9-11-2001

 

25 years ago

Living in Boulder, CO. When I went to take trash to the end of the driveway, a neighbor asked if I knew about the disaster but he worded it in such a way that I thought he was joking.

I turned on the TV in time to see the second plane hit. It was hard to believe that it

was real, so it took a minute to register in my brain. I was glued to the TV for the rest of the day in a state of awe and fear. What would happen next? TV cameras showed terrified people trying to outrun the spreading smoke and debris.  I don’t know how to describe the feeling watching the buildings collapse – it seemed impossible. First responders worked tirelessly to rescue victims, and try to contain the fires. Some became victims themselves.

Then the Pentagon was hit.

Then we heard about the fourth plane that crashed in Pennsylvania. It crashed because of the bravery of the passengers who overpowered the hijackers. Everyone perished.

What a horrific day! Images are forever burned into my brain. And maybe yours, too.

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