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2002-09-09

This is not much but it is my story. On the morning of September 11th 2001, I was watching Good Morning America in a car dealership waiting room (waiting for my wife's car to be serviced). Suddenly, the news broke that something had happened at the World Trade Center. They showed Tower 1 on fire and I watched in disbelief. At the time, they didn't know what had happened. They were speculating that either a plane had struck the tower or that possibly a missile had been fired at the building. Again, it was all speculation because nobody had spoken to an eye-witness yet. Just then, I was told that my wife's car was ready so I headed for work (about a 3 minute drive). While in the car, I left my wife and mom phone messages describing what I had seen on television. After that, I turned on the radio. At that moment, a radio reporter was interviewing an eye witness when suddenly he started screeming that the second tower had been hit. When I heard that, the hair on the back of my neck literally stood up. I was shocked. After that news, I rushed into a work parking spot, ran into the building, and watched the horror of September 11th unfold. I will never forget how I felt when I heard the second tower get hit. The sound of that man screaming will always be with me.