Comments | sus1206: September 11th

sus1206

September 11th

Sep 11, 2005 20:01

Sept 11th 2001 - I was standing in the waiting room at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital watching in horror at the burning buildings. I hurried to my car and got onto the Washington DC beltway to head to work, calling my husband Ryan on the cell to see if he knew. He didn't and as he was stationed officially at the Pentagon, he was going to call ( Read more... )

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chloe_amethyst September 12 2005, 13:27:33 UTC

Thank you for such a very thoughtful and heartfelt post.

vamysteryfan September 12 2005, 16:43:14 UTC

You were working in DC at that time? So was I. The bus I took to Metro went right past the Pentagon. The next day we went past the impact site. I could still smell the fires. Then the buses were rerouted for several months for the repairs.

Last October I visited New York City for the frist time since 9-11. The skyline looked so empty. I remember when the Twon Towers were being built. I never thought I'd outlast them