?A plane just crashed into the World Trade Center.? She said it very matter of factly.

I looked up at her from my computer screen and…

Words from New York

September 11, 2001

I was in the kitchen at home when Kathy called me into the living room in a harried voice. She said something had happened at the World Trade Center in New York and that they had just broken in with the news.…

I picked-up information about the 911 digital archive when I went to see the people's 911 exhibit that toured the Women in the Military Musuem in Washington, D.C. The below e-mail message was sent by my son, David Greenfield Snetman, on September…

My name is Rebekah Weidow, my husband is in the Navy. Every day is a scary day, but every day after that day is even more scary. We had to have our little girl invitro, so she was quite the mirracle. But then when she was 5months old we became…

I was a Freshman at High Point regional high school. I was in my third period alegbra 1 class. My tacher, Mr chors ran in the room telling us there was braking news and he instanty turned the television on. I was terrifed to see what had happend. At…

September 11th was a normal day for me. I woke up at 7:00 and took a shower and got ready to go to school. At this time, I was at the Middle School completing my 7th year. It seemed like a normal day, but I knew something wasn't right. That day we…

I need to preface my story by saying that my husband and I were in NYC on Sept 8th, 2001. We stayed at the Marriot Marquis because we could not get rooms at the World Trade Center(my husband was quite disappointed as WTC was his favorite place to…

On September 11, 2001, I went for a run before class as I usually do. When I got back, I took a shower. For some reason I checked my voicemail and I had a message from my mom. She was in a panic and said that the trade tower had been bombed. I…

While the events of September 11, 2001 were unfolding in the heart of New York City, I was sitting in my junior english class sitting complacently in the second to last desk of the row next to the windows listening to the first lecture we were to…

I WAS HOME ALONE WHEN THE ATTACK HAPPEN. MY EX HUSBAND CALL TO TELL ME TO TURN THE TV ON. WHEN I DID I FELT MY LIFE DRAIN FROM ME. MY BOYFRIEND WORKED IN THE CITY MAKING DELIEVERS AND I KNEW HE WORKED THAT AREA. I WAS CRUSHED BECAUSE THE THOUGHT…

Standing in my livingroom TV on and children getting ready for school. When I saw the smoke on the TV and had my son turn it up, this was just before the first tower fell. I couldn't believe my eyes. My heart sank, and I knew I was watching…

It has been 3 years 4 months and 8 days since Sept. 11, 2001. I had just came back from the Vets office very upset because my 9 year old Doberman female had a tumor on her and they were going to do surgery on her. I was afraid I was going to lose…

I work for a law firm in NYC and was sitting talking with my lead attorney about her honeymoon when she got a call from her new husband telling her that a plan had hit the WTC. We ran to the balcony and from there could see flames coming from the…

LET ME START BY SAYING THAT IT'S NOT LIKE ME TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS IN ANY WAY, ESPECIALLY TO TOTAL STRANGERS. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT IN A TIME LIKE THIS, ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE WORST TRAGEDY THAT I HAVE EVER WITNESSED IN MY SHORT 27 YEARS, AND…

It was just like any other day in Warsaw, New York People going to work kids going to school. Until we all found out what happend. I was going to 2nd period and I remember my friend telling me that the pentagon has been hit. I didnt think much of it…

I saw about this site on channel 5 news and knew it was something that I had to look into. My name is Rise' G and I am from NJ but now live in the city. On Sept 10 I was visiting my mother in NJ and it begun to rain, so I decided to spend the night…

Family Assistance Center for Flight 93

John D. Weaver

September 11th began as just another day for most Americans. Things changed quickly, though, as a hideous terrorist plot began to unfold. I was in my office at Northampton County Mental Health…