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

I have to say I haven't flown the American flag since the incident but I can say that they all were in my prayers. My feelings have definetely changed about the American Flag. It makes you think about how lucky and blessed you are and it shows the…

Yes i have flown an American flag after the events. We didn't have a flag holder in the front of my house before the events happened. I would never fly a flag. But after the tradgedy happened me and my dad put up a flag holder and are now still…

I remember sitting in my desk and watching the twin towers smoking and fire coming out the sides of the buildings. I remember watching people jumping out of the World Trade Center windows. I also remember watching both of the towers collapse, and…

I wanted to write one more entry, for now. I think that people have become meaner to each other, since the terrorist attacks of 9/11. I think they distrust one another more, too. The evil of the wars Bush wages for oil has permeated the culture. It…

I did fly a flag, I love the flag now more than I ever did. I have always had much respect for it.

I wanted to fly an American flag after that but there was no where to buy one, all I had was the little one on my desk.

yes we flew a flag and my feelings have changed im more proud of it.

Yes. I bought flags for the cars, flags for the door, and a flag for the driveway. I wore an American Flag pin on my clothes. And yes, the flag really had meaning for me now, not just our country's flag.

I thought it was a cheap shot of "President" Bush to ask us all to fly an American flag after the events of 9/11. We did not elect him. What if some of us don't feel that kind of allegiance to the flag, which perpetrated such a fraud against the…

I didn't fly a flag the day of the attack, but when I visited Chicago I did by a flag and I have it hanging in my room, and I don't think I will ever take it down. I have a lot of little flags also. I have a lot of feelings about the flag, and I am…

I have flown a flag on my car and my house every day since September 11. My feelings haven't changed because I have always been patriotic. But I love being able to fly the flag without fear of being criticized or thought to be a nut.

no.no i have always respected it

The morning began uneventfully - I was using my first block planning period to get organized. My World Civilization classes had been studying the safavid empire and that Tuesday was to be devoted to a more in depth discussion of Islam. How bizarre…

I never liked he flag anyway so I didn't fly it and it didn't change.

Yes. I only recently (2004) stopped wearing my American flag pin on my lapel. It has been, literally, through the wash(ing machine) and needs to be replaced. The American flag is a larger symbol of those of us who live here. I am proud to be…

First off, I would like to extend my deepest sympathy to all those who lost loved ones and the biggest hug to all firemen, police, and volunteers who helpped to search for people did everything they could to deal with this situation. God Bless you…

Yes. I flew the American flag constantly.

Yes.
Yea and No.

My life has changed, our lives have changed. i sit alone at home sometimes i can't even bear to go out side, i crindge when i hear a plane flying low, i shut my eyes and most of the time i see fire, not the towers all the time but some times i open…

Overall, my Sept 11 experience was more surreal than anything else.
I was attending class at DePaul University in Chicago's Loop, I then heard an announcement informing everyone to evacuate the building. Thinking this was nothing more than a fire…