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9/11 Rememberance - what where you doing 10 years ago when you heard the news?
Ten years ago on September 11, 2001 my son - was just 10 years old and as I look back at that horrific day I never would imagine 10 years later that he would be in boot camp for the US Navy wanting to serve his country with such strong memories.
My sons had just left for school on the bus and my husband and I were having breakfast on the porch when I recvd the phone from my sister to put on the tv - a plane just crashed. After the 2nd plane hit my husband who was a NYC Firefighter (it was his day off) was called in ( we lived 60 miles away in the burbs) - after he left for work I went and signed my sons out of school - teary eyed - I brought them to church - fearful if we would ever see their father again (the church was filled with people) - at that point no one new what was going on - the city was in lock down. Living in the bedroom community we all had family down there - praying for their safety and the fear of the unknown. We did not see again until the following week.
Our lives were forever changed - on that fateful morn
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Permalink Reply by JerrysMom on
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Thank you for sharing your story, momoftwosons, and thank you to your husband for the job he does. I was on the 3rd floor of a church I cleaned 10 years ago when it happened. I came downstairs for break at 10am and they said a plane had crashed into one of the world trade centers. I asked if they were joking, it was so surreal. At the college I attended, people were glued to the televisions in the hallways and everyone seemed to be walking around just like me, in a dream-state. This wasn't real. When we found out the second one hit and there were possibly more on the way, the dream turned into a nightmare and the anger set in. I can't even imagine the horror all those who were there went through, but I'm thankful there were so many willing to step up when everyone just wanted to run away from the chaos. God Bless America and all those who fight for our freedom!
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Permalink Reply by Bandito's Mom on
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West Coast perspective. I worked for an International Airliner at the time. Just entering the parking garage for a 6am shift. Stunned, and by the time I was upstairs we listened to the news of the second plane. Called my husband to make sure he filtered the news for my son. Ultimately, we felt it was best for son to go to school and be under someone's care.
At work, se could see LAX and eerie as no more planes were flying in and out. Our flight had already landed. And then, about 8:30am, coming in from the ocean was United's and Qantas' flights coming from Australia. We held our breath, but it made sense that they would have very little fuel left and wouldn't be able to go anywhere else to land. Still scary as we didn't realize this as we watched them land.
At home that night, the silence of LAX was deafening. We were cooking our food on the BBQ and we could actually hear the fighter jets patrolling. And as we tried to sleep, the only noise was the helicopter patrol around the airport.
International flights were shut down for more then a week and everyday, i had to tell people No, they couldn't get on a flight. On the day we started flying again, I volunteered to come and call people just for a chance to say Yes to someone again.
All along knowing how horrid the experience was for all the families and people in New York and Pennsylvania, it was also devastating here.
I wonder what it will be like for our SR's in bootcamp tomorrow. Probably very moving experience.
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Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on
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First, thank your husband for his service Momoftwosons. I am on the west coast as well and all I can remember was being glued to the tv and crying.
My husband works for a major police department and was put on tactical alert. I want to say he came home but cannot remember. Within a week he was called up for active duty from his reserve status in the Air Force (he's not a pilot BTW), for a full year. December 27 th we got the call that he was deploying for 6 months. I had no idea where. 10 days later he was gone. I found out later where he was.
I am surrounded by first responders, they are my family.
God bless and thank you all. -
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