Where were you?

[ar0ck]

On this day 6 years ago?

I believe it was right after my first class that someone ran down the hall yelling "grab your guns they are attacking the united states" at first I didn't believe it because our gym teacher had the radio tuned in and they had mentioned a plane had struck the twin towers so I didn't think much of it until our next class our teacher had gotten a hold of a TV and was now tuned into the local news stations and we basically watched everything unfold for the next couple of classes. We were all glued to the TV and the world pretty much came to a halt. People were crying, parents came to pick up students, and from another class room I was in you could see the smoke. After class my mom & I with a few of my friends went to a cliff that over looked the city and there were a lot of people there just staring in amazement.

[Knipps]

8th grade, our school chose not to tell us anything but kids were being pulled out of class left and right. it was (and still is) one of my friend's birthday and people were cracking jokes he had something to do w/ it (he's iranian)

it was inevitable we'd all find out because at lunch the aides were closer to the kids than the teachers. so eventually we sort of knew what was going on but didn't get the whole story i'm sure..

after school my friend's aunt picked us up and we went to an overpass over 17 and just looked at the city.. it was unbelievable

i went home and just watched CNN for hours in awe of what was going on

[bad64chevelle]

I was in my woodshop class Junior Yr of High School. Our shop class was connected through a small hall to the drafting classroom (which the shop teacher taught also) I walked in and there was another teacher who was a pretty cool dude sitting using the computer and the mega printer in there told me to just click the TV on when I walked past it. As I walked down the hall I hear "Holy **** Jon get back here and look at this" our whole class ended up in the other room and we were there all day. School let out and I too sat there and was glued to tv and radio just to find out what was going on. A day none of us will ever forget!

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

I was in 7th grade, at 9 am they basically told us that the WTC had been hit by a plane. Guidance counselors are available or if someone you know works there you may go try to speak with them (counselors or person you knew). I was in the middle of history too. Teachers were just as surprised because they hadn't been briefed haha. But, as with Knipps's school a lot of people, including me, got pulled out of school real quick.

[1_Hot_SOM_WS6]

I was a Sophmore in HS....ironicly enough...in History class. Sad day :(:usa:

[misterjuice]

on route 46 east, going to Rayco in Little Ferry.....listening to Howard Stern.

[bubba428]

I was in 8th grade science. The teacher walked in from the teachers lounge and said something about a plane flying into a building. I knew it wasn't an accident. so when I got home my mom and her friend were watching the news coverage on it, which happened to be right about the time they were fixated on doing constant replays of the collapses. what a day...

[Icemansghost]

I was becoming a cop in the Air Force. I was on a training detail, giving out guns to cops to shoot on the range when we found out, our shop was also glued to the tv the entire day.

[Knipps]

I was in 7th grade, at 9 am they basically told us that the WTC had been hit by a plane. Guidance counselors are available or if someone you know works there you may go try to speak with them (counselors or person you knew). I was in the middle of history too. Teachers were just as surprised because they hadn't been briefed haha. But, as with Knipps everyone, including me, got pulled out of school real quick.

i wasn't pulled out of class, and at first.. they wouldn't let some parents take the kids out of class

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

i wasn't pulled out of class, and at first.. they wouldn't let some parents take the kids out of class

alright i'll change it haha I meant kids got pulled out of class like kids at your school.

[The Fixer]

I had a free period, so I was walking around and passed my friend's classroom. She had the news on so I stopped in to see what was happening. At first, I thought it was just a little single engine plane that hit the tower, until we saw the 2nd one hit. I knew right then it was no accident. I ran back down to my classroom to tell the other teacher I shared the room with what was going on, and we wound up watching the news all day. My commute home was completely bizzare too, driving through Fort Lee and crossing over a deserted George Washington Bridge. I'll never forget it, and I hope we never have to see anything like that again. :usa:

[bubba428]

:usa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY00LmtUlqQ

[LS1Hawk]

I was in Field Bio at WPU. A girl that sat next to me told me that she heard a plane hit the WTC. She didn't know the details, so I just assumed it was a small private plane. Then in the middle of class she tells me she heard another one hit, and I knew then it must be an attack. At the end of class I went into the lobby where everyone was glued to the TVs, and just as I got down there I see the first tower collapse. Seems like it was only yesterday and I'll never forget that image. But my dad who worked for the Federal Reserve saw the whole thing up close from his office window just a block over. And my sister was working in Times Square at the time, so they were the only things I was thinking about then. I just remember speeding home thinking what the F is going on?

