I’ve seen a few of these posts around today – I think it’s an important part of remembering. Not in the Darryl Worley way though, please no….
I was a senior at Whitworth University. I just woke up and turned on my computer. I always used to check the news first thing in the morning. When I went to CNN.com that morning, the website looked way different than normal. And there was something on the website about terrorists and a plane crashing into the Twin Towers. My first reaction was that their website had been hacked.
And then I turned on the radio – and couldn’t believe what I was hearing…I ran over to the HUB (the Student Union Building) and there was a cafe area with a bunch of TVs. Everyone was there watching the news. I think most professors canceled classes and it seems like everyone was just there…watching…unbelieving…
I remember how angry I felt – watching the planes, I just remember getting angry and thinking things like “We need to go GET those damn terrorists.” I had to check myself there (pacifist that I was/am). But it does help me remember how easy it was for Bush to do whatever he wanted after that…we were an angry, angry country.
That night we held a Prayer Vigil at Whitworth…
Where were you on 9/11?