I can't believe it was 10 years ago... Tuesday September 11, 2001. My life was so different then. I was not married, didn't have kids, didn't own a house and was still working.
I remember exactly where I was when I got the news.
I was on my way to work, and had my normal radio station on. Tom Brokaw was on the radio. This was very unusual for the radio station I listened to. He was talking about planes crashing into the World Trade Center in New York. My first reaction was this is a joke, they must be doing some kind of "War of the World" radio broadcast. I pulled into the parking lot at work and just sat and listened... It was true we were being attacked. My first reaction was to call my parents in Boston, I wanted to make sure they were ok. I couldn't get through, all circuits were busy. It made me nervous and sick to my stomach. After about 10 tries, I finally got through, and we were just in disbelief. Then my mom burst into tears and said what about all the children who lost their parents. I lost it. We said goodbye, I went into school and we all watched it on the news until the kids came into the class. I couldn't wait for the day to be over so I could go home and find out more information. I sat in front of the TV every moment possible crying and in disbelief. I was listening hoping to hear that they found survivors, but unfortunately they kept listing all of the deaths.
I was amazed and comforted by the way the whole country came together... God Bless America!
