"September 11: Bearing Witness to History" Stories Submitted Online

Yes I did. No

The day of September 11, 2001 started like every other day, but ended like no other day in the history of our country. I was in school, sitting down talking to my friends in the gym, when I one of my friends told me that a plane had just hit one of…

At my house, our flag is always flying, before, during, and after the attacks. I feel that our flag has always represented something great beyond my imagination, but I have a renewed respect for it now.

My remembrance of Sept. 11 begins the evening before. I was working as a traveling nurse and living in Alexandria, Virginia--just 8 miles from the Pentagon. The evening before, some co-workers and I went to get a bite to eat after work. On the way…

If someone told me history would be made one September 11' 2001 i wouldn't have believed them. i was in french class when i happened. We were doing exercises when someone from a different class came running in and said,"two commercial airliers just…

The first thing I did when I came home was make sure we had a flag was flying in our frong yard. I wanted to make sure that we showed our love and pride for our country. I always loved seeing our flag. Even before 9/11 I filled with pride every time…

Yes I did fly an american flag. I fully realize what our flag means now. I am proud of it.

Yes, the American flag flew outside my house almost everyday since September 11. Since that day my whole perception of the flag has changed. I always knew that our flag stood for freedom and that it was important, but the freedom achieved belonged…

I was at work in our costume shop for the Department of Theatre at Michigan State University. The phone rang and it was our shop supervisor's husband. He called and told us that the World Trade Center had been hit. The three of us working that day…

I heard about it when I was in school. My art teacher told us to sit down and watch or listen to the news on t.v. I went to third period and the teacher didnt hear about it so we told her and we watched t.v in the middle of the class. Later that…

My family did. I had always been proud to be an American, but after the attaks of September 11th I had a new sense of patriotism. It was stronger than it had ever been before and still is.

I have always flew the american flag. and I still beleive our flag stands for Life, Liberty and Justice for all, Under God

We fly our FLAG proudly every day. In fact my daughter who lives in Canada has an American Flag as well as a Canaian flag on her porch. She married a fine young Canadian three years ago and he proudly wears an American lfag pin.

As I wittnessed the horror of the WTC I wondered weather any of my family escaped for they had a commodity exchange in tower 2, then I wondered if any of the rookies I trained in NYPD were there and why was this happening? I now live in Florida and…

I put up the flag that day. Unfortunately, someone stole our flag but we went right out and bought another and hung it higher! I have always been taught to have a great respect for our flag and what it represents. FREEDOM!

no american flag here in montreal.but the star spangled banner every where even in local junior hockey games.



god bless america.

Yes I have flown since 9/11. My feelings about the American flag have always been strong.

Yes my family did fly an American flag after the events of 9/11. Before 9/11 I was ignorant to the importance and representation of the American flag as the country's symbol. Since the events of September 11th I have had a much greater respect for…

I have always had a deep respect for the American Flag, but when that flag was founf at ground zero and was put up I felt a new respect, an honor to see the red ,white and blue. Old glory still stood tall and proud. Just as we americans have.United…

There is no right or wrong in my world. There is obviously limits, and we humans are guided by prinicples, morals, traditions, and so on. When stating my opinion about the American flag, I do not think it's right. Neither do I think it is wrong. We…