My mother and I both flew into DFW that morning to fly to Seattle. She is interviewed at the 903 mark. My mother died many years ago and I had no idea this existed. We were there for 5 hours while our baggage was being double checked. The concourse was closed and we had no way to see any screens so the info that day dribbled out. I agree with my mom and I’m grateful we survived our 09/11/2001 flight and our prayers to the victims and their families
Sorry for loosing your mom, I lost mine in 14 and it still sucks. My mom got a local hotel to say welcome back after 9/11 as I deployed a lot then. Still have the pictures.
You get so used to seeing the footage from Manhattan, it’s easy to gloss over what was happening in other parts of the country, far away. This is a great look into it. People trying to figure out what the hell was going on, trying to reach friends and family, trying to figure out where they were going to stay, and processing what had happened, all while knowing they probably weren’t going anywhere for at least a few days. It’s eerie in its own right, especially seeing the baggage rolling off of the flights that never took off. Especially grateful for all the airline workers, from ticketing agents to flight attendants and baggage handlers, who kept their cool and worked so hard to accommodate the stranded passengers in spite of the situation.
My dad's girlfriend was here in Seattle visiting him from Florida and was supposed to fly back home on 9-11. She called me to ask me for a ride to the airport and I had to tell her she wasn't flying home that day or anytime soon. My husband had really hesitated to wake me for what was going on because he wanted to shield me from it but I got up and was, like pretty much every other non-muslim American, horrified. Over 20 years later, it's actually been over 20 years now since it happened, the wound is still fresh and raw among many. I lost a friend when the towers collapsed. She was trapped beneath the North Tower. Another survived simply because of a snafu on the subway that caused her train to be late.
I was in school that day at Oak Hill Academy just a few miles from DFW airport on September 11th, 2001. I went to class that day and they had the principal walk in and tell us what was happening in New York City and then they wheeled in a TV that we used to watch documentaries for science class on. All we did that day was watch the disaster unfold. I can still remember watching people jump from the burning building over and over again. I think we were all just mystified and horrified all at the same time.
I’m in Iowa. The only thing I saw here were the long lines for gas and the sudden gas price hikes. I drove out to the farms and saw farmers working in their fields and thought “We’ll be okay,”
Shock most likely. When I saw the Pentagon had been hit, I said to my mom to call my aunt…knowing my uncle was there for meetings periodically..along with his son (my cousin). I to this day have no idea why I felt like she needed to call…my uncle was 45 minutes late to a meeting that day and because of it, he survived. He would’ve been killed (3 co-workers who were at the meeting died…one was never identified) as the office of the meeting was where the plane impacted. Only one person survived from the first level. A few years later, his daughter came in search of him and his side of the family…it’s like God knew he was meant to miss that meeting. That being said, I know some one whose daughter was on Flight 93 who took the earlier flight.
I love how @10:05 the lady wasn't concerned for herself she was concerned for others and I love that. It speaks true values as to who she is and it means that she's a kind, humble human being.
10:00 "Well, I'm not frightened, but I'm concerned." "I'm concerned for the families who are directly affected". What a kind hearted lady caring for those who died in the attacks 🙏 ❤️
Man can you even imagine how confused they must’ve been? Like, my flight is canceled? EVERYONE’s flight is canceled?? I’d be pissed AND confused! Then later they go back to their homes or hotels and start watching the news… the shock.
most knew in the aiport with tv's some airlines even told people what happened at bagge claim glad nobody bicthed at the airlines after imgaine now people woulld have bicthed there flights were canclled
@@smadaf The lady at 9:35 says the coverage was turned off, which I thought was really interesting. Maybe the staff felt that people would panic if they saw live shots of the towers? But of course people had cell phones or used pay phones, so everyone must have known to a certain extent.
I’m 20, so born 2003, every video I see of this tragedy is surreal. My uncle had/(s) ptsd from being in the streets and seeing/heating ppl jump and hit the pavement. It took him awhile but he’s sober now, it changed his life and I can’t imagine the ppl who were working, racing to get down the steps, the decision to jump rather than burn, losing family or friends. It’s horrific and insane this was possible
It changed me and I was not in NY on that day. I was home to take my child to see the doctor. It scarred me permanently, I was never the same. Our CEO lost his best friend & we did not hear from him for two months. It changed him as he said on the conference call. He changed so much he followed in his friends footsteps & is still Chairman I believe but he passed the torch to his nephew. He relinquished CEO to become a Financial Manger, what a great man. I was so lucky to have known a great man as this. So many heroes. This tragedy killed my soul.
Its so important that you guys who werent born yet watch these videos. Watching the footage though doesnt even remotely compare to the horror that was watching it unfold in real time on live tv. I was a freshman in high school. I vividly remember every moment of that day like it was yesterday. We were watching when the second plane hit. Im from NH and two of the planes were from Boston, i also had family in NYC not far from WTC and it was just the most sickening sinking feeling not knowing if anyone i knew was gone and of course our communities did lose many. About lunch time, eastern time, i was watching the tv in our high school library with tons of other people. It was silent, everyone just glued to the tv, stunned. One girl said i dont think i want to watch this anymore and my principal who was in the front of the room in front of everybody turned to her and said you need to watch, this is your Pearl Harbor. A few short years later i was in the Marines and of course deployed. Ill just never forget it. Love each other, love your neighbors. Life, and the world, can change in an instant.
Feel sorry for young people today who will never experience the sense of innocence, naivety, and safety before 9/11. Now it’s all about terrorism and war.
my god I'm so sorry he experienced that so close up. I can't even imagine having to process what was happening. My heart goes out to him and I'm so glad he made it through the ptsd
I was 5 years old when this happened and I remember exactly where I was when I found out and most of the day afterwards. I remember hearing it happen over the radios my preschool teachers used to communicate. "The second tower has been hit."
My sister was an American Airlines flight attendant and I was worried about her. I didn’t know if she was working and feared she could have been on one of the flights. Thank goodness and God she wasn’t.
I flew out of DFW the night before, heading back to Chicago after visiting my brother and (late) sister-in-law. I was still asleep the next morning, after getting home late, when my brother called and woke me up and told me to turn on the TV. Can’t believe it’s been more than 20 years.
I remember that day clear as water, glued to the t.v. screen, feeling sickened in my gut, crying…no weeping for those that had no way out, most not ever knowing what happened, and I still cry for them, I think it’s a collective feeling because it was so damn senseless. I watch each passing year from here in Canada the Memorial Services and the stories from those who’s lives are forever changed, I think about the firemen, the police, Port Authorities, the everyday men, women & children whose lives were stolen because of hate, jealousy, greed & vengence and my heart just fills with such a great sadness.It’s hard to believe it’s been over 20 years yet it has but the emotions of that terrible day are still as deep. 💔🇨🇦
What you said about people not knowing what happened always makes me think that most of the casualties of that day had no idea they were part of what we now call 9/11. Like the people on the plane have no idea how big this was and probably just thought it was a random highjacking, not a planned attack on the USA.
Being from Buffalo I have gone to Canada 100s of times. Over the Peace Bridge from my home 15 minutes...right into FT. Erie, Ontario. What Canada did that day landing all those flights from overseas was simply extraordinary!
I'm german, and here it was exactly the same. It was early afternoon local time when the first plane hit and my then-gf and a friend and me just watched the whole thing live on TV and couldn't believe it, it was so terrifying and tragic and nobody thought this was even possible to happen. Probably most of the world felt the same way. I know it's no consolation, but we kind of were all americans on that sad day and we all got attacked, at least all western democratic countries. It still hurts me deeply to think about all these poor innocent victims and about all the heroes who lost their lives while helping others. It's gut-wrenching, almost beyond words. R.I.P.
It was an attack on the sanity of civil human life and gut wrenched us all to know this could happen no matter where you were at the time. I’m still deeply scarred by it all. I ask for all the caring thoughts for all the lost souls and their loved ones left behind.