[Untamed]

Heading north on 287 on my way to work. Got a late jump on the day. I remember it was a clear blue, sunny day which made me think about turning around and taking the day off.

Needless to say, didn't get much done at work that day.

Man after reading some of the posts above, you all are young kids!

[Mike]

8th grade

Junior Yr of High School.

I was in 7th grade

I was a Sophmore in HS

I was in 8th grade

yikes, so young.

i was in my dorm at monmouth, my mom called my room and woke us all up, we turned on the tv and watched untill we found out they were locking down the campus, then we went to sandy hook and sat across the bay and watched.

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

or you're just an old fart. Yeah my dad had some guys working in Hoboken and they called up dad's work freaking out that's how he found out about it. Needless to say since they were working on a very tall building (roofers) dad called them back real quick.

[bad64chevelle]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=seRPJGcUs8A

[bad64chevelle]

yikes, so young.

i was in my dorm at monmouth, my mom called my room and woke us all up, we turned on the tv and watched untill we found out they were locking down the campus, then we went to sandy hook and sat across the bay and watched.

Youre a little over a year older than me :lol:

[DaSkinnyGuy]

I was in middle school, was just getting up to ask if I could use the bathroom when one of the hall way staff walked in and whispered to our teach as we then found out that planes had just flown right over the skys of hopatcong and had been crashed into the twin towers, an hour later I was picked up by my uncle and we went to my house to watch the coverage on the news.

[slasherbarb]

I was a senior in HS...we just finished homeroom and i was on my way to my ethics class...i remember cause i was dreading class cuz the giants lost to the broncos on MNF and my friend dan was ready to brag all day...in class they made an announcement that a plane has hit the WTC....i thought it was an accident...i wasn't able to get to a tv til 3rd period...by then the first building was collapsing...it all hit hard when i saw all my friends who were firefighters running out of school and everyone who had family in NYC was running home too...i saw my friend tiff breakdown when she found out her mom was okay...it was such a surreal day...it was gorgeous, i was psyched about football practice, and this all happened...i remember we all said we were gonna enlist right away...one of the proudest moments of my life is running out on the football field with the flag waving in front of us...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrOk3ki8CnM

[maroman88]

i was a sophmore in high school, and i too thought it was just an accident until the 2nd plane hit

[WildBillyT]

yikes, so young.

i was in my dorm at monmouth, my mom called my room and woke us all up, we turned on the tv and watched untill we found out they were locking down the campus, then we went to sandy hook and sat across the bay and watched.

Ha.

I was leaving my AI class my Junior year of college when a girl I knew came up and told me. Everybody was just kind of milling around campus talking, so I went back to my apartment and watched the newscasts there with my roommates.

[12secondv6]

I was out trying to get stripes on the bird..... heard it on the radio and then saw it.

Skipped the stripes and drove to my fire house.

Tuned the fire radios into FDNY.

Heard horrible things.

Shortly after my chief arrived and we jumped on a truck and drove to another fire house - we met up with multiple other fire depts.

Eventually we were called in.

We drove right up to a park near George Washington bridge and staged with approx 30 other fire dept's.

Army helicoptors and jets were flying around.

Eventually they said they wanted to keep it FDNY and NY fd's only - no NJ FD's.

That was the last time I rode on a fire truck - shortly after I never returned.

[bandit88]

i was a senior in high school going to phychology class

[shane27]

8th grade music class, some girl whispered in my ear "we're under attack" i shruged it off. after class was over we followed our teacher to the 4th grade room. i was a little confused and completly forgot about what that girl had said to me. we sat down they turned on the news and we watched for the rest of the day.

[maroman88]

.

That was the last time I rode on a fire truck - shortly after I never returned.

i joined just after 9/11/01

[12secondv6]

i joined just after 9/11/01


I did 9it for 14 years. I have lots of fond memories..... and other ones that will never leave my mind. Just be careful.

I think the combo of 9/11 and my family/ friends wanting me not to do it anymore and also the condition of my knees led me to make the final decision.

[Tru2Chevy]

I was a sophomore in college, taking a Spanish exam. As I was walking out of the classroom building I saw a small crowd in one of the auditoriums near the entrance, so I stopped to see what was happening since there wasn't normally a class there. They had the news going on the projector screen. Saw the 2nd plane hit, then went back to my dorm room, called my family back here in Jersey (since I went to school out near Pittsburgh, a little over an hour from where the other plane went down).

Watched everything else unfold from my dorm room the rest of the day.

