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Where were you 10 years ago?

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The_Lord_of_Love
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I was in 3rd grade in my class and I can't remember how my teacher got the news but she locked our door and we all had to sit in a circle being really quiet till our parents picked us up, We were all scared because we didn't know what was going on and our teacher wasn't allowed to tell us anything. When my mom told me I didn't really understand the graveness of the situation until I saw the footage of the plane crashing into the second tower. After that I got really quiet and went up to my room and thought about what would happen if it were us because we flew into JFK on the 10th from florida and I remember my dad pointing out the towers to me.
Sep 11 2011 8:35PM
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Skittle.
Posts: 2537 - Karma: 718
i was watchin tv while my mom was there cookin and is saw it and was all like "mommy a plane just crashed into the tower" and she thought i was talking about a cartoon er something, and so when i said "look another one just hit the other tower" she realized what had happened
Sep 11 2011 11:41PM
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Caspian
Posts: 1475 - Karma: 25
I was 7 when it happened. I don't remember much of the day at school, but I know they said something. I just remember going in the front door and the tv was on with footage of the towers still smoking. It was a loop. My mom was crying, and it was just devastating, even though I didn't know what was going on really.

I want to also note right now that my design teacher's best friend was in one of the towers. He had to choose to burn or jump, and jumped. My design teacher moved to Idaho because of that. I hope he's doing well today.

My thoughts go out to the family of those who died today, the soldiers who died in the subsequent wars, and our soldiers currently serving. God bless.
Sep 11 2011 11:46PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
3rd grade, didn't care, i was stoked when we got to leave early
Sep 11 2011 11:52PM
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soulskier
Posts: 17806 - Karma: 3,841
7th or 8th grade, got on the bus from "shared time" and the nus driver said "somebody did a bad thing to your people" it was kept very hush hush, then we went home and the normal after school kids shows were replaced by horrific images. later there were dozens of cars in line at gas stations. i was old enough to understand what was going on, but it was still very distant, took a while for the reality to fully set in.
Sep 11 2011 11:55PM
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PartyHon
Posts: 2019 - Karma: 425
1st grade. i remember my dad picking me up from school and took me to his work. while he and his coworkers were watching the news i trotted into the room and saw the burning towers on the screen. i had some really close family working at the WTC in the north tower. Immediately i recognized the towers(visited NY before) and said, "where are Susan and Grant? My dad then started crying.

they were both killed in the collapse. including another close family friend who was one of the first firefighters in the WTC. god bless 'em. god bless them all
Sep 12 2011 1:26AM
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straightlining
Posts: 238 - Karma: 139
I was in grade two, here in australia, a lot of us woke up to the news. I know it sounds terrible, but my first reaction was I was pissed that the morning cartoons weren't on. (Was only 7 at the time). But I still remember people jumping, and that freaked me out big time. I remember the video of the towers collapsing, and then realising there must of been people in there. The whole world was shocked by september 11, and even as a little boy, the significance of the day quickly became apparent.
Sep 12 2011 2:23AM
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daveNZ
Posts: 163 - Karma: 4
I woke up down in NZ to see CNN on tv and my parents being like FUUUUU and i was only 9 so didn't know what was going on, until I got to school and the teachers were freaking out and we all spent the day praying basically.
Sep 12 2011 2:51AM
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Blake.P
Posts: 9894 - Karma: 3,585
Just started second grade at a new school. We had a late start or something that day, idk, but I was sitting at my kitchen counter watching it on the news
Sep 12 2011 3:10AM
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icon1234
Posts: 3081 - Karma: 1,475
I was in the 5th grade on 9/11. My school district had decided to not tell the students what was going on who were in primary and elementary school, and being in 5th grade I was in my final year at elementary school. Anyways I do remember an announcement on the PA saying teacher to check their emails immediately, the school was put into lockdown and no one knew why, or really understood the concept of a lockdown at the time. I remember it being a great day weather wise outside, but we had to stay inside for recess and no1 understood why. When I got home my dad told me what was up and we spent the next 9 hours just watching CNN, I must of saw the towers fall over 200 times that day as they had it on a endless loop for days. It feels like yesterday, can't believe it's 10 years.
Sep 12 2011 3:37AM
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SterlingArcher
Posts: 2200 - Karma: 2,456
I was in 8th grade Health class, we were watching Black Hawk Down.  Shut it off when it was done and turned on cnn. Our teacher thought it was some movie we havent seen before on tv.. then we realized it was real.  Couldnt believe it
Sep 12 2011 3:52AM
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tuna.
Posts: 2627 - Karma: 111
4th grade. my brother came downstairs and woke me up, told me america was being bombed.

