Peshtigo, today a small city located in northeastern Wisconsin’s Marinette County, was the site of the largest (areal) and deadliest single wildfire in North American history. It happened nearly 150 years ago. Today’s wildfires are not unprecedented.
I was associate superintendent for the School District of Lacrosse at that time. It may seem strange but just before I left for work that morning I looked out our dining room window and saw the vapor trails of an airplane. That was unusual. Not long after I got to work my wife called and tol…
As Sport Administrator for Curling for the XIX Olympic Winter Games (Salt Lake City), I assumed responsibilities for pre-Games events.
Sept. 11, 2001, began as a normal day as I drove to Tomah Memorial Hospital to see Gastroenterology patients. I heard on the radio that a plane had struck the World Trade Center. A kaleidoscope of emotions would follow. I assumed it was a tragic accident and felt a sense of disbelief. At the…
Susan and I had a very early morning flight to Colorado on September 11, 2001, and were looking forward to a much-needed vacation. Before leaving, we were scrambling with remaining details to address for the dog sitter. I was exasperated when we arrived just in time to watch our plane leave …
The morning of September 11, 2021, started out as any normal day for me as a college student. I was studying business administration and telecommunications at the University of Wisconsin – Stout, and my roommate and I were catching up on the day’s news before I left for class as we did every…
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I had been teaching in a private school setting when 9/11 happened. My day was as “normal” as possible until I had gotten home. My husband had just come home from his school day as well, only I noticed from the look of him that something wasn’t right. When I had asked him what was wrong, he …
I was on the USS Mahan (DDG-72). We were ending our routine weeklong training off the Virginia coast when the ship went to full speed. A second later, the general quarters alarm sounded, prompting us to go to our battle stations.
My story about the tragic events of 9/11 begins on 9/10/01. My family and I were gathered in Wildwood, MO, to say goodbye to my sister, Carleen, who passed away from breast cancer at the age of 47, after battling the disease for seven years. Since my siblings and myself were born and raised …
It was my day off and I'd stopped by Daniel's Ace Hardware late that morning to say hello and chitchat awhile. Asking Bill, one of staff, what was going on, he replied in a somber, almost deathlike voice, that two jet airliners had crashed into the two towers of the World Trade Center and th…
I along with others in the nation was getting ready for work. I was in Menomonie with two young children. The last 10 minutes before leaving, I quickly turned on the "Today Show" on NBC. That's when I saw the chaos, confusion and disbelief. I was glued.
It’s Sept 11, 2001. It would start as about the nicest morning anyone could wish for that day, a perfect blue beautiful sky. I am aboard MCAS. Cherry Point NC working as FRC-East Naval Aviation Depot as a pneumatic systems worker in the APU shop that morning. It was break time every morning …
My husband and I were in Ontario, Canada at an international resort celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary. We had flown into Toronto and rented a car to drive the three hours north to Alquongquin Provincial Park, where the resort is located. We were looking forward to no internet, no TV, …
On 9/10 I was eating lunch in our office breakroom. I was reading an article about Ted Turner, how he was receiving government subsidies on his farm land. I thought to myself, "what the heck, one of the richest men in our country getting government handouts."
We were on a church mission trip. This was a work trip to a youth camp in the Chez Republic. My husband was the leader.
I was born on Staten Island where I could see New York harbor and the skyline from my grandmother’s upstairs window. My Uncle Bill grew up in the same house. He worked in the city for many years and commuted every day via the Staten Island Ferry. He was a short, sprightly man whom everyone liked.
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On my 70th birthday I was coming down the hall with a tray in my hands -- I was working in a local hospital (yes, I was working) and came upon the desk area and a small TV was on.
Susan and I had a very early morning flight to Colorado on September 11, 2001, and were looking forward to a much-needed vacation. Before leaving, we were scrambling with remaining details to address for the dog sitter. I was exasperated when we arrived just in time to watch our plane leave …
September 11 is a day many people will never forget, and how it impacted so many lives. I had just turned on the TV and I saw a huge plane fly into a tall building. I thought this was in another country but found out it was in New York. Shortly after, I saw a second plane hit another buildin…
On the morning of September 11, 2001, I arrived at my; office at the Trempealeau County Health Care Center Annex in Independence, Wisconsin, curious as to why several staff members were gathered in the usually vacant office next to mine. I joined them to see what was going on.
The morning of September 11, 2021, started out as any normal day for me as a college student. I was studying business administration and telecommunications at the University of Wisconsin – Stout, and my roommate and I were catching up on the day’s news before I left for class as we did every…
My experience on 9/11 was unusual because I was in Italy. My husband, Stewart, and I left on September 9 and flew overnight to Milan to celebrate our 40th anniversary in northern Italy. We stayed in Milan the night of the 10th, and on the 11th we took the train to Riomaggiore in the Cinque T…
I was a secretary at Winona Senior High on Sept. 11,
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