You said it so eloquently! Living in Los Angeles on that fateful morning, its a day I will never forget too, especially once everything was closed nationwide was the scary moment, along with the uncertainty of what would happen next. Sad times.
I'll never forget that day for as long as I live. It changed everything. My family and I were visiting some friends of the family that morning. I was down in the living room watching cartoons with two of my friends. A couple minutes later, I heard my dad call me. As I walked up to the kitchen, I saw my parents and my friends' parents were both looking at this little television they had on the kitchen table, and when I got up there, my dad pointed to the TV, and there in front of me was the first building all up in flames and smoke. I asked my dad what happened and he said "A plane just flew into one of the Twin Towers". I asked him how that even happened, and he didn't understand either. Even though I was only 10 at the time, I still remember feeling so shocked and confused that such a thing could happen. The next day onward, I saw that it was the main headline in the newspaper and people were talking about it all over the radio. But do you know what else happened that day, and for the next couple days? Literally everybody united together to help one another. They didn't care who they were, what they looked like, what they believed in, who they voted for, etc. ALL that matter was if they were okay and needed help. They were there for each other. THAT's the kind of America I wanna live in!
Are you aware of what happened to all the people on the planes that were grounded in Gander, NL? If not, you should look it up. What they (the community) did for complete strangers, is the very best example of what humanity is capable of.
That truce between Republicans and democrats went right out the window the instant President Bush started talking about invading Iraq. It was certainly a beautiful thing, though, while it lasted.
@@InvisibleWarrior279only for the days, weeks, and months later, got far worse. Wrong mistakes, assumptions, and attitudes that have crippled the nation from that point forth to the present day.
Like looking into a Time Capsule. The technology (flip phones, no such thing as smart phones), the styles (people dressed much more conservatively 22 years ago), the cars (80s and 90s vehicle styles abound), the airport experience itself (to see gate numbers posted on an entrance is wild today, but back then you could enter a gate area from the road as security was so relaxed). A bygone era I remember well. This day brought us into the 21st century.
Yeah; I remember going to the gates to see loved ones off pre-9/11. We used to be able to hug and kiss goodbye just when the boarding call was called. That was something to cherish, but now no more.
This is a snapshot of life at the airport before the Transportation Security Act that created the Administration (TSA) was created a month later. Back when you AND your family could go through security and say goodbye at the gate rather than before you go through the security checkpoint.
I swear people were way friendlier in 2001. I'm not even referencing the political divide, they were just secularly more thoughtful with better eye contact and shown empathy.
It's a really tired response and a lot of people use it as a scapegoat for completely unrelated things, but I really do think smartphones and social media did a lot of damage to the way people communicate with and care for one another. Almost every person interviewed in this video actively listens to the question and takes a moment to think before answering. Most people aren't thinking of themselves and are only thinking of what others are going through on that day. I'd imagine if this happened today there would be a lot less empathy on display.
@@agibitableAgreed, well said. Social media without a doubt dulls attention spans and patience. Previously there were voids of "boredom" with nothing occurring that could be made up for by interacting with people, contemplating, or quietly meditating on the scenery. We had to conjure up entertainment from whole cloth, and now our impatience is fed with a spoon and a bib.
BC there was a better generation around, the generation before the Baby Boomers - My Grandparents. They were kind souled people for the most part - patriotism was also more alive and well.
It’s June 2024 as I write this. The last time I flew which was a couple of years ago, I purposefully kept my phone in my purse so I could strike up a conversation with other passengers in the airport. I sat there watching everyone single person on their cell phones. I felt sad.
Smartphones certainly have made taking videos more prevalent. But it wasn't all that hard to record a video in 2001. There were video cameras that fit in the palm of your hand. You just weren't in the habit of carrying them everywhere because they weren't pocket-sized either. You carried them only when you knew you wanted to record something.
At 18:00 the interview with the young man was so heartwarming. He represented how most of us in America felt back then. This horrible day sparked a resurgence in patriotism not seen since in this country. We had a different culture then. I was ready to go back to work full time (RN) to free up the nurses who were military reserve to deploy when needed. The attack made me angry once the shock wore off.
And then we went to war with the wrong country over weapons of mass destruction that didn't exist. The administration at the time used the sympathy of the American people in shock and grief to engage and expand the military industrial complex.
It happened during my first week of highschool. Its terrifying for a 14 yr old girl to realize that we were going to war and if we'd be attacked again. Of course some of the senior boys said that they were going to the war when they graduated later in the year. And some of them did, and some of them came back and weren't the same again
I was 14 also, andy sister was 17. I remember we watched Bush address the nation and for the first time confirm they were terrorist attacks. I'll never forget how she said "You don't understand. This means war." I think I grew up a little in that moment.
I remember for about a year after the airports opened after the 9/11 attacks, lots of major airports had numerous cops walking around making their presence known with big machine guns. It was eerie.
Well, true, but in places like Israel or even in the UK, that's pretty day to day security standards. We'd just NEVER seen anything like that here in the U.S. until AFTER 9/11 occurred. It took 9/11 for us to actually take security SERIOUSLY.
Also, in 2002 when the TSA came on to the scene, these TSA jerks kept harassing innocent passengers and asking them stupid security questions. I'm glad that now in 2023, the TSA made some changes.
@@benschaeffer8102 sad that people think what happens at airports today is real security. It's the same thing that was before they just added a lot of charade song and dance. They fixed the cockpit doors which is the only real and proper security measure to matter
I was 6 when the 9/11 attacks happened. Honestly I only remember what my mother, dad and grandmother told me about that day. My aunt (flight attendant) was stuck in Washington DC and my family couldn’t get a hold of her for a long time. My uncle (pilot) was flying a plane at the time. My mother was bringing a snack for my kindergarten class and she told me the grapes went everywhere because she was shaking so bad from what happened. She couldn’t get a hold of her sister (the flight attendant). My aunt and uncle were ok. Unfortunately my aunt has passed away now. I wish I could hug her again and tell her I love her. This was such a sad and fearful day for everyone and it always will be painful as the years go on.
I was 6 also. Just started 1st grade. Met my best friend around that time and remain friends with him to this day. My sister and I were about to go to school and right as we stepped out the door is when the second plane hit.
@@mikemoyercell there are many things we as humanity should never forget besides 9/11, like the Holocaust, srebenica, Armenian genocide, Chernobyl, Native American genocide and many more
I was eight years old. Matter of fact, I turned eight Sep 10, 2001. My only memory was coming home from school early and seeing the towers on fire. That's it.
I was working for AA in DFW then. The reservations office is about 5 miles from the airport, right across the street from an FAA campus. I took those phone calls for 4 hours that morning. The fear from thousands of people trying to find out which planes were gone and where their loved ones were has stuck with me forever.
There's a woman buried near my parents. She had only one blood relation when she died the day before the towers were hit. And that one guy, a nephew, couldn't get to the funeral because the planes were grounded. My dad had to serve as a pallbearer, as a lot of other friends couldn;t make it either.
@@deniseeulert2503 ahhh if you ever do go back and remember to check, then please tell! But rest in peace Marie/Mary, she deserves to not be forgotten ❤️
I was in 5th grade, and i clearly remember, my teacher left cause the principal called all the teachers in one by one. She walked in slowly with one hand over her mouth and the other crossed over her waist. She then turned on the little tv she had in the corner of the room. She didn't say anything but just sat down and watched with us and the whole thing unfolding on tv. We got dismissed early and i remember my mother frantically picking us up. She worked near downtown Chicago,and the whole city was being locked down and evacuated, because there were reports of planes missing. It was all so chaotic and information just seemed mixed in with other things. It was such a surreal day.