went upstairs, saw my mom crying in front of the tv. i stood in my underwear for about an hour and just watched, not really sure what had happened or what it all meant. but i sure do remember it vividly.
Sep 12 2011 3:58AM
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katie.
Posts: 2833 - Karma: 874
I had just started 2nd grade, our teacher got us all to sit in a circle and our parentspicked us up, I just remember being stoked because it was so nice out and I didn't have to be at school. Sometimes ignorance is twisted eh?
Sep 12 2011 6:47AM
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no_steeze
Posts: 23992 - Karma: 4,272
4th grade i think, some retard substitute teacher gathered us around and told us that "a plane crashed" so nobody gave a fuck. later my mom told me when she picked me up from school and i shat bricks that the towers were gone
Sep 12 2011 7:09AM
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openmindportrait
Posts: 1157 - Karma: 818
I was a first grader and woke up and saw my mom crying watching the TV I didn't think much of it but my mom reminded me my dad was doing a bunch of networking work for the pentagon at the time. He was alright being just down the street when it happened but it was sketchy none the less
Sep 12 2011 9:21AM
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Bubba-Snax
Posts: 541 - Karma: 11
8th grade history class, they made a PA announcement about a plane crashing and i remember somebody making a joke about a drunk pilot. when the second one hit another PA announcement and the teacher turned on the cass TV for the news. 2 hours later my parents pulled me out of school and we spent the day trying to contact family in the city. problem was the largest cell towers were on the roofs of the trade center so a lotta people didnt have any service...
Sep 12 2011 9:32AM
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c4t_l0ver
Posts: 5485 - Karma: 810
i was in 1st grade. for the first 10 mins of class we sat around in a circle and shit and talked, and this time the teacher was sitting up front holding this newspaper and were were all 5/6 and have no idea what the heck was going on just all in our circle.
Sep 12 2011 9:37AM
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Spinoza
Posts: 12763 - Karma: 3,846
6th grade,    they announced on the PA that there had been a terrorist attack and i had no idea what that meant, but a couple of kids in my class did and it seemed scary as ass.
Eventually i learned what it was and became scared that it could happen again.
My moms birthday was the next day and we had lobster for dinner.  
Sep 12 2011 9:40AM
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c4t_l0ver
Posts: 5485 - Karma: 810
Happy birthday to your mom
Sep 12 2011 10:41AM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
Posts: 9097 - Karma: 777
Standing on the back loading dock at work having a company meeting. Some dude got a txt from a friend and told us the news. Nobody even believed it until we went in and turned on the news. Proceeded to work the rest of the day as usual. Went home and watched the news in disbelief.
Sep 12 2011 11:11AM
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nevetsw18
Posts: 268 - Karma: 26
1st grade and It was right before school and I was freaked out
Sep 12 2011 11:24AM
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snowdon
Posts: 2480 - Karma: 391
I was watching 9/11 videos last night on youtube, and this one is pretty haunting. There's no sound at first, idk why, but it's worth watching. It's a guy's 911 call from one of the top floors of the towers...I think you can guess how it ends. It gives me chills every time.


Sep 12 2011 1:01PM
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