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by SQLGeek
Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:20 am
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Topic: Where were you when the towers fell?
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Re: Where were you when the towers fell?

I was a senior in high school in California and had just gotten dressed for school when I turned the TV on while sitting down to eat breakfast. The second plane had just hit and I was watching the news coverage absolutely gobsmacked. I watched for a while before saying to my mom in a state of shock that I was going to be late for school. I clearly remember her telling me "Honey, I don't think that matters today." It wasn't until later in the day that I really realized the magnitude of what had happened.

It brought upon a long discussion with my grandfather a few weeks later, who was stationed at MCAS Ewa on December 7, 1941. I remember feeling like this was my generation's Pearl Harbor and how the innocence of youth had been stripped away. I was ready to sign up with the Marines that day but I never did. Funny how just a few months could change things.

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