I saw what the mission control people were doing they did interviews with them and It blew my mind what their experiences were like. The evacuated Chicago due to the plane going there and then did a turn and went back. They didn't know what that plane was going to do but they knew it was going to go down. They hijacked different planes at different times to avoid suspensions. In the youtube video one of the hijackers pushed the button on accident and let the mission control hear what they were saying. It was interesting and scary. I was in high school in physics class when it happened and saw it on live tv. We also got dismissed early that day since they didn't know if anymore planes was hijacked. PLUS I lived in a big city so it could happen anywhere. I think they wanted to be prepared and keep people safe.
Aww 😢 I lived in Chicago too but I was a freshman in high school I saw how the high schooler were acting but always wanted to know how the kids saw and felt that day. ❤
I was in 5th grade up in Wisconsin that day..... I'm rather envious of you in a way.... I was home sick that day.. You got to experience it with your fellow 5th graders....... It was a sunny day up here...I bet it was clear skies across the entire country...... the clearest skies America has known in a century....all so we could watch two towers burn...
You’re probably about my age. I remember being in school (I’m from NY) and they weren’t allowed to tell us anything. But it was a warm sunny day and recess was cancelled and we didn’t know why. We didn’t go home early, but we were kept inside. Some kids had after care and it was still open.
I remember the confusion too, I was 8 when it happened. The adults around me were speculating on where the terrorists could’ve come from and if they would target Disney World next (we lived close to there).
The lady in blue sweater is very calm and collected until @11:07 ….on you can see her heart break and in her eyes the way she starts to get emotional.. she can barely hold on…..she can’t believe it! I don’t know why these reporters do this but at the same time. It’s interesting how people’s faces change when they are going through emotions and not even realizing how they look. At first it seemed that she was very collected and hadn’t a clue..until the reporter questioned her. Very sad and I hope that lady is okay now.
It’s also interesting when she was asked if she feared for her safety and her reaction and body language said heck yes I’m scared! But she was already doing what President Bush pushed: Do not live in fear, and she proudly said “no, I’ll be fine.” and then you really do see the flood of emotions for the people lost.
It’s always like that in the beginning of a new decade, the bleed over is so fascinating to look back on cause you don’t see it at the time. If you look at ‘91, it still looked like the late 80s, ‘81 still liked like the 70s and so on and so forth Things don’t start to change until about the 3rd year into a new decade
@@DreamyTee123as my high school teacher once said when she showed her class 1992 yearbook, a student ask what kind of clothes they wore and she responded “We wore 80s clothes still”
My husband and a really good friend worked at Delta airlines out of DFW when 9/11 happened. They talked about how eerie it was to not hear or see any planes taking off, landing, or in the skies. We watched it all happen on TV in absolute horror, but the airport atmosphere made it feel even more real
I’m from DFW; I was 8 when this happened. My dad was an air traffic controller-he was part of landing the planes that day. My mom was working in downtown Dallas. Once the second plane hit, she left and went to pick up my brother and me from school. When we got home, I remember seeing the towers falling on TV. It was a sickening feeling even though I’d never heard of the World Trade Center.
I was also 8 and my mom picked me up early from school too. We both watched news coverage of the attacks together. I remember watching people running for the lives from the towers covered in dust.
At the 15:50 mark, the girl says she has faith in the U.S. Government, and then that guy at the end said it too and I was like "God I miss that, I miss people having the ability to trust our Government.
In many ways, 9/11 caused a rubber band effect. We were unified and trusted our government. But much of the distrust started with 9/11 conspiracy theories and that has only grown.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing. The fact is that people didn't much trust government back then either. But when a real crisis happens, what choice do you have? Too bad it was such a mis-placed faith. Having spent time in Iraq during the war that followed this, the tragedy is almost more than I can bear. It was one tragedy piled on top of another.
Look where trusting the government got us. Pointless wars, whole generations of American soldiers dead or permanently maimed, loss of freedom, government surveillance, hatred and bigotry, etc, etc.
The fellows at 23:00 had the reaction most people did. I wish the reporter didn’t press the guy as to how he “wanted” to feel. Questions like that are not only unfair, but pressure the guy to say something he might consider private. I was proud of the passengers on Flight 93. The passengers who attacked the terrorists showed the world what Americans are made of, and made any future attacks like this MUCH less likely. The terrorists assumed that no one would fight back, but now everyone knows otherwise.
Flight 93 was extraordinary, May they rest in glory. But I always feel somewhere between sad and angry that Flight 93 gets glossed over in the narrative. Even the Pentagon gets short shrift and that gets me especially because my employer and we lost a wonderful employee there. But it was always about the towers. Don’t get me wrong-that was horrific, terrifying, massive and just so gut-wrenching that I’ll never forget. But the hyper-focus on NYC took the focus off others who also lost their lives, some who fought so bravely until the end. Part of that was the media, who have a definite NYC bias, and I put it down to that until I started having adult students in 2021 writing basic research reports about 9-11 that barely mentioned the Pentagon, and never mentioned Flight 93. I looked at their sources as I was grading and yup, mostly about the towers. So I told them about the other two planes and what happened. They were shocked that the scale of the attack was even bigger than the towers. I don’t think that they read beyond the towers. At the time of the attack I think most of them were in elementary school, so that would be the most vivid memory. I added on an extra question to the assignment, and gave them two words: “Let’s roll.” I said I’d pass anyone who could add the answer to that quote to their paper. To their credit, they all found the right answer. But it was a good lesson about not just accepting one narrative of a major event, actually, of any event. Watching the people navigating that day in Dallas also gave me a completely new window into what happened in real-time on 9-11 because we never hear those stories. God bless all the airline and airport employees who kept things moving in the midst of their own shock and grief.
The attack started in NY, Majority of people died in NY, NYwas the most horrific event that day, half of Manhattan was affected..Of course NY the narrative of 9/11-2001@@celticsanster
Yes it is sad that the other incidents get lost. I don’t think it’s only the bias of being based in nyc though, I think it’s mostly because 2,753 people died at the towers alone, vs 184 in DC and 40 in shanksville. You can imagine with the significantly higher number of lives lost, there would be more coverage and particularly more family/survivor/witness interviews. Also, the buildings were iconic. The Pentagon was not nearly as much of a well known landmark despite its importance. The towers could be seen miles away, and were in countless movies and tv shows. Even those who hadn’t ever set foot in NYC felt a connection to those buildings. (And as you mentioned, the sheer magnitude of giant skyscrapers falling is more attention grabbing and horrifying, not to mention the people jumping out) I have no doubt though that if the White House had also been hit, we’d be hearing more about it due to its symbolism and recognizable face. I remember teens in my calculus class (so pretty intelligent kids) asking what the pentagon was as we watched the news. Anyways, just my two cents! I agree I wish everything got equal coverage because more people WOULD care then, but I also understand why it didn’t. They were all innocent people just doing their jobs or living their lives no matter where they were when they died that day 😢
@@EastmanEditingAmen ! I always think also if the Statue of Liberty was Attacked !? Or just Any other Landmark/State as it was really only the East Coast
11 September 2001 and 9 November 1989 are two dates that I never forget and still feel emotional to this day when thinking about those two days. What shocked me the most was how the people reacted in the evening at the petrol stations in Denver where I lived at that time. They were rushing to fill up their vehicles and stock up their groceries and basic necessities. I asked one of them why the mad rush: he said, "You never know if the government will exist tomorrow!" That struck a raw chord in me.
11 Sept, same, plus remembering a beloved coworker. But 9 Nov was completely different in San Diego, a major military town, at least in the urban part where we lived. I remember my dad and I in front of the TV on 9 Nov, and he asked “Who do we fight now?” My dad wasn’t in the military, wasn’t a hawk, but that’s what he knew all his life - war, Cold and otherwise. That was always part of the background noise in San Diego. My dad died shortly after 11 Sept but when the war drums starting beating after the terrorist attacks, I thought about Dad’s question after 9 Nov. After bin Laden and Al-Qaeda, then who?
