At the time we were living in Ohio. I had just put my daughter on the school bus and turned on the TV. I didn't usually watch the morning news shows, but that day I turned on "The Today Show" moments before they broke in with the news about the first plane hitting the first tower.
My husband was in the Anaheim, California, area on business and was to fly from Orange County to San Jose that morning. As he usually did, he called me shortly before boarding the plane, and as we were talking I saw the second plane hit the tower. He immediately said it was terrorism. His plane did board, and at first they were delayed. He was on the phone with me again with the pilot came on and told the passengers that there had been attack in New York, that two planes had hit the WTC, and they probably weren't going anywhere any time soon. They deplaned a short time later and picked up their bags from baggage claim. My husband decided to go back to the hotel he had checked out of that morning and got on the hotel shuttle. This particular hotel happened to be a hotel where American and United Airlines crews would stay, so he was on the shuttle with crew from both airlines. Many were in tears and one pilot said that he knew the pilots had to be killed because they wouldn't give up control of the planes without a fight.
After an hour or so, my husband made the decision to rent a car and drive up to San Jose. He got one of the last available cars and ended up staying in San Jose until September 21.
My daughter, who was 8 at the time, remembers coming home from school, getting off the bus, and me hugging her tightly while crying.
At the time we were living in Ohio. I had just put my daughter on the school bus and turned on the TV. I didn't usually watch the morning news shows, but that day I turned on "The Today Show" moments before they broke in with the news about the first plane hitting the first tower.
My husband was in the Anaheim, California, area on business and was to fly from Orange County to San Jose that morning. As he usually did, he called me shortly before boarding the plane, and as we were talking I saw the second plane hit the tower. He immediately said it was terrorism. His plane did board, and at first they were delayed. He was on the phone with me again with the pilot came on and told the passengers that there had been attack in New York, that two planes had hit the WTC, and they probably weren't going anywhere any time soon. They deplaned a short time later and picked up their bags from baggage claim. My husband decided to go back to the hotel he had checked out of that morning and got on the hotel shuttle. This particular hotel happened to be a hotel where American and United Airlines crews would stay, so he was on the shuttle with crew from both airlines. Many were in tears and one pilot said that he knew the pilots had to be killed because they wouldn't give up control of the planes without a fight.
After an hour or so, my husband made the decision to rent a car and drive up to San Jose. He got one of the last available cars and ended up staying in San Jose until September 21.
My daughter, who was 8 at the time, remembers coming home from school, getting off the bus, and me hugging her tightly while crying.