Never Forget

Your Stories

Where were you when 9/11 happened?

  • I just wanted to be home with my family

  • At Vernor Elementary teaching school on Tuesady

  • when my son called me & told me to watch the News!

  • I was at my brother house in Shabbona ill

  • At the fire station that day

  • Condolences to all families and friends of loved ones lost on 9/11

  • Sophomore in high school 

  • At work saw the towers fall

  • School

  • I was on a bday trip w/my Mama. We had stopped at a Quicktrip store and I was talking to my Husband on my cellphone while we were sitting in the qt parking lot, when it happened. My Husband and I both thought it was an accident when the first plane hit but after the second one hit a few minutes later, we both thought it was a terrorist attack

  • Worroed because my daughtee was supposed to be at the pentagon and mt son couldn’t find her or their ibfant son

  • I was getting ready to fly home from Boston. Stayed in New England another week

  • In a field in Burgaw. Trying to get our land perked. The County man got a call

  • From a friend who told him to turn on his radio. The world changed in one minute. So unbearably sad. I will never forget

  • Just got up from working the night here in Michigan turned the TV

  • on couldn’t believe what I saw

  • At home with my daughter

  • I was at work, we all went to the break room to watch it on TV.

  • We were ordered shelter in place. But I chose to leave and go pick up my daughter at school. I was so scared, American was under attack.

  • On duty police officer in Pennsylvania. Terrible times.

  • In NY upstate

  • To many memories

  • Pensacola Florida at the fair grounds

  • We were on vacation Ocean City, Maryland.

  • I was working in school standing by desk in the Guidance office. Could not believe what Iwas hearing. The shock was unbelievable

  • Walking into my office

  • At work watching it happen on tv

  • I was working my shift at the fire

  • station when the news came. Under lock down. in disbelief.. the towers fell .. then hearing the pass devices sounding knowing our brothers and sisters were dying or already dead.

  • In my 4th grade class

Silhouette of the pre-2001 New York City skyline, including the Twin Towers, against an American flag