Rockland County, NY: The Confusion

by BARomero

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We’re half an hour north of the city, but news comes to us in bits and pieces. We don’t get good radio reception in our office, so we rely on the internet and on calls from friends and family closer to the scene.

My initial thought is that a small plane with an inexperienced pilot slammed into one of the buildings accidentally.

That is, until someone cries, “Oh no! Here comes another one!”

We all know what that means.

I try to call my mother. She works in the city, and might have been getting off of the PATH train at the WTC right when the first plane hit. Unfortunately, the phone lines are overloaded and I can’t get through.

Over the next several minutes, we hear hundreds of stories. A plane hit the Pentagon. One is seen headed for the UN Building. One crashes in a field. After all planes are grounded, seven flights turn up missing.

I finally get in touch with my mother. She had taken the day off to see her doctor here in Rockland.

My aunt, however, did go into the city that day.

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  1. Rockland County, NY: The Confusion

    YodaOnCrack's Buddy Icon YodaOnCrack

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Nicely written. Very clear and a good read.

  2. Rockland County, NY: The Confusion

    BARomero's Buddy Icon BARomero

    Posted 11 months ago

    Thanks, Yoda! I have a lot more to tell about my experiences that day and it’s aftermath, but I’m hoping that more people sequel me with their 9/11 experiences, before I continue myself. I’d especially love to hear from people from other parts of the country, maybe DC, Boston, California, Pennsylvania, or anywhere else where maybe the events were a little more abstract, but they affected you just the same. Let’s hear your stories, people!

  3. Rockland County, NY: The Confusion

    Storykeeper of Fae's Buddy Icon Storykeeper of Fae

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I heard the Pentagon story, too. As a third grader, the only knowledge I had of that word was that it was a five-sided shape.

    And, wonderful work. I like reading your viewpoint of what happened. Like I said before, I really didn’t understand much of it when it occured.

  4. Rockland County, NY: The Confusion

    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Your memory is much sharper than mine; I’ve been working on my own (disjointed) thoughts about 9.11, and they will come soon.

  5. Rockland County, NY: The Confusion

    One Time, One Chance's Buddy Icon One Time, One Chance

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    i wrote a story from the view of PA, where i live. personally, i don’t think many of the people even knew that a plane had hit the pentagon or anything other than the worldtradecenter deal. i wrote a report about it and my classmates were like, what? i personally didn’t know until i researched it either.
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    if you read “everyting you know is wrong” it gives some really interesting stuff on 9/11 – i recommend it. the government had letters about kamikaze attacks and everything.
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    i hate bush.

  6. Rockland County, NY: The Confusion

    One Time, One Chance's Buddy Icon One Time, One Chance

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    btw, “everything you know is wrong” is an actual book. just to throw that out there.

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