Where were you? #NeverForget

[Naturalhoosier 15,467]

It's a day of remembrance and celebration. As we remember the fallen and celebrate the true heroes of our society. Thank you to our First Responders in the community. The Firemen, Policemen, EMTs, etc.

Where were you on this solemn day 13 years ago?


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[ou812dude 3,326]

I was at work, in shock, huddled around a TV with about 25 other people...I remember people flocking to the gas stations and even some gas station owners had the gall to gouge prices in a time of panic...

 

I remember sitting outside that evening and it was so quiet...nobody on the roads, no planes in the sky...just a surreal day altogether that rocked the nation from coast to coast...

 

I too, am grateful for the hero's of 9/11 and I remember that day like it was yesterday...

thank you Naturalhoosier, for putting up this thread.

[All_Hoosiers 873]

I was only 4 when it happened but I do remember watching the tv and wondering why in the world a plane was flying into a building.

Such a tragic day.


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[Naturalhoosier 15,467]

I remember I was driving into work and the radio show said a plane had just crashed into the WTC. That was literally all they said initially as the story was breaking. I thought to myself what kind of moron can't get his Cessna out of the way of a big-ass building.

Not until I arrived at work (short commute) did I realize the scope and depth of the issue at hand. We spent the day in the break room (like so many others) huddled around the TV. Dumbfounded as to who and why would want to do this.

I too remember how quiet that evening was. Almost an air of peacefulness (as weird as that sounds) hanging about. I loved the camaraderie that ensued. It felt as if personal problems were set aside and we focused as a nation on one thing. Supporting and defending this country.


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[BlueDevil 9,295]

Walked into 3rd grade class that morning when another teacher came running down the hall telling everyone to turn on their TVs. So crazy how I can remember everything so clearly that day. We didn't really have class that day everyone just wanted to go home and when I got home all i did was watch the news with my family.

[DawgBawls 712]

On SAR flight duty off the coast of Southern California...had to come back to the hanger to get a breifing...LAX had a warning we had to gear up for...9 days later, had to go for a little trip in the mountains about 8000 miles away for several months.....not fun times, for various of reasons....

[Str8Hoosiers 2,965]

Walking into class at IUS just as the first plane hit, saw the breaking news on a TV in the commons, stopped to watch and before long the whole commons was full, all classes cxld... Very surreal, people broke down crying, mass confusion as to what and why???

[Str8Hoosiers 2,965]

On SAR flight duty off the coast of Southern California...had to come back to the hanger to get a breifing...LAX had a warning we had to gear up for...9 days later, had to go for a little trip in the mountains about 8000 miles away for several months.....not fun times, for various of reasons....

THANK YOU

[hoosierfan6157 329]

Just finished saying the pledge of allegiance with my preschoolers when my co-teacher handed me a note saying a second plane hit the towers. We prayed inside our heads as we conducted the rest of the school day while speaking to many of our parents as they called and/or came to the school.


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[WayneFleekHoosier 49,872]

I was walking to class through the arboretum area in Bloomington. The prof in the first class wouldn't let students leave. Half of our small Communications class was from the NY area. Kids were breaking down some crying, some yelling at prof. We didn't know any facts at the time. It was a crazy, horrible day.


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[scots07 161]

I was walking my students into the building. We were in total lockdown mode. We only were allowed to take the students to the restroom and lunch. No one was allowed to leave the room alone.

[KingPG21 6,587]

Was in first grade at the time. Just remember not really fully grasping the idea of what had happened at the time and watching the news with my family when I got home

[DawgBawls 712]

THANK YOU

Thank you....I did a decade for this counrty in a uniform, its our job as patriots/citizens to protect this country out of uniform as well. And this starts with everyone to stand true to their oaths and help protect our Constitution no matter what their political parties say or do. WE KNOW WHAT FREEDOM IS...do not let them take it from us....do NOT let our blood be spilled for nothing. Educate yourselves on world events (from multiple sources) and understand what/who is before us.....

 

I'm sorry about the soapbox... I'm not having a good day right now......I wonder why....

[Hovadipo 59,581]

2nd grade. Teachers bawling in the hallways. I remember getting picked up from school at the end of the day wondering what happened. What hijacking meant. What the World Trade Center was. It's scary how vivid my memory of that day is, even though I had no clue what was going on.


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[OliviaPope40 7,122]

I was in the living room getting ready for school and my mom was the news and when I saw the planes hit I said oh crap this is going very badly.

[djsalway 4,161]

2nd grade. Teachers bawling in the hallways. I remember getting picked up from school at the end of the day wondering what happened. What hijacking meant. What the World Trade Center was. It's scary how vivid my memory of that day is, even though I had no clue what was going on.


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This is me exactly. I remember everything from that day, but at the time I had no idea what anything meant.

[Jafo71 149]

I was a non-traditional student at IUB. I had class later in the day so I woke up late. Tried to scan my fantasy FB results, but my internet connection was awful. That is when I noticed a Yahoo headline annoucing the first tower was hit. I watched the evemts unfold on TV until class. I can't tell you what we specifically studied that day, but I definitely remember those two classes.

I hope that we never experience another day like that in our lifetimes. The world changed that day.

[ou812dude 3,326]

if you can break away for about 30 minutes...watch this video at ground zero to recall how awful it was down there...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMNrb4aQyvI

[JaybobHoosier 12,453]

I was in between classes my freshman year of high school. One if my friends ran up to me and told me. I laughed a and said yeah right, and brushed it off.

I went to the school library for P.E. Because I had a sporting event that night, and they brought in TVs to broadcast it. I couldn't believe it and was really upset. Couldn't believe this had happened to The US.


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[CottageGrove 563]

I was a sophomore at IU that year and lived in a house off campus. I woke up to one of my roommates yelling for everyone to get up and come downstairs. The 5 of us basically sat in silence the entire day while watching the news. I got an email from one of my prof's that we still had class that afternoon, but didn't go. The only thing we left the house for during the day was to head to the Red Cross to donate blood. We felt like we needed to be doing something, but when we got there the line was so long that we had to go back the next day.