Judith: Where were you when you learned of the World Trade Center
Attacks? How did you feel about it then and how do you feel about it
now?
Jim (winner): I was sitting in front of my computer and a friend
called me on the phone and said: “Turn on the television!”
I turned it on just in time to see the second plane hit and I was shocked.
This was a common reaction around the country. I finally watched the
towers crumble and it was surreal. This is something that cannot
happen, I told myself. But it was happening!
First I was dumbfounded. Then I became angry. who did this? And why?
Today I have a feeling of concern, because to paraphrase Abraham
Lincoln, “a house divided cannot stand!” And we are under attack.
Do not ignore the risk to us! We are complacent! We have sunk back
into the comfort zone!
But there are people who would, without any compunction, destroy a
great city to bring us to our knees.
And they are beyond reason!
Be warned, be careful and God bless you.
Madeline: I heard about it when we were up in Sand Point. My son had
turned his television on just after a plane had hit the second tower.
We turned ours on and I think we sat in front of it all day.
I get terribly disturbed that we’re not united behind this president,
whether you are Republican or Democrat. He is our war-time president
and we must stand together. We cannot destroy what he is trying to do.
We’ve got an election coming up. It’s your chance to say how you feel about it.
Hunter (new member): I heard about the attacks as I in Wisconsin
working on a friends barn.
She came out and said that something bad had happened in New York
City. I remember feeling numb. Not angry, just numb.
I want to be supportive of our government and of the troops but
growing up in the Vietnam War and seeing families argue and fight, I
think as a country we only have so many resources. Personally, I’d
rather see our national resources spent toward education and
healthcare, problems we have at home, rather than missiles and bombs.
So I’m conflicted. I want to be supportive, but I question whether
it’s the best use of our resources.
Patsy: Unfortunately I remember that day very well. I was at work when
I heard the news. What I thought I’d heard was that a plane had taken
off from Dallas Airport. I have family in Dallas and a sister who
travels quite frequently.
I had a little Shitzu had to be put to sleep that day, and as it
closed it’s innocent little eyes and went to sleep forever, on the tv
in the room I watched the towers fall. (brushes away tears)