November 9 1989 was Berlin Wall fall? I’m 20 so do you mind going in detail abt that day? I don’t think I fully grasp what a huge deal it was. 9/11 I get don’t worry, I watch as many things i have access to bc I’m an American and part of this world so I do binge to try to educate myself. I’ll have to look at nov 9 videos
Since you lived in Denver, CO at the time. Is 4/20/99 a date you will never forget as well? That is when the Columbine Massacre took place. Just asking!
@@gravechallice1782 Yes, go watch some videos of the fall of the Berlin Wall. I was 22 at the time and, it was surreal and exciting to see people going over the wall as well as people in West Germany taking turns with a sledgehammer to the wall to create openings for East Berliners to come through. I'm sure there's enough footage to get a sense of what it was like. I'm pretty there are some videos on the events/timelime that led up to the fall.
The date should be read as 11/9/01 this event happened in September not November. Americans really need to learn how to write a date properly you know, day, month year not month, day and then year.
my uncle was at chicago coming home from a business trip and everyone was pissed at first then once they put the news on the tvs in the airport everyone was nice to each other even got rental cars home i feel like we need to go back to thse days
I know that it's the least important thing, but I just can't stop thinking how people were calm, even in a situation like this. And so nice to each other... sensitive in a healthy way, caring for other people. Nobody looking at their phone and shouting... the world was so different. Social media changed so much
I noticed that as well. Everyone interviewed is articulate, well-spoken, sympathetic, reasonable with their comments. We don’t see as much of that these days
I was struck by how calm the people were too. Nowadays I feel like there would be mass panic, everyone screaming, etc. Like when Covid hit in March 2020.
All aircrafts commercial, private, etc were all ordered to land and the borders of the United States were completely shut down. No one got in, No one got out. This was absolutely scary for everyone at the time.
I always forget everyone used to used pay phones… I was in 2nd grade when this happened and I know I didn’t fully comprehend what was going on, but I remember the all encompassing sorrow, pain, and fear around me. As I watch these videos, it’s almost like truly seeing it for the first time and it’s so awful…especially since now we all know the true tragedy of the War on Terror… 9/11 changed everything for so many people… rest in peace to everyone lost that day and in the war that followed ❤
@@nickoftime40the way pay phones usually worked is that you could dial certain numbers for free. So a phone card would have you dial a free 1-800 number, enter your passcode, then you could dial the actual number you were trying to reach. The airlines likely had these stored to give away whenever their customers needed to make a call.
i was in 1st grade and i remember feeling a big shift in life. for the worse. everyone around me adults and even other kids seemed meaner and more tense. the feeling of being a carefree fun child was gone.
I was in 2nd grade as well. The school year was barely more than a week old at that point. It was a summer where I almost lost my mother, to the horror of a post 9/11 world. I remember my teach being called out of the room; Her 2nd week on the job. She came back in, called us to sit on the rug... and then struggled to explain what a going on. Because my school told all the parents not to pick up their children, the gravity of the whole situation didn't hit me at all until I went home.
I was born in 2000 so I might be wrong but it seemed like mostly only adults had cell phones. Preteens/teens having their own cell phones wasn’t the norm back then.
I remember 9/11 vividly. I was getting ready for work (living in LA at the time) and I flicked my little TV in the kitchen to watch the news. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing - both twin towers on fire. I remember how confused the news outlets were. I was on the phone with my mom when the first tower fell, and I can still hear her saying “oh my god! Oh my god!!”. One of the saddest and most surreal days I’ve ever experienced.
Living in the DFW area, you see planes overhead constantly. Driving to work that morning, I remember hearing the report on the radio about the first plane hitting the WTC. I wondered if I was still home in bed, dreaming. Driving home from work that night, the sky was completely empty. I didn’t see any footage until I was home. Again, I wondered if I was dreaming.
I live near the Houston airport, near the landing flight plan actually, from all over the world. It was dead quiet for a week. I could actually hear the deer walking thru the neighborhood for the first time since 1969.
I was 3 years old when 9-11 happened and it’s my first memory that has stuck with me instead of being a fuzzy one. I remember it was a cooler morning in San Francisco and I was getting ready for preschool when my parents decided not to send me there that day or the rest of the week. We were supposed to fly to New York for my birthday in October to spend time with my family who were too close to the towers for any comfort. We cancelled the plans. I wonder how my parents felt raising a young kid when this is the world we found ourselves in. Times have changed
Hey, fellow Bay Area resident (650). I was recovering from my 19th birthday party the night before, and my first class at Cañada College was at 10am, so I was sleeping in a little. My friend called my cell phone at around 7:15am, but I thought it was just a "happy birthday" call. Then, about 10 mins later, my dad is pounding on my bedroom door, yelling that something terrible had happened. I thought that a loved one had died in a fiery car wreck at first, but then I saw what was happening on the news, I couldn't believe it at first. It was so insanely surreal.
Thank you for posting this. For those too young to have 'been there' in 2001, this gives you an idea of what most of the country saw. That day, I remember driving around town at lunchtime trying to find an American flag to hang from my balcony. I had a TV in my car at the time and had the news on. In disbelief. I had been in WFC and WTC just a few months prior and was supposed to meet up with some of the broadcast engineers in the coming months. No one knew what was happening. Even my "well connected" people I knew were telling me they didn't know what was going on. When you're talking with cabinet-level people who are telling you they don't know what's going on, and you can hear a bit of fear in their voice, you know it's bad. Life before 9/11 was far more desirable. I do miss those days.
Ever try using your cell phone at the Superbowl, or at a concert? Too many people trying to use the network and only so many lines available at any given time. You'll be waiting to get a connection in a crisis of this magnitude.
Lmao I was born in 2003 and let me tell you Missouri was the last to get a lot of things so we had pay-phones and at times when we had baseball games it would be full 😂
Wow, what an excellent archival piece of history. I love how genuinely selfless the answers of the interviewees are. When asked if they fear for their own safety, you can tell it's not even something they think is worth being concerned about at the moment. Their faces are overflowing with empathy and concern for those directly impacted and the families of those directly impacted.
This should be a training video for all passengers who fly any carrier on how to behave properly during an extremely difficult crisis at the airport.. This was a life altering horrific event and not one single person yelled or screamed at those ticket agents for not being able to fly to their destination.. And those airline employees had to continue working their shift knowing they had just lost their colleagues... my heart just aches watching this😢
Im amazed someone thought to film this….its a random airport. It’s cool to see this kind of raw footage. Makes me wanna ensure I record more of things that dont seem super relevant, but interesting to look back on.
What planet do you live on? DFW Airport is the Delta headquarters. All of the planes were Delta planes. And you think this moment is "not relevant"???? Just another day at the airport???? Just a random reporter decided to interview people about how their day is going???? Thank about how ignorant you appear regarding one of the most horrific events in America's history!!
I was in Australia and they cut into a show on tv at 9.50pm Tuesday night with the live feed from the US. I stayed up till 1am watching it. It felt like it was an hour. Crazy times.
My parents got stuck in Canada. They closed the border just as they pulled up in their motorhome. They had no idea what was going on. Fortunately, they had plenty of provisions and a place to stay, unlike others who got stuck in airports or scrambled to find hotels. They were able to rent a site in a campground not too far from the border.
The sign hanging behind the baggage handler at 13:45 advertises America Online. I used my dial-up AOL connection for many hours that day, to communicate by email and ICQ with friends in the U.S., Canada, and Austria: my doing so delayed by many hours some local phone-calls people were trying to make to me.
Is it just me or do people seem like they were more level headed back then? If this same situation happened today many responses would be very politicized or at the very least I would expect far more jumping to conclusions.
For people like me who were babies during this time, The only time we got close to knowing what it felt like to have flights being cancelled everywhere was for COVID…and boy was it a scary time. Life changed after 9/11 and life changed after COVID. These were VERY big life and society events.
It’s crazy seeing this footage knowing that most everyone there had no idea of the full extent of 9/11 and the impact it would have on everyone in this country. I picture them all getting their luggage and eventually sitting down to the news. I’ll never forget that day. Thank you for sharing this footage!
