To be honest, I did not remember today as the day the world trade center was struck down by terrorist. I thought today was just a normal day in our household until I saw tweets and facebook status updates.

I did not know anyone directly who was impacted by a death of a loved one. The only impact I experienced was anger.

I still remember that vivid morning about 8AM. I was getting ready for my poli-sci class and had the news on in my room (I was spoiled like that growing up). It was all over the news. I froze in my tracks once I learned what was happening. I sat there and watched. Just like all of America did. Freeze in their tracks, didn’t move, sat in silence, watched on TV.. and then the second plane came.

Before I knew it I was going to be late for class. I went to class, only to see thousands of people leaving campus like it was the end of the day and all the classes were closed. Our poli-sci teacher told us to go home, that “history is happening right now and you need to be with your loved ones.”

I also remember the day we retaliated. The day President Bush sent the US troops in for war. I watched as the first battalion rolled into the land with their tanks. And now, here we are, 10 years later.

Where were you during 9/11? What do you remember? How did it impact you directly?

9/11 image is from 911memorial.org.