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They say that when JFK was shot, everyone alive remembers where they were when it happened. I'm too young for that, but 9/11 is just the same. Everyone remembers where they were, and what they were doing. So on this day of remembrance, I thought that a lighthearted way to remember, would be to share your story.

I was a wet behind the ears freshman in college. I was outside having a smoke, and nursing a hangover. It might be hard to believe that I was drinking on a weekday, but I had been in college for all of about 3 weeks, so beer was top priority . While outside, someone else came out, and was talking about what happened. I thought that the guy had to be kidding, and didn't think much of it. When I returned to my room, I turned the TV just to see what was on, and found that what I heard outside was true. I was at a loss. Instantly scared then very angry. I woke my roommate to get him caught up, then proceeded to watch the coverage for the rest of the day. My girlfriend (now wife), was at the same school, and she came over to watch for a bit with me.

Classes were cancelled, and the campus was up in arms. It still amazes me to think of how the tragedy brought together a campus of strangers, and even more impressive, this sometimes great nation.

Today should be a shitty one for Obama with his recent talks of helping those bastards. I hope that he gets destroyed in the media. I'm sure at the very least social media will light him up.

As far as Obama goes, just remember...it's Bush's fault, and you're a racist.

On a happier note, today is my dog Charlie's 7th birthday

I was in my psychology when I heard about it..... I think Boot was there to. Any ways our Teacher Mrs. Davis was a total bitch. She basically said "its not a big deal and to sit down and turn the T.V off." Friggin history is being played out live on the T.V. but she needed us to turn to page 50 in our books. Fuckin Bitch.

I was in the Army in the 10th Mountain Division. I just got back to the house after PT in the morning. Saw it on the TV and had to quickly shower and change to get back to work. The Army was 24/7 after that.

On a traffic stop on Hwy 59 just south of Houston. Was half a**** listening to the FM morning jocks when I realized they were serious. Confirmed it with dispatch, walked back to the car and handed the driver her dl and p.o.i. told her to be safe. Met up with some others and watched everything on TV until we had to go keep an officers wife from beating a store clerk. When she walked in the store two of them were dancing around yelling Allah Akbhar.

RickC wrote:When she walked in the store two of them were dancing around yelling Allah Akbhar.

Some one explain to me why they live in this country then. Doesn't add up to me. If its all bad and we're all the devil , Why the fuck are they here?

GadwallGetter530 wrote:

RickC wrote:When she walked in the store two of them were dancing around yelling Allah Akbhar.

Some one explain to me why they live in this country then. Doesn't add up to me. If its all bad and we're all the devil , Why the **** are they here?

A slow deliberate invasion using our own system against us. IMHO

Was at work. Had just had an excellent weekend, weather was beautiful, I had played golf on Friday and Sunday.

It was a shocker. Panic at the gas station, at the grocery store.

My wife works at "a federal institution" and was under lockdown; no one could come or go. Scary times.

I marched my ass out before sunrise today and put up my American flag.

Fuck you Taliban.

Fuck you AL Queda

Fuck all you rag heads.

THESE COLORS DON'T RUN

I was 23 years old, getting ready to move to NC and start a new job, and was at my parents house visiting before heading to NC. My mom and I were sitting on the couch drinking coffee and watching the Today Show and watched it all unfold.
I grew up in the Hampton Roads area of VA...Norfolk/Va Beach/Suffolk...pretty big military area. The days following were pretty wild. I think it was the following Saturday we were marlin fishing 80 miles off Va Beach and the navy ships were headed out to sea with the fighter planes loading up on the carrier. It looked like a bunch of bees swarming a hive, and the navy helicopters flying around checking out the fishing boats to make sure everyone was doing what they were supposed to be doing and not screwing with the ships.
Pretty neat to see.

I was 6 years old and in the 1 st grade. I remember the teachers finding out about it and then we all got released from school. At the time I didn't fully understand what was going on but I clearly remember watching the television broadcasts that day. That night when my parents got home I remember seeing the awful worried looks that were on my parents faces as I sat in the floor playing with Legos with my little brother watching the evening news coverage.


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I was chopping corn, listening to it unfold on the radio.

I was in the 7th grade sitting in english class, all the teachers were called into the hallway over the intercom, when they returned they turned the tv coverage on for the rest of the day. We were instructed to stay in that classroom for the rest of the day and only leave in groups to use the restroom.

I was at work when a guy from another company told me a plane hit one of the twin towers. I originally thought is was a small sightseeing plane clipped it. Started listening to the radio when the second one hit. I grabbed my helper and we drove to a nearby spot where we could see the towers smoking. Wasn't long before they fell. There is no explaining the feelings I had that day, sad, angry, worried were just a few. I couldn't work that day. I sent my helper home and went home myself to watch the rest on the news.

7th grade waiting for class to start. They tried to keep it as much of a normal day as possible.

I was a sophmore in high school. I was getting ready to enlist in the Air Force. What happened on that day is the sole reason I have almost 10 deployments under my belt.

