Many of us were Retired or Veterans on 9-11-2001. What were you doing and where where you when you learned about the Terrorist Acts? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/many-of-us-were-retired-or-veterans-on-9-11-2001-what-were-you-doing-and-where-where-you-when-you-learned-about-the-terrorist-acts <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was a student at University of North Carolina, Greensboro taking Midterm Exams.  I had just finished one and was on the way to a second when we found out what was happening.  Needless to say, exams and school were canceled for the day.  When I contacted my local recruiter, I was told that retired people were not needed and would not be called back to Active Duty at present. Wed, 22 Jan 2014 13:15:03 -0500 Many of us were Retired or Veterans on 9-11-2001. What were you doing and where where you when you learned about the Terrorist Acts? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/many-of-us-were-retired-or-veterans-on-9-11-2001-what-were-you-doing-and-where-where-you-when-you-learned-about-the-terrorist-acts <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was a student at University of North Carolina, Greensboro taking Midterm Exams.  I had just finished one and was on the way to a second when we found out what was happening.  Needless to say, exams and school were canceled for the day.  When I contacted my local recruiter, I was told that retired people were not needed and would not be called back to Active Duty at present. CMDCM Gene Treants Wed, 22 Jan 2014 13:15:03 -0500 2014-01-22T13:15:03-05:00 2014-01-22T13:15:03-05:00