Remembering September 11, 2001
I think it goes without saying that September 11, 2001 is a day that none of us will ever forget. And with that in mind, the terrorist attacks on September 11 are obviously the subject of tonight's post.
In 2001, I was a Junior in my first year at The University of Southern Mississippi. On the morning of September 11, I was not in my Hattiesburg apartment. Instead, I was in Meridian because that morning I had a dentist appointment. I got in my truck around nine o'clock that morning to head to the dentist's office. After a commercial break, I heard on the radio that a second plane had hit the other tower of the World Trade Center. I continued to listen to the radio coverage and didn't want to turn it off when I got to my destination.
While the dentist was doing what dentists do, someone came in and told us that another plane had hit the Pentagon. By this point, I, much like everyone else, was wondering what was going on.
The first time that I was able to get to a television, I turned on one of the news channels just in time to see the first tower collapse. With the exception of having to go to one class, I spend the rest of the day watching the news coverage or listening on the radio while I was driving.
I think it's amazing that so many of us can remember exactly what we were doing on that day, when we can't even remember what we ate for breakfast last Thursday.
How do you remember September 11, 2001? I encourage you to leave comments on this blog with your thoughts and memories of that day.
In 2001, I was a Junior in my first year at The University of Southern Mississippi. On the morning of September 11, I was not in my Hattiesburg apartment. Instead, I was in Meridian because that morning I had a dentist appointment. I got in my truck around nine o'clock that morning to head to the dentist's office. After a commercial break, I heard on the radio that a second plane had hit the other tower of the World Trade Center. I continued to listen to the radio coverage and didn't want to turn it off when I got to my destination.
While the dentist was doing what dentists do, someone came in and told us that another plane had hit the Pentagon. By this point, I, much like everyone else, was wondering what was going on.
The first time that I was able to get to a television, I turned on one of the news channels just in time to see the first tower collapse. With the exception of having to go to one class, I spend the rest of the day watching the news coverage or listening on the radio while I was driving.
I think it's amazing that so many of us can remember exactly what we were doing on that day, when we can't even remember what we ate for breakfast last Thursday.
How do you remember September 11, 2001? I encourage you to leave comments on this blog with your thoughts and memories of that day.
posted by Chris Brennaman at 5:31 PM
5 Comments:
Well, I was a sittin in an English class when our substitute teacher got the phone call telling her what had happened so at break we were all a lil antsy and worried about what would happen next. I remember that night having to sit at a football game to sell homecoming tshirts and the skies were so clear b/c all flights had been canceled for that day. It became more emotional in the following days as I watched news coverage and read articles in papers with all the pictures from NYC & DC.
I can assure you that when are in your fifties that you will remember that tragic day just as clearly as you do now. I can remember in great detail where I was at the moment I heard that our President, John F. Kennedy, had been shot, then died. It is indeed amazing that there are certain events we will remember so vividly. It is a shame that most often, those events we remember the clearest are the most tragic. May we never forget 9/11. And may we never forget to lift up in our daily prayers everyone connected, no matter how distantly, to the events of that sad September day. Please hug your loved ones a little longer and never miss the opportunity to tell them you love them. I love you, son.
I had just gotten to my office and, as usual, had turned on my computer/TV. I was watching the first tower burn - wondering how they were going to put out that fire - when I saw the second plane fly into the second tower. I was almost in shock as the morning continued with more plane crashes and I started praying that it would quickly end.
Several days later when Bush appeared on National TV, I knew with pride that our nation was together and would defeat terrorist, no matter how long it took.
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Great post!
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