"I came to school and it was a normal day. Our library has a big lounge where we would go every morning, the librarians were setting out these rows of chairs and I thought it was pretty unusual. They had a TV out and people were sitting out in a semi-circle around the TV. We pile into the back of the library and we see the twin towers and they're smoking. We watched as the second plane hit the tower. I didn't think about it at the moment, my dad traveled a lot, he was a banker and did a lot of business back east. Suddenly it hit me, my is dad in New York and the people he works with are in the towers. I was kind of worried about it but I tried to suppress the thought. I went to english class and part way through english class I'm called to the office and asked to bring my things. I thought to myself, "oh my gosh, my dad is dead, they're calling me to tell me my dad is dead." I walk down this long hallway and it's like a movie where the telephoto lens is making it stretch and stretch. I walk to the office and the lady has this sheet white face and hands me the phone saying it's my mother. I'm thinking, "oh my gosh, this is the moment" and I'm shaking as I grab the phone. My mom says, "Wes, I just wanted to let you know that dads fine, he didn't go into work today and he's fine." It's good he was okay. The people he worked with, a lot of them died and to this day he keeps a business card of one of his former coworkers on his mirror. It's a sobering thought and memory. It's one of things that you don't really forget."
Megan
"I woke up to get ready for school like any other day and came downstairs. My dad had left the tv on because he watched the news every morning before work. I just remember hearing from the bathroom what was going on and I just started to cry. I was just devastated. It was so impacting and I was only a child. My mom and I just watched the TV and wept. I was confused and I didn't understand what "terrorists" was so I had to ask my mom. I was in elementary school and all day long I was thinking about all the people who's lives were changed forever. It made me really grateful for my life and my family."
"On September 11th 2001 my husband had left very early that morning for a business trip to India. I took my kids to school, came back and my sister calls me and tells me to watch the news. I went into my bedroom, sat on the edge of the bed and turned on the tv to see the World Trade Center on fire and then watched in disbelief and horror as it came crashing down. It was one of those moments where you almost can't breath, I remember thinking 'this can't be real'. It felt like I sat there forever watching it over and over again. Then I began wondering where my husband was, was he still in the country? Over the ocean somewhere? Is his flight safe? So I called his work and no one could give me any information about his whereabouts which left me feeling a bit frantic. So all day I'm trying to stay calm and telling myself he's fine. It wasn't until that afternoon that I was able to find out that his plane was fine, they turned around and took the plane to Frankfurt Germany where he was stranded for three days due to the grounding of all aircraft."
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