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

Like most people I first witnessed the tragic event on the television. It was in the morning before school started that day, and my brother told me to turn on the t.v. I'm definbetly not proud of my reaction at first, becuase I just didn't really…

We did fly one after..but we had been flying one before. My husband is ex-navy. Pride in his country and in his flag were a way of life for us before the tragedy.I think my feelings did change in a way. I felt more pride. Pride in the flag, my…

I love the American flag, but am ashamed of the people that don't know the correct way to fly OLD GLORY. You do not hang it from the antenna of your car or put a large flag on the back of your pickup truck. The flag gets tattered and ruined. I…

September 11 was and still is a very tragic day, full of sadness and sorrow. I don't remember much because i try to block out all the pain it caused me. The one thing I do remember is when i first herd of the awful news. I got wind of the terrible…

I did not fly an American flag on that day, but my feelings have changed since September 11. I feel that the flag is more important to me. It showed how Americans immediatly go to help a stranger in need. Most of the people that died saving other…

I have flown the flag every day since September 11th and will continued to do so. I have always been a patriot, I always get the chills up my spine and tears in my eyes whenever the National Anthemn is played so that hasn't changed. I do know that…

Yes, I had an American Flag, or a pictre of an American flag on my car, in my room, and hanging out my window. My feelings haven't canged, they grew stronger.

I didn't fly one at my house. But my grandmom did. My feelings haven't changed about American flag. Because the flag represents our freedom.

Actually I have always showed my patrism for my country. July 4, 2001 I did a chalk drawing contest at my college paying tribute to this great country of ours. After September 11,2001 my love for my country just got stronger and more announced than…

I flew my flag after 9/11 until the snow season came. It flew in memory of those who died and in prayer for those who continued to fight terroist around the world. For our military and there families. I have always believed in our flag and what it…

Yes, i think the only reason our whole city didn't have one was because our store ran out.

A Day to Remember
BY: Amanda Britton

Sitting in my Data Processing class, first block, I heard the rumors of a plane
crashing into the World Trade Centers. I thought that it was all a joke and that this could
never happen. I started to get anxious…

No. I didn't have a flag that I could use. I wish I had one though so that I could show my patriotism and the love for my country.

Yes, I flew an American flag after what happen that day. My feelings have changed about not jus the American flag but our national anthem. Everytime I hear it I think about how great the United States of America are, and how lucky I am to be here.

Attack on the Twin Towers
I started September 11th, 2001 the same as any other day. I had to drag my self out of bed and barely got to school on time. I went to my first block, which was Spanish with Mrs. Kingsley.…

Yes i flew the American Flag because I have pride in living in America. Yes my feelings have changed about the american flag because i cherish it more. Before i took a lot of things for granit.

no

YES and we still do !
I also lighted a candle following the attack.

I was blissfully unaware that history was unfolding until about 10:00 AM Eastern time that morning. I had just logged on to the Internet and was visiting a discussion forum that I was a co-moderator of at the time, and the first discussion I saw was…

Yes, I now see it as more of a symbol of our beliefs and political ideas. Not just our nation's flag.