September 11 memories

Posted September 11, 2002 12:00 PM

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CUNBT VILE, iow USA PROUD OF IT - Thursday, March 11, 2004 at 07:16:11 (GMT)

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Hartford, WI USA - Saturday, February 14, 2004 at 21:35:42 (GMT)

When september 11th hit i reamember it perfectly! I was goin to watertown school for a while, and i was a little high. So i was sitting in my desk then my ex gf came in and said "some towers got knocked over"?. We all looked at her like she was on something. Then the teacher came in, turned on CNN and said take a look at this! I looked at the tv, I saw a plain hit a tower and watched it fall! Then the other one fell and i sat there feeling bad for wat happened to those ppl. I thought we were goin to break out into a war pretty soon so i was scared at that! I think september 11th changed my life and the people in my class! I think the arabs owe us there lives for that! NONONE FUCKS WITH THE U.S. AND GETS AWAY WITH IT! sooo when im old and ppl ask me were i was during september 11th i will tell them the same story over and over again! Cause it is a major priority for me!
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i live in the crappy country, WI USA hell yea - Saturday, January 17, 2004 at 01:15:33 (GMT)

I'm 14 years old and from Hawaii, and though we are an American state it is easy to feel alienated from the rest of our country. It is hard to feel connected to this great calamity, I've never even been to New York. The guy from Canada is right in saying that people die everyday. But maybe it takes something like this to realize it, to realize right now at this very second someone is dying. But Canada Guy is wrong in saying we are being over patriotic, we are just late in noticing we are one country, a whole. And Canada guy are you saying "so who the hell cares that hundreds of people died on that one day, people die everyday!"? Because I've got to disagree with that too. We're going to care! We've got to. What about World war I in which Canada was involved? The Jews!? World War II? The French and India war? September 11th? You look at all of these tragedies, every single one connected by distiguished futures, lost hopes, death, pointless fighting. Think of the gas chambers, children shot to death and buried in mass graves, ovens that were fed with human flesh, atomic bombs that will leave their mark forever, the ruins of buildings many will never see because of selfish acts of terrorism, the bullets embedded in the past, the hollow ground that makes up every country, province, state, town. You cannot say we are being over patriotic, feel some compassion damn it! This may not be your country, these people may not be your friends or family, but they are people, they are from your world. Look back at what I said earlier and you tell me that these events were just a mere bump in history when they were so much more...
Rebecca
HI USA - Saturday, December 06, 2003 at 07:04:58 (GMT)

yeah, well let me tell you: im happy to be a canadian. ohh, for all those ignorant americans: its a country just on the north of you.

anyway, sure, september 11th was terrible yes i agree, everyone agrees. but why did this happen you ask?

the US is funding Israel (many millions per day) and supplying them with US-made caterpillars, tanks, apache helicopters, guns, shells, etc.

if any of you didnt watch CNN and watched some better truth-telling news that isnt owned by zionists, you would actually get the real news, that many people are dying everyday in the world.

the US, to me, is turning anti-islam because of those attacks even those people were extremists and do not represent the muslim people.

Israel is targetting civilian palestinians with apache's and guns, bulldozing people homes, where the family has to run fast before getting shot in the head by the IDF.

even so now, "war on terrism" in iraq and afghanistan? if you people knew, the people that hijacked the planes were from other various countries (many were from egypt)

you people are becoming way too patriotic for nothing, which is quite humouristic for us canadians that dont ask why they are hated by every single country except of course your poodle, Mr. Tony Blair, and why you are getting targetted by terrorists.

prez bush also uses God in calling wars on countries, which I dont think He would support, dont you think?

you americans should get your act together before another tragedy happens.
paul
montreal, CANADA (not US), QC CANADA - Saturday, September 06, 2003 at 01:20:17 (GMT)

September 11th 2001 i was in second hour spanish @ Friess Lake
My friend Kelsey had a dentist appointment and went in early she walked in to
second hour and said the twin towers have been hit. the teacher had put on the radio
and wee sat there trying to do our homework. no dice on that we went trough out the
school day trying to keep our minds off that but in every class we watched the news and sat there
in awe
peace
kaos_chick
Crystal
Hubertus, WI USA - Sunday, June 29, 2003 at 23:03:23 (GMT)

I remember that I was in my 2nd Hour Study hall my Freshmen Year and an announcement came over the PA and explained the situation. At this time we thought that it wasn't that big of a deal but by the time I got home I have seen the pictures and movies on TV. And then I felt real bad for the families who lost someone important. And then they started playing, "God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood and that song used to get me teary-eyed during the September 11th attacks.
Cody Thimm
Hartford, WI USA - Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at 01:10:46 (GMT)

