Any other 9/11 Survivors here?

[njmr2fan]

Wondering if there are any others here, that were there that day? I watch this every year as I remember all of those that didn't make it home. I realize when we're on the water, at the ramp, on FB and need help, that beyond what we are we're all brothers and sisters. Sharing this with you if you havent seen it before. If you have, it's a good watch over again anyway. I hitched a ride out of Manhattan that day on the Staten Island ferry. I walked over the outer bridge crossing into Jersey City, and then all the way down JFK Boulevard where a friend was able to meet me and a neighbor whom I met on my way home. So, in a way, this is a part of my story too...

 

[nydave]

Yup. Was working in 2 World Financial center across the street at the time. Lost some friends and family. Jumped on one of those ferry boats in the video to Hoboken just after the second plane. The whole thing was a blur. I remember getting to Hoboken with a co worker and thinking i guess ill work from home not even realizing what happened. Wasn't until about an hour later that it even hit us what just happened.

A day burned in my head for life. I also spend alot of time down there the following days, weeks, and months cleaning and rebuilding our office so we could move back in. Took almost 8 months before we reopened our offices. Writing this I can still remember the burning smell in the air. Another thing that will haunt me forever.

This was my building outside and atrium.

 

[Julian]

I'm not a 9/11 survivor, but I went to school with one of the pilots (Marc Sasseville) of the F16s that were scrambled to take down Flight 93 if needed. They had no ammunition, and went up knowing this could be a suicide mission. I can't imagine what was going through their minds, the simple thought of taking down a civilian passenger jet is one thing....doing it with your own plane....that's something completely different. You can read about this story here.

Marc is now Lieutenant General Marc Sasseville

Pretty amazing when you think about it.

 

[Neutron]

A real good friend of mine from Rhode island who was a firefighter went to help dig out survivors right after it happened. He was severely hurt when he was trampled because they sounded the quick evac horn(would sound if there was danger of another one of the other damaged buildings was in fear of falling) he was in the hospital for a while and months in rehab. He never saw duty again as a firefighter because he never fully recovered.
He was only 24 years old at the time

 

[biglar155]

Like most of America, I watched it all unfold from a "training room" television hastily wheeled into the lunch room and hooked up to an antenna fashioned from coat-hangers and some wire from the electrician's bench.

I cannot even imagine what those of you who were there must have gone through mentally.

I watched the Manhattan Boat Lift story from the hotel last night - I too watch it every year - and to this day find myself sitting there with tears streaming down my face watching it unfold. I sent it to all of my kids and told them that this is a part of history that you need to know.

 

[jocolo21]

was a Flight Instructor at the time just about to take off with a student for a lesson, was to to return to the school, the airspace was closed indefinitely, new right then and there that it was serious

 

[giroux68]

I was starting a trip that day. Was told to shut down the plane, close it up and pull the jet way back. Walked down the C concourse outside in Atlanta, deafing silence, a first for the busiest airport in the world.

 

[swatski]

My cousin-in-law ran out of the South tower, amid confusion and some being told to go back? He wouldn;t talk about it though.
We watched things on a small TV in my lab. So confusing. I just flew back to STL from Boston where Logan airport was evacuated.

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[BigN8]

I watched that movie Flight 93 last night for the first time. Man that was tough...

 

[waternutt]

I had just finished USAF pilot training and was in NM for some ground training that morning. Watched it unfold in-between classes.

I'm not a 9/11 survivor, but I went to school with one of the pilots (Marc Sasseville) of the F16s that were scrambled to take down Flight 93 if needed. They had no ammunition, and went up knowing this could be a suicide mission. I can't imagine what was going through their minds, the simple thought of taking down a civilian passenger jet is one thing....doing it with your own plane....that's something completely different. You can read about this story here.

Marc is now Lieutenant General Marc Sasseville

Small world. I currently work for Lt Gen Sasseville.

 

[NJ-JetGuy]

I'm not a 9/11 survivor, but I went to school with one of the pilots (Marc Sasseville) of the F16s that were scrambled to take down Flight 93 if needed. They had no ammunition, and went up knowing this could be a suicide mission. I can't imagine what was going through their minds, the simple thought of taking down a civilian passenger jet is one thing....doing it with your own plane....that's something completely different. You can read about this story here.

Marc is now Lieutenant General Marc Sasseville

Pretty amazing when you think about it.

The fighter pilots had a tough job that day. Here’s a pic of my cousin flying his fighter over NYC on 9/11. You can see Central Park below and the weapons on the wings. Thank God he did not have to act on his orders.

 

[BigN8]

I saw at the end of that movie Flight 93 that the president gave the order to shoot down any planes thought to be hijacked, but the Commanders running the show decided to (not) pass along the order for fear of mistakenly shooting down an airliner that was not hijacked. Seems like they were wise to do so amongst all the noise and chaos of the day.

 

[Julian]

I saw at the end of that movie Flight 93 that the president gave the order to shoot down any planes thought to be hijacked, but the Commanders running the show decided to pass along the order for fear of mistakenly shooting down an airliner that was not hijacked. Seems like they were wise to do so amongst all the noise and chaos of the day.

Is there a "not" missing in your post? Not clear what you are saying.

At least 2 F16s were scrambled with precise orders to bring down flight 93 if they had to.

One has to wonder what the protocol is now if the flight crew looses control of an aircraft to hijackers....have to assume shoot down is towards the top of the list....???

 

[BigN8]

Is there a "not" missing in your post? Not clear what you are saying.

At least 2 F16s were scrambled with precise orders to bring down flight 93 if they had to.

One has to wonder what the protocol is now if the flight crew looses control of an aircraft to hijackers....have to assume shoot down is towards the top of the list....???

Yep, I corrected. Thanks.

 

[I_squared_r]

I wasn't there because I was 11 years old at the time, but my mom's ex-bf was a NYC firefighter. Everyday they digged for body parts at the site and he retired when the job was over. He never talked about 9/11 during the 15 years that he lived with us

 

[ks9mm]

just a few week prior to the attack, I was working on Top floors with Cantor Fitzgerald on their Disaster Recovery plans for their IT... yep plans that I had to execute on in the month that follow... On 9/11 specifically, I got stranded in Germany.. so I had to wait a week before I can come back home. As soon as I was back, it was a blur of Recovery efforts for Merrill Lynch, Cantor F and other banks that dont exist anylonger. Never Forget.