What a fascinating time capsule of a video. I would have been 13, nearly 14 and just started second year of secondary (high) school here in Ireland. I still remember one of the teachers coming around for the weekly charity drive collection not coming in at his usual time of 10.30am. Instead it was 2.15pm at a guess. We were all oblivious to it and even after it I don't think 90% of it fully grasped things, probably joked it was being reported OTT to us (by said teacher) until we got home after school a couple of hours later. Barely budged from the TV that evening. For those namely Gen Z. Smiling and laughing isn't done with malice. Again, these people in the vid hadn't a true grasp of things. The women in it said they were not showing the incidents in NYC and Washington probably due to wanting to cause further panic. Laughter or smiling, and joking is also a coping mechanism for some too. So cut them some slack.
I was 8 and I remember not taking 9/11 seriously because I didn’t understand the full gravity of what was happening and I had no idea so many people had died.
Imagine today all the angry "KARENS" that would raise hell because their flight was grounded....thinking, "well I'm not gonna travel anywhere near NYC why can't we take off"??! Definitely different times!!!
I was on the runway at PDX ready to go on my European trip I’d been planning on going for my whole life and we turned around. At least I wasn’t hurt or had a loved one get hurt like so many.
So to clarify this video , it is clearly BEFORE ....these people have the full story of what’s going on. !!! They have not seen a TV monitor yet and they don’t have smart phones to watch it on their screen. I read another comment on here that said that the airport turned all the TVs off
I was on Government travel at a location in Fairfax, VA, approximately 18 miles from the Pentagon, as all of this unfolded. I was *extremely* fortunate to eventually be able to snag a one-way car rental back to Florida with a co-worker. This was a horrible, frightening day for the entire country, period.
It's so remarkable to see everybody behaving in such an orderly, calm, cooperative fashion in light of such an enormous event... nobody is freaking out, screaming or shouting, cussing the employees out, etc... everybody is just quietly dealing with the fallout and handling their business. Judging by our collective ignorant response to the recent pandemic, I'm not confident we'd see this today.
My co-worker, Chris, and his friend, Rick, were flying from Oklahoma City to Los Angeles, but had to fly through Memphis first to get a connecting flight. The attack happened shortly before they landed in Memphis. While they were in the Memphis airport and after Chris discovered what happened, he told Rick about it. Rick isn't the brightest in the world. He didn't catch on that it was an intentional crash from a hijacking. When he was told that a plane flew into the World Trade Center, his response, "How the hell did the pilot not see it?"
I had a bus tour driver who told us that on 911. He and his tour group were supposed to go to the Twin Towers for lunch like always then. But his bus had something go wrong with I think with the engine. Something about I think something bursting inside. I don't fully remember. But it was as he put it... "The most surreal day of my life. Because me and the people in my tour group could have died that day. But my stupid bus saved my life." Again this is coming from memory. But the guy is just happy to be alive everday since then.
Crazy! Can you imagine all those people out there that knew something was wrong and chose to not board their plane prior to them grounding every flight. Stories they must have! I would love to hear them
While I was 16 when this happened, I don't know why it took until this video to even think about how other airline workers were affected during this. What an awful situation to be in as well. To deal with the stress of having hundreds of terrified and (misguided) angry customers asking you questions about their own travel and when they can see their families is bad enough on a daily basis. But then to likely be scared yourself and process what is happening as well. That's an entire level itself. Not to mention other jobs within the airport itself. I never thought about those people who worked in this industry until this video. This type of footage will always be important for providing a perspective that you never even considered over 20 years later. I hope they all are still doing well.
I was 20…remember being so confused by the terms they were using. My grandparents, 3 were still alive at the time, talked about Pearl Harbor and this both. It was one time I heard my dad’s mom talk about it. My other grandma lost her cousin in the attack on Pearl Harbor and mentioned it one time…that was it.
Oh man you erased Beowulf for this? 35:00 jk lol. Great footage though! It’s hard to believe how calm everyone was in this airport. I imagine it’s because they couldn’t see any of the damage that had been done. They were in for a rude awakening when they finally got in front of a TV that’s for sure.
@@KB-ke3fi By the time this was filmed both towers had collapsed and two others planes already crashed. 9/11’s immediate events wrapped up rather quickly. I know because I lived it.
At this time I was in 5th grade. I was in a private school and they actually turned on the TVs. Most parents came and got their kids early that day. I watched the news for at least 3 days straight in 5th grade. I didn’t know anyone that was lost or anyone near those areas.. but it really made me so sad. I cried a lot.
One of my biggest fears growing up was a worldwide nuclear war. Ever since I understood the concept I’ve had this firm belief that is how I’m going to die - with everyone else in a nuclear holocaust… We watched these events unfold on the classroom televisions for most of the day. When my dad picked us up after school I remember the first words out of his mouth - “Boys, World War III started this morning.” I remember screaming at the top of my lungs and other students looking our way… It was the most scared I’ve ever been.
I share this conviction as well. I think the odds are geopolitics catch up to civilization before cancer or heart disease catch up to me. All you can do is try not to think about it too much.
@@andrewdaley5480 There may have "only" been 52 people who died that day in July 2005 but many were injured, including life-changing injuries, lost limbs etc, so your comment was unnecessary and lacking empathy.
A lot of people in this video have probably passed on. The world seems simpler and more innocent back then. A lot has changed. And this was the turning point.
@@RaptorMocha I was referring to some of the older people in this video. Some of the individuals in this video reminded me about how life used to be, with the greatest generation still in their prime retirement years & traveling.
If you look up on TH-cam “9/11: The Voices of the Aircraft Dispatchers” they actually tell a story of how United grounding their entire fleet stopped a 5th plane from being hijacked.
My parents were there that day, they were flying to Hawaii. As a child, I don't remember much about that day being 3 years old. I do want to say that I will forever be grateful to the men and women who died that day risking their lives to save others. And to those who lost their lives in each of the planes, may you rest in peace. USA
If that were today the people would be screaming and fighting and throwing stuff and telling everyone I dont care if there is an attack I demand to have my needs elevated above all else!!! Dont you know who I am on social media!!!
This video was so interesting and I enjoyed it/ everyone at DFW were figuring out what was going on. And 9/11 was a frightful day. My heart goes out to all the families and the victims:. God bless America 🇺🇸. We will never forget: good thing this video was recorded. Keep ‘em coming.
I liked the one guy's statement " I think if it's Bin Laden, like everyone is saying it is, he can go to hell and I hope George W. sends him there. " ...... It took many years but finally, mission accomplished.....
My first thought, after seeing the Pentagon was struck…my mind immediately thought of my uncle and cousin who periodically had meetings there. I begged my mom to call my aunt to make sure they were ok. She didn’t initially call but when she did, we were relieved to hear he was late to a meeting there and saved his life. He lost 3 co-workers, one of who was never found. He was supposed to be at a meeting that day. Knowing now a few years later his biological daughter would be searching for him, it’s like God knew it wasn’t his time. I have wondered if she still would’ve connected to our family if he was tragically killed…because can’t imagine life without her and her family now.
My mother and I both flew into DFW that morning to fly to Seattle. She is interviewed at the 903 mark. My mother died many years ago and I had no idea this existed. We were there for 5 hours while our baggage was being double checked. The concourse was closed and we had no way to see any screens so the info that day dribbled out. I agree with my mom and I’m grateful we survived our 09/11/2001 flight and our prayers to the victims and their families
So sorry for your loss. She seems like a really sweet person.
Sorry for loosing your mom, I lost mine in 14 and it still sucks. My mom got a local hotel to say welcome back after 9/11 as I deployed a lot then. Still have the pictures.