Man, September 11, 2001 was the worst day of my life!!! I will never forget where I was at the moment I heard about the incident with the Twin Towers. I was actually at home in the kitchen when I heard it on the TV. They kept on repearting the video of the towers being hit over and over again. You are probably wondering why I was home and not at school...no we did not have off of school. My dog, Hunter, had been diagnost with cancer, brain cancer I believe and he had been getting sicker and sicker everyday. Then we had no choice but to put him to sleep, we did not want to see him suffer. So September 10, 2001 Hunter was put to sleep, I was in the room when he was put down so I keep on playing the image of Hunter's eyes closing and then my father, brother, and sisters as well as I burst our into tears. The next day, September 11, 2001, I stayed home from school, I was to upset to go. Then as soon as I wake up I hear the second horrible tragety of my life. And that is why September, 11, 2001 was the worst day of my life.
Kevin Nakielski
Iron Ridge, WI USA - Saturday, February 08, 2003 at 07:59:21 (GMT)

It sucked
Chris Olmschenk
USA - Wednesday, February 05, 2003 at 03:48:47 (GMT)

Wow September 11th...where should I start... well I remember I was sitting in social studies class in 8th grade. and I saw this worried expression on my social studies teachers face. and I wasn’t really actually sure what was all going on. when we got some of the classrooms put together and watched the news. my eyes just lighted up when I saw what I saw on that very television. My heart pounded as fast as possible. I felt sad, yet scared and confused at the same time. and then I thought that maybe most of the people would get out safely because it didn’t look like much damage at the time. but then when I saw the twin towers fall down onto the ground... I knew that more then half of those people were going to die. I felt so afraid for those people. all the ones who died. the plan...the towers... everyone... running of their lives... some people buried alive. some jumping out the windows instead of getting burned to death. I know I couldn’t ever feel as much pain as those people who where actually there at the place, but I had enough of hurt in my heart as it was, it wasn’t fair! why us? why now? why did God have to do this to us! make this happen! but I guess there is a reason for everything right? hm...yah... I wish this didn’t happened. yet I guess it was a way to open up America's eyes again. to bad it had to be this way and not some other way that was in a good way. but it made us all come together, and even if bin laden knocked down our twin towers, he did not knock down our faith. and yes he did change America, I see people with much more American flags on there house now then they were before. and when I say the pledge allegiance I feel much more pride in my heart saying those words then I ever did before this tragedy ever happened. imp very, absolutely very proud to be an American... god bless ya all ;]
Sarah Gomez
Hartford, WI USA - Monday, September 16, 2002 at 02:47:43 (GMT)

September 11th was probably the saddest day that anyone or I has ever witnessed. I remember that when I found out about it from our principle, I didn't really understand what was going on and it didn't really sink in. But once he turned on the classroom TV and those horrific pictures of pain and sadness took over the screen, I was in shock. I always felt that everyone was completely safe in the USA. That nothing could ever harm us because we are such a powerful nation. However, something DID harm us and everyone was left affected. But now I realize that I was right in a sense, about this nation, that nothing could harm us. Sure we could be harmed externally but internally we still lived on and even grew stronger. I remember that after we (my class) turned the classroom TV off, all of us sat around the prayer table in our 8th grade room and wept and comforted with each other. If there ever was a time when I felt the closest to my small class, this would had to have been the time. Now, I admit, that before the attacks of September 11th, I was really not the "best" Christian I could be. I really didn't have a strong faith in God and I hardly ever prayed. But after the attacks, when my class all prayed around our small prayer table, I was almost certain that there was a God. At my class graduation, my religion teacher said something that just stuck in my brain. She was talking about the attacks and how we had prayed that day. She said "Even in our small classroom, the spirit of God was very strong." I couldn't agree more.
In the days after the attacks, things really started to change. We, as Americans, bonded together as one and did everything possible to show our patriotism. I remember, watching TV and seeing the images of all the people who had been saved from the wreckage of the WTC Towers. Even though there were only about two handfuls, even less, of people saved, it meant a lot. I saw people giving blood, tons of people! It was amazing! The attacks were all over the news! I even remember an MTV video, I think it was a Dave Matthews Band song, which had everyone hugging each other in it! It was so special to know that there were so many people helping everyone out! But along with the good after the attacks, there was also the bad. President Bush sent in troops to Afghanistan to start the war on terrorism and there were even a few Americans that started to judge every Muslim they saw, just because of the attacks. It was sad to know that people were doing this! I remembered watching the news one day about the racism and this one Muslim woman said, "Why wont they just accept me for who I am? Just because I'm Muslim doesn't mean that I'm a terrorist!" It was sad to see.
So, yes, our nation came together as one in love, hope, and harmony. Martin Luther King Jr. once said that "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." It's easier to hate than to love. But we, as Americans, did the harder thing. We loved.
Heather Markovich
USA - Saturday, September 14, 2002 at 14:26:59 (GMT)

