OldUSAFSniper
Conservative
Got to work and was told that a plane hit the first tower. I remember thinking how incredibly ignorant that some pilot couldn't see the tallest buildings in New York. I had been to Windows on the World. Got something to drink, glanced over the mail, and was just about to sit down when one of the ladies came in crying. She said that a second plane had hit the other tower. I knew instantly what it was. Then the Pentagon and supposedly several more were on there way. I remember thinking that we're under attack and anything could happen in the next 24 hours.
I had the TV taken from the meeting room into the kitchen and we all stood there watching. Not a sound, except when the towers came down. Some of the ladies sobbed and cried. Everyone was mad as hell. We were very close to the airport and the planes simply stopped taking off. One of my guys was Air Force reserve. He looked at me and I told him to go. He left and went to the base. Two others joined the National Guard the very next day.
I told everyone to go home for the day with pay. Hug your spouse and your kids. Pray for those who were dead, missing and dying. Pray for President Bush. Pray for this nation. Some of us went to the Red Cross. There was a line almost around the block to give blood. They told us to go home and come back later, they had no place to put any more blood donations. The refrigerators were over flowing. So I gave money.
I went to the school and got my kids. I took them home and told each of them how much I loved them. I told them, now you know why daddy always kisses you when he gets home no matter how late it is...
I had the TV taken from the meeting room into the kitchen and we all stood there watching. Not a sound, except when the towers came down. Some of the ladies sobbed and cried. Everyone was mad as hell. We were very close to the airport and the planes simply stopped taking off. One of my guys was Air Force reserve. He looked at me and I told him to go. He left and went to the base. Two others joined the National Guard the very next day.
I told everyone to go home for the day with pay. Hug your spouse and your kids. Pray for those who were dead, missing and dying. Pray for President Bush. Pray for this nation. Some of us went to the Red Cross. There was a line almost around the block to give blood. They told us to go home and come back later, they had no place to put any more blood donations. The refrigerators were over flowing. So I gave money.
I went to the school and got my kids. I took them home and told each of them how much I loved them. I told them, now you know why daddy always kisses you when he gets home no matter how late it is...