Sit down and give your mind a rest, 9/11 topics merged Options

[Melie]

where were you on 9/11? tell ur story.




i was stationed in germany and i was doing maintenance on my PLS. a lot of the sergeants always tease me about being from NY and my heavy accent. so when one of the sergeants came out to tell me that a plane crashed into the twin towers, i thought they were kidding. finally, he comes back out and tells me that we have to go back to the unit because of an emergency formation (meeting). i didn't finally see the images of what happened until i was in the dining facility and saw it on TV. i cried because i couldn't believe it. plus, i have family that work by the tower. so i called my parents on my cell but i couldn't get through for awhile but finally they told me that everyone is fine.
that night, all of the soldiers were waiting for instructions on what we were to do. they closed the post so no one was able to leave and we were stuck. so one soldier brings out a boombox and plays afroman - "cause i got high". ever since then, that song reminds me of 9/11 but it gave us a little bit of hope. weird, i know but it was what made all of us cheer up on a horrible day.

[dannyordinary]

We will never forget .

I was in 8th grade when it happened . I remember I was in History and teachers where coming in and out telling my teacher stuff . They wouldn't tell us anything of course, but everyone knew something bad was happening .

Then finally the guidance counselor came in and told was exactly what was happening . I remember the class clown jumped up and blamed the Japanese (he got suspended for it).

Then my aunt left work and came to pick me and her son up (because of any possible terrorist attacks at school .. ??? ) . I guess the radio said that the terrorist might be targeting schools .

So where were you?