When I woke up Tuesday September 11, 2001, I thought it would be another typical boring day filled with detentions, pink slips, and many excuses to piss Mr. Cohen off...
it was during second period. our principal and religion teacher rushed in panicky and asked for the cable hookup. we were told what had happened and as we found the hookup, the TV was immediately turned on. we watched the horrifying events that happened right in front of us, and as I witnessed it, two thoughts ran through my head: how many were dead, and how many more would actually make it out alive..
most of that morning we spent watching the full coverage of the attacks. I think we even saw when both towers fell...even though what was going on in New York and Washington D.C. might have been the most tragic thing America has ever witnessed, a big sense of relief came over me because sharing those horrifying moments with my 8th grade class was one of the most comforting moments of my life...as we all gathered around the prayer table, we cried
( hey I know we all id it, being on the outside like me, or grieving on the inside which is ok)but we came together as one class and grieved for those less fortunate..
even after a year, I still sit on my waterbed, with tears streaming down my face...I think about how those on the planes were able to say their last " I love you"'s and "good-bye"'s but most of those at the towers and at the pentagon did not...it really is sad
all in all, this mishap brought us together as one nation and we all pray for those affected the most by the attacks..
I pray we'll grow stronger as a nation and join together but still remember those who had to suffer through his whole tragedy....
Amy Elizabeth Velic
Hubertus, WI USA - Saturday, September 14, 2002 at 03:25:10 (GMT)

September 11th, 2001, was no ordinary day, to say the least. From a small school, my class and I are very close, and I am glad I was with them through the past year. At first viewing on television, it was, in a way, exhilarating to be living through a real tragedy. Certain adrenalin was flowing through everyone as it slowly hit us. Thousands of people just died, right in front of our eyes. I felt so helpless sitting there, watching. I could not help thinking about how many innocent victims of the attacks were alone in the rubble, awaiting the final moment of awareness. Their final moment on this planet as the world around them becomes confused and shocked.

Fear then consumed us all. What next? As my class prayed for better tomorrows, some people cried, others waited.

We tried to live our lives as normally as we could, but the patriotism in the atmosphere was extreme. We made ribbons, decorations, and celebrated our Americanism. Seeing the outreach of the world to help makes me feel like I live in a very special world. It was amazing watching the lines to donate blood grow, and witnessing America’s willingness to sacrifice in order to give, be it money or other aide.

Through the tragedy, Americans united. We became one soul, one people. I am truly proud to be American.

Reading the papers and taking notes everyday was scary at times. The threats that waited seemed great. From bombs to anthrax, we never knew what would happen. We could only hope and pray for the best. The post-9-11 world is certainly a more cautious one, and hopefully a safer one.

Now, one year later, as we continue to grow in strength and spiritual unity, we look back and remember all those that died, and those that lived.
Charlie N Gorichanaz
West Bend, WI USA - Friday the 13th, September, 2002 at 03:05:34 (GMT)

September 11th is a day none of us will ever forget. It was a day of tears and emptiness. A deep, heavy sorrow filled the hearts of an entire nation as we grieved the loss of thousands of people. Within moments of the attacks, our nation became one. We cried tears as one body. We prayed as one soul. We helped as one hand. That unity has brought us strengths we never knew we had. As angry and pissed off as I am, it's hard to stay so mad when there is that kind of beauty in the world. It's hard to understand, but once you let go of the hatred and grief, you cannot feel anything but gratitude for your life, as small or stupid as it may seem. September 11th... A horrific tragedy with such a beautiful hope.
Nickie
Nowhere, WI USA - Friday the 13th, September, 2002 at 02:56:25 (GMT)

Everything came as a shock to me too. I mean nothing really had an affect on my everyday life b/c I didn’t know anyone in New York or anything. I still felt bad about it but I know there had to be a reason...like the whole Noah's ark deal...like there were too many sinners in the world and the earth was flooded...maybe this was like a sign from God trying to bring us to Him. It was still terrible...but those are my thoughts. God bless everyone!
Lauren Walls
Hartford, WI USA - Friday the 13th, September, 2002 at 02:44:06 (GMT)

When I first saw the footage on television, I did not know what to think. It was a hard thing to grasp and to let sink in. I know one person, who, when they first saw it, they thought it was one of those movies inspired by a Tom Clancy novel. But, of course, it was not. I remember my homeroom teacher and the school principle walking into the room, all shook up, and turning on the T.V. to CNN and having us watch it. Our first reaction was that this can't be happening. It seemed totally unreal. Two people I know had friends that were involved in the attacks. One of them got lucky and survived the ordeal. The other one wasn't so lucky.
John R Ketterer.
USA - Friday the 13th, September, 2002 at 02:14:01 (GMT)