More 9/11 Memories

The following memories and comments are posted just as they were given. This is a blog about genealogy and how we preserve our heritage and we hope everyone will remember that when adding their own messages. We thank all those who contributed to our remembrance and of the attack made upon this great country 10 yrs ago.


I was at a workshop for diabetics.  The secretary came in and interrupted our class.  We all stood around a very small TV.  During that time it was established this was an act of terrorism because we saw the second plane hit the other tower.  It was so unbelievable.  But I remember saying a prayer for those people trapped in the fire.  Then suddenly the first tower fell.  It was so heart wrenching that they dismissed the class.  We all went home.  I spent the next 48 hours glued to the TV.  But even today I don't need the TV to see all those images and then the faces of loved ones searching for their love one.  How can American forget any of that?  We came together in prayer then.  Prayer is more important today than it was then.  GOD BLESS AMERICA.

Ann London

Each and every one of us has a memory burned into our heads from that day that we don't need pictures or videos to remind us.  Whether it was the imagine of the towers falling or people jumping from the buildings to avoid the fire.  I believe that many people who once scoffed at prayer were saying a few prayers on their own that day.

Office Security Changes

I remember 9/11 quite vividly.  It was my first day on the job as a security guard, with a post at the Westar Building.  Westar, of course, is the main Electricity supplier in Kansas.  I was supposed to have one or two days training on the day shift, and then go to evenings.  About two hours after our shift started, we started hearing people talking about something had happened in New York, and thought that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. 

 

They weren't sure if it were a terrorist attack or some kind of accident.  By the time the plane hit the second tower, it was pretty well confirmed that it was NOT an accident.  By noon, the Topeka Capital-Journal newspaper had a special edition out showing what had transpired.  It was enough of a shock to the mangement of Westar that an extra security guard was kept for the day shift, and use of Employee ID badges, or visitor badges became mandatory for every person entering the building.

Blaine Smith

For awhile almost every federal building had a police officer posted out front taking down the Driver's License number of every person entering the building.  Offices for electricity and water were concerned about safety.  Nobody knew if, when, or where another attack could come.  Would it be in a major city or in the Heart of America?