9-11, 11 September 2001, By Anonymous
From MemoryArchive
Who: Anonymous What: 9/11 Terrorist Attacks When: September 11, 2001 Where: Washington, DC
At the time, I was commuting to work from Baltimore to Washington, DC every morning on the train. That particular morning, I woke up feeling very disoriented and generally very weird. I ended up missing my train. Once I boarded the next train an hour later, I quickly fell asleep. I woke up and overheard a woman talking about a plane flying into a building. Still half-asleep, I figured they were talking about a new Schwarzenegger movie, and went back to sleep. Next time I woke up, people were crying and trying to get cell phone calls out. This time I stayed awake. One woman on my train was an employee of the WTC in Baltimore, and was trying to reach her collegues in New York. One person who got through on his phone announced that DC was under attack, and that the Pentagon was bombed and the National Mall was on fire. We were stunned for a minute, and wondered if Union Station was be the best place to be if the city was being attacked.
We finally got there, and were quickly ushered out of the station. Being miles away from my office, I trepidatiously boarded the Metro at the next station over. I met up with my boss outside of my office, and found out what really happened. Hoards of people were in the street - every building in the city had been evacuated. We walked to the bus station. Along the way, entire streets had been blocked off because of bomb threats. My boss drove me home, because none of the trains were running.
I was really struck by how brave people were, and how people were supporting each other throughout the day, despite how devestated everyone felt inside. I don't remember much of the next week or so, except that I cried and prayed a lot.
Co-opted from Wikipedia's 9/11 Personal Experiences