WOAH THAT IS YOUR MOM REALLY? THIS IS HISTORY
She was my favorite person to be interviewed here. Something about her just felt so kind and pleasant.❤
Really sweet God Bless her ❤️🙏🏻
You get so used to seeing the footage from Manhattan, it’s easy to gloss over what was happening in other parts of the country, far away. This is a great look into it. People trying to figure out what the hell was going on, trying to reach friends and family, trying to figure out where they were going to stay, and processing what had happened, all while knowing they probably weren’t going anywhere for at least a few days. It’s eerie in its own right, especially seeing the baggage rolling off of the flights that never took off. Especially grateful for all the airline workers, from ticketing agents to flight attendants and baggage handlers, who kept their cool and worked so hard to accommodate the stranded passengers in spite of the situation.
My dad's girlfriend was here in Seattle visiting him from Florida and was supposed to fly back home on 9-11. She called me to ask me for a ride to the airport and I had to tell her she wasn't flying home that day or anytime soon. My husband had really hesitated to wake me for what was going on because he wanted to shield me from it but I got up and was, like pretty much every other non-muslim American, horrified. Over 20 years later, it's actually been over 20 years now since it happened, the wound is still fresh and raw among many. I lost a friend when the towers collapsed. She was trapped beneath the North Tower. Another survived simply because of a snafu on the subway that caused her train to be late.
Awww, your sweet husband 😢
Awww, your sweet husband 😢
I was in school that day at Oak Hill Academy just a few miles from DFW airport on September 11th, 2001. I went to class that day and they had the principal walk in and tell us what was happening in New York City and then they wheeled in a TV that we used to watch documentaries for science class on. All we did that day was watch the disaster unfold. I can still remember watching people jump from the burning building over and over again. I think we were all just mystified and horrified all at the same time.
I’m in Iowa. The only thing I saw here were the long lines for gas and the sudden gas price hikes. I drove out to the farms and saw farmers working in their fields and thought “We’ll be okay,”
the one woman on the payphone crying.. ugh, so sad. makes me wonder if she knew someone who died or she was just in shock. worst day ever
Shock most likely. When I saw the Pentagon had been hit, I said to my mom to call my aunt…knowing my uncle was there for meetings periodically..along with his son (my cousin). I to this day have no idea why I felt like she needed to call…my uncle was 45 minutes late to a meeting that day and because of it, he survived. He would’ve been killed (3 co-workers who were at the meeting died…one was never identified) as the office of the meeting was where the plane impacted. Only one person survived from the first level. A few years later, his daughter came in search of him and his side of the family…it’s like God knew he was meant to miss that meeting. That being said, I know some one whose daughter was on Flight 93 who took the earlier flight.
'JFK To 9/11 - Everything Is A Rich Man's Trick'. Documentary, TH-cam.
6:13?
I mean, countless people who had absolutely no ties to NY cried that day
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@@mogadon7
I love how @10:05 the lady wasn't concerned for herself she was concerned for others and I love that. It speaks true values as to who she is and it means that she's a kind, humble human being.
“I’m not frightened, I’m concerned.” is the comment I was going to leave. You got it tho
@donnathomas2297 should see your comment about her mother
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It's sad to think of how drastically good will and civility to our fellow man has plummeted in the last 22 years.
Seriously. If this happened today there would be people rioting in the terminals over missing their flights. Empathy's rare these days.
Yea.... the country was actually united for a week or two, then went right back to shit.
I never felt that in the U.S. Growing up it was a brutal cruel society. Glad I left.
@@theyclosechannelsthatspeak428 where did you move to?
10:00 "Well, I'm not frightened, but I'm concerned." "I'm concerned for the families who are directly affected". What a kind hearted lady caring for those who died in the attacks 🙏 ❤️
Man can you even imagine how confused they must’ve been? Like, my flight is canceled? EVERYONE’s flight is canceled?? I’d be pissed AND confused! Then later they go back to their homes or hotels and start watching the news… the shock.
There are and were airport TVs tuned to news.
most knew in the aiport with tv's some airlines even told people what happened at bagge claim glad nobody bicthed at the airlines after imgaine now people woulld have bicthed there flights were canclled
@@smadaf The lady at 9:35 says the coverage was turned off, which I thought was really interesting. Maybe the staff felt that people would panic if they saw live shots of the towers? But of course people had cell phones or used pay phones, so everyone must have known to a certain extent.
The worst attack on U.S. soil since the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and all you can think about is you, eh? Unreal.
I know right and then realizing it could have been them on those planes
I’m 20, so born 2003, every video I see of this tragedy is surreal. My uncle had/(s) ptsd from being in the streets and seeing/heating ppl jump and hit the pavement. It took him awhile but he’s sober now, it changed his life and I can’t imagine the ppl who were working, racing to get down the steps, the decision to jump rather than burn, losing family or friends. It’s horrific and insane this was possible
It changed me and I was not in NY on that day. I was home to take my child to see the doctor. It scarred me permanently, I was never the same. Our CEO lost his best friend & we did not hear from him for two months. It changed him as he said on the conference call. He changed so much he followed in his friends footsteps & is still Chairman I believe but he passed the torch to his nephew. He relinquished CEO to become a Financial Manger, what a great man. I was so lucky to have known a great man as this. So many heroes. This tragedy killed my soul.
Its so important that you guys who werent born yet watch these videos. Watching the footage though doesnt even remotely compare to the horror that was watching it unfold in real time on live tv. I was a freshman in high school. I vividly remember every moment of that day like it was yesterday. We were watching when the second plane hit. Im from NH and two of the planes were from Boston, i also had family in NYC not far from WTC and it was just the most sickening sinking feeling not knowing if anyone i knew was gone and of course our communities did lose many.
About lunch time, eastern time, i was watching the tv in our high school library with tons of other people. It was silent, everyone just glued to the tv, stunned. One girl said i dont think i want to watch this anymore and my principal who was in the front of the room in front of everybody turned to her and said you need to watch, this is your Pearl Harbor. A few short years later i was in the Marines and of course deployed. Ill just never forget it. Love each other, love your neighbors. Life, and the world, can change in an instant.
Feel sorry for young people today who will never experience the sense of innocence, naivety, and safety before 9/11. Now it’s all about terrorism and war.
my god I'm so sorry he experienced that so close up. I can't even imagine having to process what was happening. My heart goes out to him and I'm so glad he made it through the ptsd
I was 5 years old when this happened and I remember exactly where I was when I found out and most of the day afterwards. I remember hearing it happen over the radios my preschool teachers used to communicate. "The second tower has been hit."
My sister was an American Airlines flight attendant and I was worried about her. I didn’t know if she was working and feared she could have been on one of the flights. Thank goodness and God she wasn’t.
I flew out of DFW the night before, heading back to Chicago after visiting my brother and (late) sister-in-law. I was still asleep the next morning, after getting home late, when my brother called and woke me up and told me to turn on the TV. Can’t believe it’s been more than 20 years.
Wow. Must’ve felt surreal to be in the air just a day before. Must’ve felt lucky.
My coworker was in WTC the day before. She and her family flew home the afternoon of 9/10.
WOW. Seeing all the cancelled flights on the boards really hit it home without words 😟
This is heartbreaking on so many levels. No fights, no one is drunk, no screaming or yelling……..so unlike 2024.
Time before social media was amazing.
@@darlingdeb7010 Yes, Smartphones were the turning point and Social media was the final nail in the coffin
I remember that day clear as water, glued to the t.v. screen, feeling sickened in my gut, crying…no weeping for those that had no way out, most not ever knowing what happened, and I still cry for them, I think it’s a collective feeling because it was so damn senseless. I watch each passing year from here in Canada the Memorial Services and the stories from those who’s lives are forever changed, I think about the firemen, the police, Port Authorities, the everyday men, women & children whose lives were stolen because of hate, jealousy, greed & vengence and my heart just fills with such a great sadness.It’s hard to believe it’s been over 20 years yet it has but the emotions of that terrible day are still as deep. 💔🇨🇦
What you said about people not knowing what happened always makes me think that most of the casualties of that day had no idea they were part of what we now call 9/11. Like the people on the plane have no idea how big this was and probably just thought it was a random highjacking, not a planned attack on the USA.