I used to have about 15 hours worth of news footage from that day and the days after ripped onto CDs, but they got loaned to a TCNJ professor and never returned :(

- Justin

[trashman01]

i was in the office at 9:15 with cops cuz i destroyed a arab for cheering bout it

[Knipps]

I was a sophomore in college, taking a Spanish exam. As I was walking out of the classroom building I saw a small crowd in one of the auditoriums near the entrance, so I stopped to see what was happening since there wasn't normally a class there. They had the news going on the projector screen. Saw the 2nd plane hit, then went back to my dorm room, called my family back here in Jersey (since I went to school out near Pittsburgh, a little over an hour from where the other plane went down).

Watched everything else unfold from my dorm room the rest of the day.

I used to have about 15 hours worth of news footage from that day and the days after ripped onto CDs, but they got loaned to a TCNJ professor and never returned :(

- Justin

i have all the frontpages (and sectionals?) from the entire week
nobody's getting their hands on them

[GP99GT]

i was a...sophomore in HS i think. stupid teachers wouldnt put on the tvs so most of us were left clueless for teh first few hours before the few that knew about it spread the word...god damn nazi school

[Batman]

I was at work, pre-flighting a plane for a local mission when the call came out to evacuate the flight line, we were under attack (we are less then 60 miles form NYC). Thinkig it was another "Stupid Drill" of somekind we mumbled and grumbled and shut the plane down and started to walk in with everybody. Just about then the F-16's came screaming right down the middle of the river and that is when it sank in that something was seriously wrong. I was at ground zero that night for a few hours, got re-called to go pick up a plane in Georgia and on 9/14 I left for war and have been going ever since.

On another note, this 9/11 we found ourselves at Ramstein AB in Germany (still there now :) ) which is a hop skip and a jump from Landstuhl Medical center which is the first stop for all the wounded ont he way home. My crew and I decided to spend the day there visiting with anybody who wanted company. It has to be tough being there all alone and most were eager to chat, even if just for a bit. Sadly there were alot of amputees who lost limbs to IED's but most were in good spirits. It was very humbling to say the least, makes me realize just how lucky I am that not a single person in my unit has suffered a major injury in the entire 6 years. Hopefully that luck will continue to hold out.

Anyway Happy Patriots day to everybody, and never forget what happened!


Edit: You guys are all so young! I was starting my sixth year of military service then!

[Kojak]

2nd period chem class going over balancing equations my junior year in HS. An announcment came over the loudspeaker asking any students whose parents who worked at the WTC to go to the office. After that the principal came in and told us what happend. For the rest of the day we were glued to the tv watching everythign happen. Then i came back home my unucle came over with a bag of BK hamburgers, then my job called saying that their closed today so i met up with ar0ck and we headded to the cliff to see it...

[SupermanX24]

I was a sophmore in High School, I believe I was in gym when I was first told. My father drives a truck in downtown NY and knew that he made and still makes deliveries in and around the trade center. the rest of that day was filled with nothing but worries and panic. Luckily I came home to find his truck in the driveway. He was one of the last vehicles allowed to leave the city that day.

[Fast92RS]

I was sitting home when I was called into work. We gathered up and we sent a total of 12 guys right to the WTC. We were out there for 2 days before we were called back to rehab.

[BlackBADaSS02]

I was in 10th grade and I remember just before I started my 3rd period chemistry class, someone said that a plane hit the WTC. The rest of the day, all my classes just watched the news.

[Teds89IROC]

It was junior year and I was in the weightroom with a few friends during our gym class and the principal came over the loudspeaker announcing a plane struck the WTC, so we all stopped and said a prayer (Don Bosco Prep HS) we all thought it was a small plane and nothing serious. He then came back on and announced we were under attack. The whole school met up at the football field and were sent home. I got home and went with my dad to what I'm sure is the same hill that arock and kojak mentioned. Thinking back on it, we could have seen each other back then not knowing we would be friends now...crazy.

[slugger27nj]

I was coming up to the intersection of Boundary and Vanderburg Roads in Marlboro when the radio station broke in with the news. I got to work and we were all watching it on the tv in the CEO's office. Later that day, one of our CSR's found out that her husband was in one of the Towers for a meeting that morning and was missing. Unfortunately he was never found.

:usa:

[79T/A]

I was sound asleep when the first plane hit. My mother called and woke me up, sobbing and crying, "We're under attack!" I ran into the living room in a panic, where my girlfriend (Now my wife) was watching Gameshow Network, completely oblivious about what I thought was the world coming to an end. I snatched the remote out of her hand and turned on any channel but GSN in time to see the second plane hit, and she immediately started sobbing.

