Where were you 9 years ago today?

[George16]

I was at my parents home on leave in Michigan when my sister called and told me to turn on the news. It was the moment the second plane hit WTC when I turned on the TV. I thought it was a movie and it didn't dawn on me until I got a phone call from the Navy saying that I might have to cut short my leave and report to the ship right away.

This event has single-handedly changed a lot of things especially in the military.

All I remember is not being able to believe what I was seeing. I watching a movie on TV when they cut to the special news broadcast with the first tower on fire. I was not really shocked because it just didn't feel real. I was just numb. Then I got to see the second tower get hit live and that was the point where it became real to me. I still wasn't sure what was going on but I remember thinking "God I hope those planes were not passenger planes". As the rest of the day unfolded it just got to the point where I thought that it wasn't going to stop. I didn't even end up going to work that day. I was glued to the TV. Couldn't believe how easy was for a few terrorists to take so many lives.