Monthly Archives: August 2011
Chris
The morning of September 11th, 2001 begins in my car driving to class at SMU. I was listening to the radio and hearing all sorts of reports of attacks in New York. I thought is another “one of those” headlines … Continue reading
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Taylor Lack
I was living in California at the time and I was getting ready for school in the morning. I remember walking into my mom’s bathroom and she was just sitting there crying. There are few time I had ever seen … Continue reading
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Joel
As the Lord would have it, on that day I did not have to be at work until much later after all the havoc … I was dozing on the couch watching the Today show … UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!
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Viktoriya
On September 11, 2001, I was in the 6th grade. I didn’t even make it thru first period when the entire school turned the lights off and nothing but emergency lights were on. The school turned all the televisions on … Continue reading
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Matt
I was sitting in my 6th grade art class when the towers were hit. We were a rowdy bunch of sixth graders so the noise level was high. Something came on the intercom as our teacher told us to shut … Continue reading
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Rita Kirk
The pictures. We watched it all unfold. As a professor who studies communication, I wondered who set this up. The first images of Tower I in flames was frightening, but we all wondered if the pilot had a heart attack … Continue reading
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Erin
I was in 5th grade when the twin towers in New York were hit. I was eating breakfast with my mom and sister before school started. I remember my Dad calling my Mom in a panic and she quickly turned … Continue reading
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Bora Laci
I was in sixth grade when 9/11 occurred, and i still remember it like it was yesterday. We were walking in a straight line from the library to our classroom, when all of a sudden our TV screens turned on … Continue reading
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Yolette Garcia
My recollections of 9/11 begin with my short drive to work. I was the news director of KERA 90.1 at the time and as was my habit, I began my day listening to KERA and NPR on the radio as … Continue reading
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Kathy Hargrove
Just those numbers give me a visceral reaction. Our son was in Dallas on business and visiting us when the news broke on television. He and his wife had been married only six months, and she was right there, a … Continue reading
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