Being from Buffalo I have gone to Canada 100s of times. Over the Peace Bridge from my home 15 minutes...right into FT. Erie, Ontario. What Canada did that day landing all those flights from overseas was simply extraordinary!
I'm german, and here it was exactly the same. It was early afternoon local time when the first plane hit and my then-gf and a friend and me just watched the whole thing live on TV and couldn't believe it, it was so terrifying and tragic and nobody thought this was even possible to happen. Probably most of the world felt the same way. I know it's no consolation, but we kind of were all americans on that sad day and we all got attacked, at least all western democratic countries. It still hurts me deeply to think about all these poor innocent victims and about all the heroes who lost their lives while helping others. It's gut-wrenching, almost beyond words. R.I.P.
It was an attack on the sanity of civil human life and gut wrenched us all to know this could happen no matter where you were at the time. I’m still deeply scarred by it all. I ask for all the caring thoughts for all the lost souls and their loved ones left behind.
You said it so eloquently! Living in Los Angeles on that fateful morning, its a day I will never forget too, especially once everything was closed nationwide was the scary moment, along with the uncertainty of what would happen next. Sad times.
I'll never forget that day for as long as I live. It changed everything.
My family and I were visiting some friends of the family that morning. I was down in the living room watching cartoons with two of my friends. A couple minutes later, I heard my dad call me. As I walked up to the kitchen, I saw my parents and my friends' parents were both looking at this little television they had on the kitchen table, and when I got up there, my dad pointed to the TV, and there in front of me was the first building all up in flames and smoke. I asked my dad what happened and he said "A plane just flew into one of the Twin Towers". I asked him how that even happened, and he didn't understand either. Even though I was only 10 at the time, I still remember feeling so shocked and confused that such a thing could happen. The next day onward, I saw that it was the main headline in the newspaper and people were talking about it all over the radio.
But do you know what else happened that day, and for the next couple days? Literally everybody united together to help one another. They didn't care who they were, what they looked like, what they believed in, who they voted for, etc. ALL that matter was if they were okay and needed help. They were there for each other. THAT's the kind of America I wanna live in!
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Amen!
I was the same age as you and I remember America for being super patriotic
Are you aware of what happened to all the people on the planes that were grounded in Gander, NL? If not, you should look it up. What they (the community) did for complete strangers, is the very best example of what humanity is capable of.
That truce between Republicans and democrats went right out the window the instant President Bush started talking about invading Iraq. It was certainly a beautiful thing, though, while it lasted.
it’s just incredible how much people have changed since that day
Had the same thought .. this America was calm, rational, sober, kind, normal .. my oh my ..
@@InvisibleWarrior279only for the days, weeks, and months later, got far worse. Wrong mistakes, assumptions, and attitudes that have crippled the nation from that point forth to the present day.
People were fake back then. Always. The U.S. is full of ridiculous people.
Like looking into a Time Capsule. The technology (flip phones, no such thing as smart phones), the styles (people dressed much more conservatively 22 years ago), the cars (80s and 90s vehicle styles abound), the airport experience itself (to see gate numbers posted on an entrance is wild today, but back then you could enter a gate area from the road as security was so relaxed). A bygone era I remember well. This day brought us into the 21st century.
Yeah; I remember going to the gates to see loved ones off pre-9/11. We used to be able to hug and kiss goodbye just when the boarding call was called. That was something to cherish, but now no more.
You come across like an old person who tells kids to ‘GET OFF THE LAWN’
This is a snapshot of life at the airport before the Transportation Security Act that created the Administration (TSA) was created a month later. Back when you AND your family could go through security and say goodbye at the gate rather than before you go through the security checkpoint.
I noticed people did dress more conservatively back then.
@@93seronica things were more normal back then
I swear people were way friendlier in 2001. I'm not even referencing the political divide, they were just secularly more thoughtful with better eye contact and shown empathy.
It's a really tired response and a lot of people use it as a scapegoat for completely unrelated things, but I really do think smartphones and social media did a lot of damage to the way people communicate with and care for one another. Almost every person interviewed in this video actively listens to the question and takes a moment to think before answering. Most people aren't thinking of themselves and are only thinking of what others are going through on that day. I'd imagine if this happened today there would be a lot less empathy on display.
@@agibitableAgreed, well said. Social media without a doubt dulls attention spans and patience. Previously there were voids of "boredom" with nothing occurring that could be made up for by interacting with people, contemplating, or quietly meditating on the scenery. We had to conjure up entertainment from whole cloth, and now our impatience is fed with a spoon and a bib.
BC there was a better generation around, the generation before the Baby Boomers - My Grandparents. They were kind souled people for the most part - patriotism was also more alive and well.
It’s June 2024 as I write this. The last time I flew which was a couple of years ago, I purposefully kept my phone in my purse so I could strike up a conversation with other passengers in the airport. I sat there watching everyone single person on their cell phones. I felt sad.
@@mikemoyercellnonsense
Incredible that we are having so many videos of that day in a non smartphone era..
Alot of the camcorders were alot smaller by then compared to the on the shoulder 80's VHS models so more people had them.
Handhelds, about the size of a paperback book.
The first phone video came out around 2004 and was limited to 30 seconds of recording.
I bought my first digital camera that year. 2mp Canon Powershot ($560!). The mediums were there.
Smartphones certainly have made taking videos more prevalent. But it wasn't all that hard to record a video in 2001. There were video cameras that fit in the palm of your hand. You just weren't in the habit of carrying them everywhere because they weren't pocket-sized either. You carried them only when you knew you wanted to record something.
It's 2001, not 1901
I remember when this happened, it felt like the world was ending.
It did basically. Nothing has been the same ever since, for the worse.
Exactly
It's started when they assassinated JFK MLK and RFK back in the 60s ,had JFK lived 911 probably never happens ,JFK MLK and RFK men of peace ✌️
At 18:00 the interview with the young man was so heartwarming. He represented how most of us in America felt back then. This horrible day sparked a resurgence in patriotism not seen since in this country. We had a different culture then. I was ready to go back to work full time (RN) to free up the nurses who were military reserve to deploy when needed. The attack made me angry once the shock wore off.
And now look at us. We're a laughing stock because of what Joe Biden has done to this country.
@@starwindamada5313 so true
And then we went to war with the wrong country over weapons of mass destruction that didn't exist. The administration at the time used the sympathy of the American people in shock and grief to engage and expand the military industrial complex.
It happened during my first week of highschool. Its terrifying for a 14 yr old girl to realize that we were going to war and if we'd be attacked again. Of course some of the senior boys said that they were going to the war when they graduated later in the year. And some of them did, and some of them came back and weren't the same again
Not terrifying for girls only boys are forced to die in wars, girls don't have to do anything.
I was 14 also, andy sister was 17. I remember we watched Bush address the nation and for the first time confirm they were terrorist attacks. I'll never forget how she said "You don't understand. This means war." I think I grew up a little in that moment.
I remember for about a year after the airports opened after the 9/11 attacks, lots of major airports had numerous cops walking around making their presence known with big machine guns. It was eerie.
Well, true, but in places like Israel or even in the UK, that's pretty day to day security standards. We'd just NEVER seen anything like that here in the U.S. until AFTER 9/11 occurred. It took 9/11 for us to actually take security SERIOUSLY.
Also, in 2002 when the TSA came on to the scene, these TSA jerks kept harassing innocent passengers and asking them stupid security questions. I'm glad that now in 2023, the TSA made some changes.
@@benschaeffer8102 sad that people think what happens at airports today is real security. It's the same thing that was before they just added a lot of charade song and dance. They fixed the cockpit doors which is the only real and proper security measure to matter
@@AntiMasonic93 yeah ... they got worse
@@normiepuppet I agree, to a certain extent, it's STILL NOT as stringent as it SHOULD be.
