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Working security in Tampa-weekend job to get through grad school. Very serious as it was the old St. Pete Times Bldg. Roof was full of agents. It was my first day on the job. Husband, retired Army, and I grabbed things at the store stocking up. Brother Mike was working at NYU hospital with wife and saw most of the action. Truly a day not to be forgotten ever.
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Crazy how we can recall every moment from that day. Thanks for sharing.
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Yes, I remember clearly because I worked for Fox Security part time and the manager was shaking. It was my first day being trained on this job site.
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Oh wow. Talk about a rough first day.
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I was getting ready for work. I don’t even know why I would have had the television on. They were talking about the first tower being hit and then the second plane hit the other tower. It was a tough day for everyone but I can only imagine how much worse for you and the others serving in the USA Airforce that day. 💞
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It was honestly one of the hardest things I’ve ever been through.
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Were you in New York? It was hard enough watching it from thousands of miles away. So much grief and destruction in one city.
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No, I was stationed outside of St Louis. Our blood donor team was activated and we were able to get over 100 units of blood drawn and sent to NY in just 24 hours. I was the only one of my friends who lived on base and was a single mom. They locked the base down so all of my friends hunkered down at my small place. We watched in horror the bodies falling from the sky, and somberly cried.
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That would be a time that would stay with you. 😢. How did you get the blood to New York? Was the Airforce allowed to fly? I thought all air craft were grounded.
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For sure. I believe it was carried in by truck. I don’t remember to be honest.
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It must have sure added to the challenge. I never considered the emergency supplies that would have been required in New York during those days.
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I know, right. Crazy times for sure.
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My sister living in Nebraska said there were scumbags calling to say they could get emergencies supplies, gas masks and the like sent to them from halfway across the country in a couple of hours. Jeanne told them they must have pretty fast trucks because there were no planes flying. They hung up on her and moved on to scam somebody else. That is why I remembered the aircraft grounding.
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Gosh, that’s so terrible. I believe the Red Cross trucks transported the blood if memory serves me right. We worked tirelessly day and night for days/weeks to help provide relief.
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I’m sure it was appreciated, Michelle.💞
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Thanks, Anne Marie, appreciate the conversation and support for my blog.
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You’re welcome, Michelle. I am always happy to listen (and learn). 💞
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I was working at a newspaper in Murfreesboro, Tennessee when news of the attacks came. When I heard it I couldn’t understand what it meant until I saw it on TV. Thank you for your service BTW.
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Thank you, Tony. Appreciate you sharing.
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