September 11 Digital Archive

story5347.xml

Title

story5347.xml

911da story story

when the tvs came on we all thought that it was a fluke but when we saw the second bulding get hit we knew it wasn't we sat and watched on tv thousands of people die . this day has forever changed my life in many ways . i will never look at the flag or listen to the star spangled banner the same ever again. they have a special meaning now that none of us who lived to watch this horrible event unfold should ever forget. today i was asked what i would tell my children as they learned about this in school in later years of there life and all i could reply was that i hope they never have to live through it . there is no way to desribe the feelings and emotions the fears the prayers and the hope that came from 9-11-01. lets just hope that this is something our country can grow and learn from so that the lives lost were not wasted.

Source

born-digital

Media Type

story

Created by Author

yes

Described by Author

no

Date Entered

2002-09-11

Citation

“story5347.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/18081/.