Never Forget.
 

 

 
 

rjohnson11
+1. Remember those innocent lives who perished that day

Never Forget 🤕

I was watching all of it unfold on TV, on that dreadful day. I could hardy believe it when the first plane hit. I wish it was a bad dream instead. Doesn't seem like it's been 18 years.. R.I.P.  Never forget! 

I remember watching live on TV right after the first plane hit and wondering how a plane like that hits a building then the second plane hit and I knew America had changed and we had entered an era of war. I think after the attack we saw the best of Americans as well as sometimes we unfortunately we also saw the worst of some Americans as fear caused hate and I feel we are still dealing with some of that haltered issues.

 
 
                     

I remember exactly where I was. Like it was yesterday.

I had just turned 21 and was at work when the new broke, didn't really know what had happened till I got home ( we dont have tv's in the factory). 

I went out the night before to the bar (10th).  I must've gotten home around 4:00 AM (11th).  Passed out and woke up a few hours later to use the bio with the parents getting ready for work and the TV being extremely loud.  I mean we're a loud household in general but the volume level stuck out to me when I was walking by half a asleep n drunk (most likely).  I use the bio and head back and look on TV and notice a high rise fire.  That's what the media was saying so I sit down and start watching when all of a sudden from the right side view of the camera a plane came crashing in.  It went from high rise fire chatter in the media (I think it was ABC's GMA or News Room) to 'oh we know what this is now but we don't want to speculate' chatter and everyone was freaking out.  At that point, I never went back to bed. I probably had 3-4 hours of sleep at me at best.  

Many hours later, I head out back to the cafe/bar to hangout with folks and talk about what just unfolded.  Hanging outside, having a smoke and looking at the clear dark sky (must be around midnight - 12th) and it's complete silence and I mean barely any vehicles on the road.  I mean it usually is somewhat quiet but not that quiet and you knew that night was different from all the nights.  Not a single jet in the sky since we're not too far from the airport since all planes were grounded and the airliners were soon to be bankrupt.  I look up again and notice something.  We saw a slow blinking red light.  All of a sudden it dawned on us, it's a freakin fighter jet patrolling the skies!  It was an amazing feeling after that but things were never the same after that in a societal sense.  
 
I won't go on and on but that was my 24 hours during that time.