I was 5 when it happened. I remember my mom on the phone with an airline trying to buy plane tickets for a vacation later that year. When it happened the lady on the phone said I have to go, my daughter lives right next to the twin towers. My parents didn't tell me what was going on. They said someone blew up a bomb in the towers. I guess they didn't want me to get scared of planes for the rest of my life.

One thing I don't get tho is that it seems like people always forget about the other 2 planes. The one that hit the Pentagon and the one that crashed into the field in PA. They shouldn't be forgotten either.

I was a private eye, listening to the radio in my headphones in the back of an '87 Plymouth Voyager with huge paint chunks flaking off. Said eff this, called the office and told them I was leaving to go watch it. Really couldn't believe it.


I still make the kids watch it about once a month, to make sure that they understand that there is such a thing as evil in this world, and that it will never "go away". That the only way you can beat it is to fight it, and not to buy into the crap that life is always good, and that everyone has an excuse for acting the way they do. Just my little part to let them know that fighting is not always bad. I'm not going to let them forget (or never know, in Layniebug's case) about what happened)

And if you're in public, or anywhere you don't want to be seen shedding a tear, you probably shouldn't watch this one. I think videos like this are important, just to remember that these fuckheads weren't finished with the hurt and anger on 9/11, but that it continues to this day through the lost lives.

Personally, I can't make it past about 1:10 without borderline losing my shit. And I'm not ashamed to say it.

I was in 2nd grade I think. Going to lunch and saw all the older kids standing around a TV that was put in the middle of the hallway. Didn't really know what happened till I got home and my parents told me.

These were some pictures of my last deployment this summer. The top picture was of a starbucks that we stumbled up on, the second one is of a valley that we frequently crossed. I took fire on more than one occasion in that place, and to this day still give me nightmares/flashbacks. The third picture is of my boss, you should make note of what it says right below him. "rain maker" was his earned nickname for multiple reasons. And the last picture is of a father/son we encountered on patrol one day.

6th grade, Mrs. Crawford's class. I was in my locker getting my math book when Austin H. came out saying we were watching tv about planes crashing into towers. Knew it had to be bad.

My wife was on the road in Northern California, I was home, watched almost the whole thing on TV. I lived in a very liberal area on the Northern California coast and couldn't understand the attitudes of most of my neighbors. (apathy, we deserved it, etc.) The liberal attitude got even worse when we went into Afghanistan and started bombing the Taliban. I thought we should have turned that country into molten glass.

It is probably a direct result of the attitude towards the events of 9/11 and it's aftermath by the liberal commie pinko tree- hugging assholes of California that caused me to move to Texas.

The events of 9/11 are still impacting us and has resulted in even more people feeding at the public trough.

My father died in 2000 and I am glad that he wasn't alive to witness the events of 9/11, it would have killed him or he would have killed anyone that was the least supportive of the perpetrators.

I was very pleased to see the support for our troops in the aftermath of 9/11

assateague wrote:And if you're in public, or anywhere you don't want to be seen shedding a tear, you probably shouldn't watch this one. I think videos like this are important, just to remember that these fuckheads weren't finished with the hurt and anger on 9/11, but that it continues to this day through the lost lives.

Personally, I can't make it past about 1:10 without borderline losing my shit. And I'm not ashamed to say it.

Neither can I, and I don't have I child.

I had just finished a graveyard shift and was asleep in the couch. Momma and Sam were outta town visiting grandma. She called. Woke me up and told me to turn on the tv. I still remember her asking me if this was for real. 5 minutes later I got a call from work and was told to be in at noon.



Jim as a father of five, I guarantee that video would tear me up

AKPirate wrote:I was in the Army in the 10th Mountain Division. I just got back to the house after PT in the morning. Saw it on the TV and had to quickly shower and change to get back to work. The Army was 24/7 after that.

Heh. My backyard. How long were you there and did you hate it like everyone else seems to?

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Was having breakfast with my grandparents. Hard to believe what was happening. Remember my gramps saying,"Well they finally got to us, they been wanting to do that for a long time."

i was still working full time in town. i was in my office working on a ton of cad drawings when one of the guys came in and told me to turn on the tv. as tom had said the weather in the midwest was as nice as it could ever be,weird how i remember that.
God bless America

I was fishing that morning. I got a call on the boat's phone from the owner of the boat telling me what was happening. I in turn told all the customers on the boat what was going on. I remember it being a perfect day, flat calm and a deep blue cloudless sky. What I still cant figure out was how that phone worked perfectly that day when we were more than 70nm from shore, the damn thing never even thought about working past 12-15nm before that.

Eric Haynes wrote:

AKPirate wrote:I was in the Army in the 10th Mountain Division. I just got back to the house after PT in the morning. Saw it on the TV and had to quickly shower and change to get back to work. The Army was 24/7 after that.

Heh. My backyard. How long were you there and did you hate it like everyone else seems to?

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I enjoyed the area hunting and fishing. The two years I spent there were long, long hours of work unless I was on leave.

one2many wrote:i was still working full time in town. i was in my office working on a ton of cad drawings when one of the guys came in and told me to turn on the tv. as tom had said the weather in the midwest was as nice as it could ever be,weird how i remember that.
God bless America

The weather in va that day was similar. No humidity, not too hot, clear blue sky.