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At the time I was Assistant Principal at Woodland Elementary.  Our principal, Ann Caspar, along with all other principals were at Central Office for their monthly meeting with Mrs. Gray, Superintendent.  I was meeting with a parent and someone stopped in my office to share that a plane had hit the first tower.  At the time it was thought it could have been an accident.  When the second plane hit, we realized it was an act of terrorism and/or war, and then the next attacks were reported.  I then asked teachers to turn off their TVs feeling like we needed to protect our students as long as possible.  We left one TV on in the Media Center but I did not want to watch.  Mrs. Gray sent all principals back to their buildings.  Mrs Caspar and I helped in the front office due to so many parents coming to pick up their children.  That night I finally watched the news and  felt incredibly sad and scared for our future.  It also increased my respect and appreciation for  first responders.  

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At the time I was Assistant Principal at Woodland Elementary.  Our principal, Ann Caspar, along with all other principals were at Central Office for their monthly meeting with Mrs. Gray, Superintendent.  I was meeting with a parent and someone stopped in my office to share that a plane had hit the first tower.  At the time it was thought it could have been an accident.  When the second plane hit, we realized it was an act of terrorism and/or war, and then the next attacks were reported.  I then asked teachers to turn off their TVs feeling like we needed to protect our students as long as possible.  We left one TV on in the Media Center but I did not want to watch.  Mrs. Gray sent all principals back to their buildings.  Mrs Caspar and I helped in the front office due to so many parents coming to pick up their children.  That night I finally watched the news and  felt incredibly sad and scared for our future.  It also increased my respect and appreciation for  first responders.  

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Mrs. Skaggs                                I was getting ready for work, substituting for Mr. Maggard at Bluegrass for half a day, when I saw the news that the first tower had been hit. I watched in horror as the second tower was hit. On my way in I heard on the radio that the Pentagon had been hit. When I arrived in his room students were very uneasy.  It's something I'll never forget. 

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Mrs. Skaggs                                I was getting ready for work, substituting for Mr. Maggard at Bluegrass for half a day, when I saw the news that the first tower had been hit. I watched in horror as the second tower was hit. On my way in I heard on the radio that the Pentagon had been hit. When I arrived in his room students were very uneasy.  It's something I'll never forget. 

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I was in 8th grade here at Bluegrass. I was in the gym when the first tower was struck. Our gym teacher, Ms. Boeglen rolled out a tv on a cart and turned it on and I think we kind of learned what was happening. The bell rang before we could start watching. When classes changed it was quiet and every room had a tv on. The teachers didn't care what room we went into then. I ended up in Mrs. Pennington's room, which is now Mrs. Owen's room I think. I was watching the tv when the second tower was hit. I was worried about my Dad having to go to war at this point. My Dad was a 1st Sergeant in the Army. I was just so stunned and shocked to see an attack like this in our country. There had never been anything like this. I knew this would change the world.

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I was substitute teaching at Memorial (K-8) in Hart County.  A teacher came into my room and told me about the first tower.  We brought a television into the room and saw the plane hit the second tower.  I have never experienced a feeling quite like the one that I experienced that day.  

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I was substitute teaching at Memorial (K-8) in Hart County.  A teacher came into my room and told me about the first tower.  We brought a television into the room and saw the plane hit the second tower.  I have never experienced a feeling quite like the one that I experienced that day.  

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I was a senior in college at the University of Kentucky. My husband and I were on our way to class and heard about the first plane hitting the Towers on the radio. At that time, everyone thought it was a small plane. We went to class. At the end of class, someone came in and apologized to the professor for not being there, shared about the second plane hitting and the plane hitting the Pentagon. We grew up outside of Washington, D.C. and both of our families still lived there. My dad worked in nearby Arlington and my father-in-law was supposed to be working in an office that had just been moved back to the Pentagon. He was out of town in Louisiana for a conference. I remember going to the theater in UK's student center and standing at the back watching the footage in between attempts to call home to make sure my family was safe - I didn't have a cell phone yet, so I used a pay phone - my parents had a long distance card that I used to call home - it took a long time to get through. My father-in-law lost co-workers that day, my sisters' friends lost parents that day, and the father of one of my best friends witnessed it, having just loaded onto a bus in the parking lot of the Pentagon. To this day, he doesn't really talk about it.

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I was in the 5th grade at New Highland in gym leaving to head back to class. When we got their our teacher Mrs. Rhodes had tears in her eyes and we asked why. When she was about to answer another voice came across the intercom trying to tell teachers to remain calm and go about their lesson and at that same time we could see on the tv the second plane hit...i will never forget my classmates faces or this day

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I was working in sales for a local radio station.  I noticed that the Associated Press computer in our news department was going bonkers.  After news arrived of the plane hitting the Pentagon, our long-time news director looked at me through the glasses on the end of his news and said, "Johnny.  We are at war."  I remember being tremendously scared the rest of the day about what could happen at Fort Knox or other landmarks in our region.

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I was in the first grade when 9/11 happened. I remember my teacher crying when the news was given about what happened. We weren't allowed to go to the playground for the rest of the year because of how close we were to Fort Knox. Everyone thought Fort Knox was going to be under attack because of the gold vault. I didn't really understand what was happening at age six, but looking back, I realize how strong America became after 9/11. NEVER FORGET! 

