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Click on the + in the lower, right corner. Put your name in the title then post your 9/11 quote to share. Read, like, and comment on each others posts. Thanks:)

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"It was broadcasted all over the school. Every classroom in my high school was watching it. I remember the school was silent."

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I asked my mom about her experience and have heard her talk about it a few times but the indirect quote I will share is "We (my mother & Father) were in Leadville Colorado visiting [my] Uncle Darrian. When the news broke confusion came first and then panic. We were in a way thankful to be in the mountains at the time but terrified what may happen back home (I live near the Chicago)".

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some other quotes from my family..
“On September 12 everyone seemed to be nicer to each other.  No one saw race or status.  We were all just American”

“The US became like every other country in the world after the bombings because now our land was being attacked. The security we had always felt of our ability to be aware of attacks to our soil with the strong security forces and military was now destroyed.  We could not trust and feel safe in our own home (the United States).  Many people called for justice but how and where do you really get that from. Scared. That is the one word that expressed the strong feelings most had”

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My dad- “I was working for Orange and Blue at the time selling at Meijer Champaign when someone said I should come to the area where they sell TVs. We watch as the second plane hit the other tower. I was saddened and concerned on where the world was going.”

My mom- “I was dropping Abbie off at daycare that morning with plans to go out of town that afternoon. In the van I heard news that the north tower had been hit. I was standing in the living room of the sitter’s house watching live footage as the second plane hit the south tower. Marsha, the sitter, and I both gasped as we watched that plane fly into the south tower. At that point it was clear this was a terror sit attack but what did this mean for America. The rest of the day I watched things unfold on the news coverage and felt such sadness for the massive number of lives lost.”

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I asked my grandparents and their response was “There was a sense of bewilderment and confusion as to how something like this could happen to the most powerful country in the world. That feeling was quickly followed by a deep anger toward whomever would be found responsible”

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I asked my mom. Her quote was “ I was extremely scared because I didn’t understand why this was happening. I was also petrified because my younger brother was/still is a New York State Trooper who had been in NYC guarding different things. We had no way of knowing if he was safe because all the phones were down.   We were finally able to reach him using the walkie talkie feature of the Nextel phones”.

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“It was a scary and confusing time. I remember having you in my lap and all I could think about was how the world we knew was forever going to be changed.” - my dad (Bill Whiteside)

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I was actually 4 years old when 9/11 happened so I do remember bits and pieces of it. "We were about to leave for a church picnic when I suddenly heard my mom scream "NO!" at the TV. I remember staring at the burning towers knowing something bad just happened."

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I asked my mom- "I was dropping you and your sister off at daycare and then was headed to work and I remember the radio being on and them saying that a plane had just hit the north tower and I remember being shocked and very confused. At the time I worked at a front desk at the police station so I was planning on getting all the information whenever I got there. Everyone at the police station was hovering over a tv and no one was really talking and you could see the fear in everyone's eyes."

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“Everyone was extremely confused. Everything seemed like it wasn’t real and nobody really knew how to react.”

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"I was getting ready with you and your brother, and I had no idea what was going on. We all thought it was an accident with a smaller flight no and actually an airplane."

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A good friend of mine sent me this. She was born the year of 9/11 so it’s not the same as her living it but she found this and it spoke to me.

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"There was great shock, fear and anger. And I thought it clearly was a terrorist attack after the second tower was hit".

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My dad said: "I was in shock when my boss came up to me while I was doing mechanical work that the first twin tower was hit. I was scared because your mom was pregnant at the time"
When I was talking to my mom about it, she told me this felt like it happened yesterday. She said: "I was sweeping around the house while I was watching the news (Telemundo) and I was 8 months pregnant. I stopped sweeping because they were talking about a terrorist attack. I was scared when the first plane hit, but when the second plane hit, I got even more scared. I started to cry and called your father right away"

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"If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life and short and there is no time for hate"

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My mom- "I was sitting with you watching Dragon Tales, and for some reason I decided to turn on the news and just a minute later I saw a plane crash into one of the towers. It was probably one of the craziest, scariest feelings I've ever felt. I was scared what would happen next."

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My dad was telling me about how he was changing me and he tells my mom "Mary the country's under attack" and she asks, "which country?" and then he said "ours". My dad was told he couldnt go to work since he worked in the Hancock building. Thats my parents first memory of 9/11.

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My mom states “ She remembers being at home and being pregnant with me and watching the news that morning before work and witnessing it happening and calling all of our family and how in shock she was that this was truly happening to our country.”

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My dad said, "Later, I watched the news as I saw people choose between being burned alive or jumping to their deaths."