Where were you on 11 September 2001?

SFC Stephen King — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 10:35:07 -0400

I was getting ready to start my day in my Recruiting Office and my Wife called

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Sep 11 at 2018 11:20 AM

CAPT Kevin B. — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 11:20:31 -0400

I was a reserve O-6 getting ready to assume Command on 9/14 (Friday). My wife called me on my way into my Navy CIV job telling me to turn on the news. I wound up doing an email CoC on Wednesday and was on the first Alaska Airline flight out of SEATAC on Friday. From there it was a whirlwind. You know you're traveling a lot when you hit premium mileage status on two airlines... in March.

Response by SGT Matthew S. made Sep 11 at 2018 11:21 AM

SGT Matthew S. — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 11:21:11 -0400

Senior year of high school. I was passing through the last intersection before I parked at the school when the DJ on the radio say that a plane had run in to the World Trade Center. From the sound of his voice, he wasn't sure exactly what he was reading, either.

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 11 at 2018 11:22 AM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 11:22:04 -0400

SFC Stephen King I was at work in Houston. We had TV monitors mounted on the walls throughout the building that were on during shuttle launches and landings. They were on for 9/11, and we watched the horrendous events with disbelief.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 11 at 2018 2:53 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:53:57 -0400

I was delivering dinner trays to my patients on the Med/Surg Ward at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 11 at 2018 2:54 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:54:44 -0400

SFC Stephen King I had just gotten out of the Air Force the year before. I was sitting in my Illustration class in college (yes, I was an Art Major). I was the only one listening to the radio. When it was first reported I exclaimed, "Oh my God! Something bad is going on in NYC." By the time everyone had stopped, the second plane had hit. That's when I let them know this wasn't an accident. We pulled a TV into the room and just watched.

Response by SrA John Monette made Sep 11 at 2018 2:59 PM

SrA John Monette — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:59:11 -0400

where were you when the world stopped turning?
I was in Concord NC at school working on my Associate's Degree. someone said something about an aircraft crash, so I went to my truck and listened to the radio. classes were, of course, cancelled. so I went home and tried to find out if my employer (Federal Reserve Bank Security in Charlotte NC). could not get through to them, so I went in anyhow. our head of security, even with a threat against our branch, was not recalling anyone. but we had the sheriff's department posted at our entrances.

I remember hearing how quiet, eerily so, it was.