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I was in the first grade when 9/11 happened. I remember my teacher crying when the news was given about what happened. We weren't allowed to go to the playground for the rest of the year because of how close we were to Fort Knox. Everyone thought Fort Knox was going to be under attack because of the gold vault. I didn't really understand what was happening at age six, but looking back, I realize how strong America became after 9/11. NEVER FORGET! 

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I was living in Louisville and working for my dad. I was watching NBC as I was getting ready when I heard them say, "OMG. A plane has hit the World Trade Center." I immediately ran to the TV and listened as they speculated that is was an accident. As I watched, the second tower was hit. I remember feeling that America is under attack. I called my mom and we watched together as the Pentagon was hit. As I left for work, I remember listening to 84 radio and I heard the announcer say, "OMG. The tower is falling." The sound of his voice was something I'd never heard before. As I went through the day, people were scrambling to find a TV (smart phones weren't around!) or radio to get updates. The day was so quiet. No one was speaking. 

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I was living in Louisville and working for my dad. I was watching NBC as I was getting ready when I heard them say, "OMG. A plane has hit the World Trade Center." I immediately ran to the TV and listened as they speculated that is was an accident. As I watched, the second tower was hit. I remember feeling that America is under attack. I called my mom and we watched together as the Pentagon was hit. As I left for work, I remember listening to 84 radio and I heard the announcer say, "OMG. The tower is falling." The sound of his voice was something I'd never heard before. As I went through the day, people were scrambling to find a TV (smart phones weren't around!) or radio to get updates. The day was so quiet. No one was speaking. 

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I was in first grade. My teacher began crying and sobbing into her hands while we sat and watched the news on TV. I didn't really understand what was happening, but I knew if my teacher was crying it wasn't a good thing. We watched as the first tower fell.

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I had left to take my nephew to preschool at Cecilia Baptist Church, when I got home my dad was glued to the television.  He started telling me what was going on.  It was so sad to watch and I could not imagine someone could be so evil as to intentionally do this to so many people.  We watched all day as reports kept coming in with more and more tragedy.  When my kids came home from school we watched and talked about how horrible.  It is something that I will never forget. The looks on people's faces.

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I was a sophomore in high school. As I was walking from 1st period to 2nd period, I heard snippets of people's conversations in the hallway talking about an airplane hitting the first tower. Once I got to 2nd period, which was Government, we turned the tv on in time to watch the second plane hit the 2nd tower and watched them go down. For the rest of the day we watched the tv coverage. I remember feeling horrified at what happened but also confused about why it was happening. You see things like this happen in other countries and you never think it would happen to the United States.

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I was a freshman in college. My mom and I were sitting in my room watching The Today Show when the first plane crashed into the north tower. The news casters' faces and voices are forever etched into my mind. That day my mom had a doctors appointment scheduled in Louisville and I can remember being fearful of being in a ¨tall¨ building.

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Standing in the Media Center of the newly opened John Hardin High School. When the first plane hit, my thoughts were that this is a horrific accident and wondered how that could possibly happen. Then when the second plane hit, it became obvious that it was no accident. The most eerie feeling was seeing the skies void of vapor trails for the next several days. Something that we will probably never see again.

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Still very painful to remember

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I was a counselor at an elementary in Bardstown.  I had just finished up a meeting with parents and as we walked back into the main office,  everyone was gathered around a television.  Minutes later, the second plane crashed into the World Trade Center.  I felt confused, scared, and helpless because at that point we knew we were under attack.

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I was a counselor at an elementary in Bardstown.  I had just finished up a meeting with parents and as we walked back into the main office,  everyone was gathered around a television.  Minutes later, the second plane crashed into the World Trade Center.  I felt confused, scared, and helpless because at that point we knew we were under attack.

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I was teaching at North Hardin High School. I was in the workroom when someone said that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. After that, everyone had their televisions on. It was very scary! No one really knew what was going on and why this was happening. I hope our country never has to go through something like this again.

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I was listening to my second grade teacher. I felt scared and confused about what was happening. I almost instantly knew that something was wrong once it happened.

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I was working at a pediatric office fielding calls from frantic parents trying to get on post to pick their kiddos up from school, etc. Once the second plane hit, I knew the first one was an intentional strike as well.  I remember an overwhelming need to leave to get to my own children even though I knew they were safe at the farm with my parents. There was also such a pervasive feeling of sadness and disbelief that morning that continued for weeks, as well as worry that my husband would surely re-enlist to once again serve this country.

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I was in the 2nd grade and I remember my teacher turning on the tv and we saw the plane going through the building. I had a classmate who had a parent working in NYC during that time and she was in widespread panic. It was very scary.

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I was a 3rd grade student at Rineyville Elementary. I remember my teacher being in shock and tried to explain to us what was happening. It was very scary to know that people do this.

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I was a student at the University of Kentucky...I just could not get my brain to process that a plane went through a building. When we found it it was on purpose I just could not believe it. #hurt #brokenhearted