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Memories and thoughts from our employees.
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Cheryl Adames
Washington,
District of Columbia
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Thank You
I want to thank all the employees at the DOT Daycare Center for the quiet courage they showed in evacuating and staying with our youngest members of the FAA community. The daycare employees quickly
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Robert Boutz
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
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World Trade Center Memorial
I've tried to imagine what seemed impossible: A memorial that could project the emotional statement American's would like to make.
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Marilyn Browning
Gainesville,
Florida
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New York on Nine Eleven
As I watched on TV of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on that dreadful day, I realized that I loved God and Country more than anything else in my life at that time. I was working in the FAA office in Gainesville, Fl, so far away from the scene of
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Eileen Iandola
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
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Healing the pilots....
As a Safety Program Manager, the district pilots turn to me for answers when there is an aviation tragedy. The NTSB provides probable cause of aircraft accidents. I turn the information into an educational seminar for the pilots. However, the 9-11 aviation tradegies were
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Karen McCoy
Washington,
District of Columbia
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A Beautiful Day
I’ll never forget the beautiful, blue, morning sky of September 11. Riding up towards the deep, blue, sea on Metro’s escalator.
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Deborah Osipchak
Washington,
District of Columbia
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Pentagon Bravery
I am in a very close relationship with an Army doctor. He was working in the Pentagon on 9/11/01. He heard nothing regarding the plane hitting the Pentagon as the medical facilities there are in the lower part of the building. He and other doctors got the word
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Kenneth Owens
Nashville,
Tennessee
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Shocked into Reality
Our office was having an all-hands meeting when one of our employees left the room to answer his cell phone.
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John Regas
Washington,
District of Columbia
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We Will Prevail Over Tyranny
I dropped my father-in-law off at National at 5:30 am for his flight to California. As it was early, I decided to visit the Jefferson Memorial and enjoy the crisp fall morning. But barriers blocked the closest access point I used to use.
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Phyllis Seaward
Washington,
District of Columbia
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"My Last Day of Earth"
On this particular morning, my main focus was to meet an employee. Our meeting was to finish processing their EEO Complaint. Due to numerous telephone calls and cancelled meetings, we finally confirmed a date, Tuesday, September 11th,
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Arthur Williams
Atlantic City,
New Jersey
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Another Day in Infamy
The word came out. Seconds later all eyes in the hangar and the nation watched in horror of the events that happened and that followed
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Kimberly Brixey
Oskaloosa,
Kansas
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Joureny of Loss
My supervisor called shortly after the first plane hit the WTC and informed me of heightened security at our site. I closed the gates and turned on the TV to see exactly what was going on. I immediately called home and my daughter didn't want to disturb her dad who was asleep. I told her
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Linda Buckner
Orlando,
Florida
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Life is Indeed Short
I've always been very patriotic and proud to be an American; I've always gotten goose bumps when American patriotic songs are sung and I've always worn lots of red, white and blue, but, I had not thought about the possibility or ramifications of a terrorist attack on American
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Catrina Davis
Cleveland,
Ohio
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In Memory of
I will never forget that morning. The TV was on in the conference room, and as I stood next to co-workers in horror of what we saw before us we kept asking "Is this real?" We were in shock. Some of us ran to the phones to call our loved ones, others couldn't move away from the
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Miriam Dupler
Indianapolis,
Indiana
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All planes are grounded.....
Having been born and raised in southwestern New York, the attacks on NYC struck a personal note for me. I was "manning" the Front Desk at the Indianapolis FSDO on Sept. 11. We had a training TV in our office that had been turned on just as the second aircraft hit the WTC, so we were
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Peggy Gervasi
Washington,
District of Columbia
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First and Foremost, We're Americans
I worked on the Tell FAA hotline transcribing voice mails for the first few weeks after September 11. We dealt with some truly wacky security suggestions, confiscated personal items at airports, reports of low flying aircraft, complaints about flight restrictions. But through it all
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Robbin Goulet
Burlington,
Massachusetts
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What I think
While acknowledging respect and genuine admiration for many persons and entities regarding September 11, I'm compelled to express the anger and hope that I hold. I am angry at all that fostered the will of those
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Hazel J. Jackson
Richmond,
Virginia
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Speechless
Here at RIC SSC I am known as a person that always, ALWAYS smiles and always have something to say. On September 11, 2001, there was no smile and I was speechless. I listen to the news on CBS every
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Anita Jennings
Burlington,
Massachusetts
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"Where"
Anita Jennings, 9/11/02
Today I remember the fallen
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Jani Miller
Washington,
District of Columbia
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UnNamed Pain
Looking Back with so much pain
So Much Loss and so much gain
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William Powell Jr.
Silver Spring,
Maryland
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A Day Clear but Terrible
I was at home recovering from an illness. A friend called my wife. "They hit the Pentagon," he said. Turned the channel. I saw the smoke and the people there. Turned the channel. I saw the North Tower go down. I cried.
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Lisa Rodriguez
Miami,
Florida
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A Proud New Yorker
I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and on 9/11 things changed for me again and all New Yorkers forever. On 9/11, I was at work and told of what had happened. I couldn't believe it. I said to my self not again. I
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Laura Valero
Washington,
District of Columbia
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So Quiet
My office (civil aviation security) did not evacuate on 9/11 with the rest of the government. I didn't bring a lunch that day, so a friend and I walked to L'Enfant Plaza to see if anything was open. It was a gorgeous September day,
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Shelly Kaser
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
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Unexpected!
On Sept.11, I was asleep and my mother came into my room to wake me up at 8:45 am. She said that she wanted to show me something. I was puzzled, then I got out of bed to following her into the living room and she asked me what I've
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Jessica Matthews
Kansas City,
Missouri
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Facing the Facts
I could talk of where I was at the time...I could be very exact, but instead I'd like to talk about where I am now. This year has been a year of soul searching. Thinking of the things that I believe so strongly about. The racial
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Andrew Avilar
Kansas City,
Missouri
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Training in New York City
On September 4, I was in New York training on a new scanning technology for the medical insurance company I was working for back in Cincinnati. Usually after our training classes. we spent our lunch in Central Park because of the
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Richard Wyeroski
Farmingdale,
New York
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A 9/11 Story
On 9/11, I was down by the water having breakfast with a neighbor. My shift was to start that day at 1600, since I was on accident standby duty for the week. It was a day to remember for me. After the attacks all I could do
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Christina McCarthy
Syracuse,
New York
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How SAD for All of Us
I remember the morning of September 11, 2001. I got up that morning and didn't feel very good. I was battling a cold. I live alone.
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Peter Christopher
Houston,
Texas
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Silent Heros
What makes a person a hero? I would have to say someone who goes above and beyond the call of duty or responsibility. I would like to take an opportunity to tell you about a true American hero, a silent hero. We were in Washington, DC on 9/11.
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Hundreds of FAA people worked to improve security and restore civil aviation after the skies were closed on Sept. 11, 2001. Here are some of their portraits.
Week of September 2
Week of September 9
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