September 11, 10 years later

[luvofallhorses]

I was in the 9th grade and only 15, almost 16. My brother and I were getting ready to go to school and were watching the news... it was unbelievable and I was shocked because everyone knew it was an accident. We didn't even do any work that day, just watched tv and were completely silent. My heart hurts for all the people's families that were torn apart that day, who lost their loved ones, and ones that lost their friends and even those special firefighters trying to save people. They were our true heroes and my heart goes out to those who lost them as well.

[momcat]

A day that will live in infamy!

Mike was working as a stable manager then. His boss came out saying she just got a call about the first plane. At first those of us who were there thought a small plane had a horrible accident. The news was turned on, when we heard about the second plane all we could do was look at each other and say, "What the h... is going on?" Then we heard about the Pentagon. Just about all riding lessons called to cancel. The Lakehurst Naval Air Base is a few miles from the stable. When I went on a coffee run, three armed MPs had the road closed. That's when I got scared.

The next day at work we had a prayer vigil. The minister that organized it asked each of us to tell how we were affected. One woman said her son was active military and he received orders to report to base because he was being deployed. The orders didn't say where he would be sent. Then another woman said the pilot of the first plane was her neighbor. Stunned silence filled the conference room.

Those who died, those who somehow survived, the brave and heroic first responders, and those left to grieve remain very much in my prayers. In your honor we will never forget!

[dab_20]

I was 9 years old, just arriving to school. I specifically remember watching the towers in smoke and the second plane hit. I didn't understand the significance of it until a few years later, honestly. We were all confused. I understood when my other brother had to go to Afghanistan, my whole family was upset.

My heart goes out to all the families affected by this tragedy.

[davidpizzica]

My sister lives in a town called Monroe, NY. about 40 miles northwest of New York City. She commutes to Englewood NJ to work and she said that even at that distance in 2001, she could see the smoke cloud rising from ground zero.

[Karen]

I also remember some Pet Talkers had family members in or near the World Trade Towers, and were worried because the cell towers were out and they could not reach them. Thankfully folks were all accounted for eventually, but it was a gut-wrenching time for many people.

[wombat2u2004]

I was on the phone talking to my GF in Arkansas at the time. It had just come onto her news program, and she was telling me about it. I thought she was joking for a moment, but that soon changed.