This appears to be the third year that this thread has been bumped after its initial posting in 2001, but somehow this is the first time I’ve seen it. There are countless first-person retellings of that day’s events out there, but I haven’t previously seen one so detailed or covering more than just the minutes surrounding the attack itself. Thank you for sharing your experience.
I’ve shared it every year since I wrote it. This thread doesn’t reflect that, but then how weird would it be if it did?
There are names in that original thread of people who are long gone from The Dope. That makes me sad.
Cartooniverse, I must thank you for this all these years later.
I never saw this before. It gives me a perspective that I lacked, because at the time all I could do was watch TV. We lived literally on the other side of the planet (Saipan). It happened in the middle of the night, there was no live TV except CNN International, and by the time we were awake, the towers were down, CNN has already begun censoring the footage, and they talked without telling us what happened. First thing in the morning, I had to call my dad in VA to find out what actually happened. Since the airports were shut down, no one on the island could go home or do anything to help.
Blessings to you for your service and tor keeping this story alive.