It's kind of amusing now to think about her watching "The Match Game," blissfully unaware of the hell that was going on. But there's definitely nothing else even close to funny when I think about 9/11. God bless all who were lost, all of their loved ones left behind, and God bless the United States of America.

[ShitOnWheels]

I was home (when I lived with my dad down in North Hanover) on the internet before a 10am class. Another message board had a topic about the WTC on fire, so I turned on the news, and watched the 2nd plane hit. I then drove to class listening to the radio. Went in the room next to where my class was to watch (they had the computer hooked up to the projection screen). Then went to class, where the prof had no idea what had happened. Class went on as usual (except for one student coming in and saying his father works in the WTC and he wouldn't be in class). Afterwards I got in my car to listen to the radio during my hour+ break before the next class and listened to the aftermath of the towers falling. Called work, they didn't need me since most of the kids got picked up, so I went home and was glued to the TV.

[CamaroGirlie]

I wasa a freshman at Willy P. I was sleeping in my dorm room when my suitemate came in and told me to look out the window. I wasn't awake for the first plane, but I saw the second plane go through the towers, then later watched the towers fall. I lost a good friend that day in tower 2. The last thing she said to her husband, via voicemail, "our building has been hit, but don't worry I'm going to make it out."

R.I.P Jeanine Damiani-Jones 1972-2001

[Predator86]

I was in 8th grade..they called us all to our homerooms and then made an announcement via wall speakers.....actually my girlfriend at the time, her dad worked there but went on a business trip the same day the planes struck....infact he saw the towers get hit from the airport he was at...she begged him not to go but he went anyway thank god....she always felt guilty about that

[jims69camaro]

i was working, selling computers, peripherals and software for microwarehouse. i had my computer setup to accept news flashes from msn and cnn. all of a sudden, my computer started going crazy with news flashes, and some people had gathered in the break room in front of the TV. they watched the TV, i watched the computer. i was still calling clients, but all we would talk about was what was happening in NY. about 10:30, they shut the shop down and sent everyone home. i guess the number of requests from parents with kids in school had overwhelmed mgmt, so they sent everyone home. i sat in front of the TV the rest of the day, wondering what was happening to our world and how someone could hate the US so much that they would kill innocent people. then my blood began to boil and i called the local recruiter to see what the cut-off age was. i was already too old. in the following days, i donated blood, water and canned food to the effort to clean up manhattan.

[jims69camaro]

i was in the office at 9:15 with cops cuz i destroyed a arab for cheering bout it

whoa, are you serious? he was cheering about what happened? i would've destroyed him, too. i was dying to run into anyone that thought the WTC disaster was a good thing...

[Untamed]

whoa, are you serious? he was cheering about what happened? i would've destroyed him, too. i was dying to run into anyone that thought the WTC disaster was a good thing...

You must have missed the news casts in Patterson showing all the young people dancing in the streets, and the arab grandparents beating them over the head with brooms, shoving them back inside.

The FBI was all over Patterson for months afterward. Haven't heard a peep about it since....

[WildBillyT]

The terrorists bought gas from a Getty station near me, which quickly changed ownership from middle eastern to American. Now it's "American Auto Care" or something like that... :eek:

[ar0ck]

They also ordered their airline tickets from the William Paterson library.

[enRo]

I was in class and they said that two planes hit the twin towers.... I didnt think much of it until they said a plane crashed into the pentagon and I said "oh sheiit"...

Heres the worst part about the day.

A girl that I went to school with was in class when she got a call from her dad, saying that his plane has been hijacked (PA crash), and that he loved her, and etc... she started crying and what does the teacher do? TAKES HER CELL PHONE AWAY. I honestly, wanted to punch that teacher in the mouth. Everyone in school lost all respect for him, and it sucks cuz I cant think of his name, damnit.

[trashman01]

whoa, are you serious? he was cheering about what happened? i would've destroyed him, too. i was dying to run into anyone that thought the WTC disaster was a good thing...
yup, they let me go cause the cop said i was temp insane:rofl: never saw that kid again and the rest of the arab kids never even looked at me:twisted:

A girl that I went to school with was in class when she got a call from her dad, saying that his plane has been hijacked (PA crash), and that he loved her, and etc... she started crying and what does the teacher do? TAKES HER CELL PHONE AWAY. I honestly, wanted to punch that teacher in the mouth. Everyone in school lost all respect for him, and it sucks cuz I cant think of his name, damnit.

i would dropped that teacher right there and then, school rules are null and void as soon as a emergency hits home, find out who and ill make sure i leave some room in the back of my garbage truck from him:nod: