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In reply to the discussion: Tell me about your 9/11. [View all]dv421
(170 posts)I was sitting at work, I was due to fly out on a business trip from O'hare that afternoon.
Got a call from my mom. My sister had an office in WTC 5 (I think) and my brother was scheduled to be in the Pentagon that day. Mom could not get in contact with either of them. I told her I was going to start driving east and to let me know if she heard from one of them and I would head towards the other one. Got a call just outside South Bend letting me know two friends were on UAL93. Now I'm anxious and pissed off.
Got pulled over in Ohio. Trooper walks up to the car and his first words were "Who is it?" He just told me to take it easy, getting there faster won't help. Wise words.
Mom finally heard from my brother, so I headed toward my sister's house in NJ. She got in contact with my Mom when I was about 50 miles from here house. She had spaced out and left her briefcase at home and had to go back and get it, so she missed the attack fortunately.
My other brother was stationed at Nellis AFB and was scrambled. He still has nightmares about being ordered to shoot down an airliner.