Comments on: Our View: Where Were You That September Morning?

By: Dennis HE Wiggins

Dennis HE Wiggins — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 20:28:44 +0000

I was in class early at Jefferson Davis Community College in Atmore. Our teacher came to the room and told the few of there what happened. We followed her to her office and watched events unfold on a small, portable t.v. she had there.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 20:15:13 +0000

I was stationed in Pearl Harbor Hawaii, bc of the time difference it was ~4am when I received a call from my mother crying telling me to turn on the news… I, like many watched in disbelief the two towers burning… Realizing the significance, I quickly donned my uniform and drove to my place of work(Branch Medical Clinic) on Pearl Harbor Naval Station. The base had already been placed on high alert, searching every vehicle entering the base, even those of us on Active Duty in uniform(it was still dark out). We spent the next few hours watching the news while the commands’ leaderships were debriefed and deciding on security postures. The bulk of our staff(being medical personnel) were put on essential personnel watches around numerous historic sites. I personally was with a team stationed near the Pearl Harbor memorial, the fear being terrorists may try and strike the USS Arizona bc of the historical significance. Most of us spent the next 36 hours on watch with the base being in complete lockdown before they decided to start rotating watch crews so we could rest. I ended up retiring a few years ago but not before serving in combat in Iraq and getting some retribution to some of the foreign borne insurgents.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 04:51:49 +0000

I had just got home from a 24 hour shift at the Pensacola Fire department. and was watching fox news when the plane hit the first tower. I called my wife at work to let her know what was happening. I was on the phone with her when the first tower fell. and I told her all those fireman that went in to save those people are dead. God help us.

By: Glenda

Glenda — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 03:55:04 +0000

I was on an airplane. Flying back to Orlando where we lived at the time ..trip was for purchasing our home here. We had no idea what was going on. Took forever and a day to land as we circled Orlando airport …there were planes everywhere and we were finally cleared to land. When I exited the tram and we walked across the field and entered the airport…there were people everywhere..as I went up the escalator and looked up at the tv monitors the first tower fell. When I realized what was going on ..in tears I fell to my knees…My heart still goes out to all that lost their lives that day. It has taken me years to fly again…took a flight earlier this year…it was my first since that day. Prayers to all those who lives were effected by this tragedy.

By: Lynn lynn

Lynn lynn — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 03:24:32 +0000

I was in new symrna beach fl, In my 3rd grade class.. My teacher was told by another teacher what had happened we turned on the tv and everyone was devastated. #9/11#NEVERFORGET

By: Missysmom

Missysmom — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 01:45:09 +0000

My husband & I were working in High Point, NC. Road construction.
Never forget.

By: mspence

mspence — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 20:57:31 +0000

YMCA exercising…. I never thought a plane could do that kinda damage.

By: DDD

DDD — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 19:21:58 +0000

I was at work, working at Stone Container/Graphic Packaging, and remember it like it was yesterday still. I remember hearing of the first attack and then the second, and thinking they must have gotten this idea from a movie or something. When I heard of the others I remember wanting to leave work to get my children from school and daycare and I walked out back to look up at the sky and just knew our good Lord was coming to take us away from this.

By: Retired

Retired — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 18:41:00 +0000

I was about to start a lab experiment in chemical warfare decontamination program at the Air Force Research Laboratory. We reacted similarly, live on a small TV. As the events unfolded realized things in our country would change, just not sure how. Since then, I was no longer so carefree and began to pay attention to world events and politics more, looking deep. One of my main questions was why would they do that? I thought USA was loved and respected all over the world. I was naive.
The base went to Defcon 4, we were told to go home and did. Held our loved ones close.
The drama of victim, perpetrator and rescuer plays out in the world stage, in families, communities, small towns. The blame games causes dysfunction and strife.I had no idea the animosity between warring nations
Since then I have studied about past wars and politics, human nature etc.
There is a time to fight I suppose but after that, deployment after deployment for service members…Afghanistan, Iraq now ISIS.
The more I learn, the less I know.
Peace

By: Melodies4us

Melodies4us — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 16:03:26 +0000

I was grocery shopping in Winn Dixie when the first plane hit, but I made it home in time to see the second plane hit the Twin Towers on T V . It was like a bad dream. I remember how all people were filled with patriotism. The racial problems seem to go away for a while after 9-11. We were not black. We were not white. We were Americans.