I was 6 when the 9/11 attacks happened. Honestly I only remember what my mother, dad and grandmother told me about that day. My aunt (flight attendant) was stuck in Washington DC and my family couldn’t get a hold of her for a long time. My uncle (pilot) was flying a plane at the time. My mother was bringing a snack for my kindergarten class and she told me the grapes went everywhere because she was shaking so bad from what happened. She couldn’t get a hold of her sister (the flight attendant). My aunt and uncle were ok. Unfortunately my aunt has passed away now. I wish I could hug her again and tell her I love her. This was such a sad and fearful day for everyone and it always will be painful as the years go on.
I was 6 also. Just started 1st grade. Met my best friend around that time and remain friends with him to this day. My sister and I were about to go to school and right as we stepped out the door is when the second plane hit.
I was in 5th grade so I would have been 10. Crazy how you never forget.
@@mikemoyercell there are many things we as humanity should never forget besides 9/11, like the Holocaust, srebenica, Armenian genocide, Chernobyl, Native American genocide and many more
I was eight years old. Matter of fact, I turned eight Sep 10, 2001. My only memory was coming home from school early and seeing the towers on fire. That's it.
I was 14
I bet the travelers & employees at DFW were very, very, upset on 9/11 since the American Airlines headquarters is based in Dallas.
Can't imagine the stress
I was working for AA in DFW then. The reservations office is about 5 miles from the airport, right across the street from an FAA campus. I took those phone calls for 4 hours that morning. The fear from thousands of people trying to find out which planes were gone and where their loved ones were has stuck with me forever.
@@Harloween74Did you encounter anybody that had lost somebody?
There's a woman buried near my parents. She had only one blood relation when she died the day before the towers were hit. And that one guy, a nephew, couldn't get to the funeral because the planes were grounded. My dad had to serve as a pallbearer, as a lot of other friends couldn;t make it either.
That’s sad, poor lady 😞 do you remember her name?
@@dclxvi.tattoo I'd have to go back and be sure, but I think her first name was Marie or Mary.
@@deniseeulert2503 ahhh if you ever do go back and remember to check, then please tell! But rest in peace Marie/Mary, she deserves to not be forgotten ❤️
I was in 5th grade, and i clearly remember, my teacher left cause the principal called all the teachers in one by one. She walked in slowly with one hand over her mouth and the other crossed over her waist. She then turned on the little tv she had in the corner of the room. She didn't say anything but just sat down and watched with us and the whole thing unfolding on tv. We got dismissed early and i remember my mother frantically picking us up. She worked near downtown Chicago,and the whole city was being locked down and evacuated, because there were reports of planes missing. It was all so chaotic and information just seemed mixed in with other things. It was such a surreal day.
I saw what the mission control people were doing they did interviews with them and It blew my mind what their experiences were like. The evacuated Chicago due to the plane going there and then did a turn and went back. They didn't know what that plane was going to do but they knew it was going to go down. They hijacked different planes at different times to avoid suspensions. In the youtube video one of the hijackers pushed the button on accident and let the mission control hear what they were saying. It was interesting and scary. I was in high school in physics class when it happened and saw it on live tv. We also got dismissed early that day since they didn't know if anymore planes was hijacked. PLUS I lived in a big city so it could happen anywhere. I think they wanted to be prepared and keep people safe.
Aww 😢 I lived in Chicago too but I was a freshman in high school I saw how the high schooler were acting but always wanted to know how the kids saw and felt that day. ❤
I was in 5th grade up in Wisconsin that day..... I'm rather envious of you in a way.... I was home sick that day.. You got to experience it with your fellow 5th graders....... It was a sunny day up here...I bet it was clear skies across the entire country...... the clearest skies America has known in a century....all so we could watch two towers burn...
You’re probably about my age. I remember being in school (I’m from NY) and they weren’t allowed to tell us anything. But it was a warm sunny day and recess was cancelled and we didn’t know why. We didn’t go home early, but we were kept inside. Some kids had after care and it was still open.
I remember the confusion too, I was 8 when it happened. The adults around me were speculating on where the terrorists could’ve come from and if they would target Disney World next (we lived close to there).
The lady in blue sweater is very calm and collected until @11:07 ….on you can see her heart break and in her eyes the way she starts to get emotional.. she can barely hold on…..she can’t believe it! I don’t know why these reporters do this but at the same time. It’s interesting how people’s faces change when they are going through emotions and not even realizing how they look. At first it seemed that she was very collected and hadn’t a clue..until the reporter questioned her. Very sad and I hope that lady is okay now.
It’s also interesting when she was asked if she feared for her safety and her reaction and body language said heck yes I’m scared! But she was already doing what President Bush pushed: Do not live in fear, and she proudly said “no, I’ll be fine.” and then you really do see the flood of emotions for the people lost.
It still looks like the 90's.
Exactly what I thought. I was in 5th grade at the time.
It’s always like that in the beginning of a new decade, the bleed over is so fascinating to look back on cause you don’t see it at the time. If you look at ‘91, it still looked like the late 80s, ‘81 still liked like the 70s and so on and so forth
Things don’t start to change until about the 3rd year into a new decade
@@DreamyTee123as my high school teacher once said when she showed her class 1992 yearbook, a student ask what kind of clothes they wore and she responded “We wore 80s clothes still”
But it wasn't the 90s anymore. Millennials' perfect 90s childhoods ended a couple hours earlier when the 2nd plane hit the Twin Tower.
This was the last day of the 90s
My husband and a really good friend worked at Delta airlines out of DFW when 9/11 happened. They talked about how eerie it was to not hear or see any planes taking off, landing, or in the skies. We watched it all happen on TV in absolute horror, but the airport atmosphere made it feel even more real
I’m from DFW; I was 8 when this happened. My dad was an air traffic controller-he was part of landing the planes that day. My mom was working in downtown Dallas. Once the second plane hit, she left and went to pick up my brother and me from school. When we got home, I remember seeing the towers falling on TV. It was a sickening feeling even though I’d never heard of the World Trade Center.
I was also 8 and my mom picked me up early from school too. We both watched news coverage of the attacks together. I remember watching people running for the lives from the towers covered in dust.
I was 9. Although I'm Norwegian I had a postcard of the towers on my bedroom wall and always wanted to go there.
At the 15:50 mark, the girl says she has faith in the U.S. Government, and then that guy at the end said it too and I was like "God I miss that, I miss people having the ability to trust our Government.
In many ways, 9/11 caused a rubber band effect. We were unified and trusted our government. But much of the distrust started with 9/11 conspiracy theories and that has only grown.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing.
The fact is that people didn't much trust government back then either. But when a real crisis happens, what choice do you have?
Too bad it was such a mis-placed faith. Having spent time in Iraq during the war that followed this, the tragedy is almost more than I can bear. It was one tragedy piled on top of another.
That’s ironic considering that their government did 9/11
People didn’t trust the government much then. They just trust them far less now
Look where trusting the government got us. Pointless wars, whole generations of American soldiers dead or permanently maimed, loss of freedom, government surveillance, hatred and bigotry, etc, etc.
The fellows at 23:00 had the reaction most people did. I wish the reporter didn’t press the guy as to how he “wanted” to feel. Questions like that are not only unfair, but pressure the guy to say something he might consider private.
I was proud of the passengers on Flight 93. The passengers who attacked the terrorists showed the world what Americans are made of, and made any future attacks like this MUCH less likely. The terrorists assumed that no one would fight back, but now everyone knows otherwise.
Flight 93 was extraordinary, May they rest in glory. But I always feel somewhere between sad and angry that Flight 93 gets glossed over in the narrative. Even the Pentagon gets short shrift and that gets me especially because my employer and we lost a wonderful employee there. But it was always about the towers. Don’t get me wrong-that was horrific, terrifying, massive and just so gut-wrenching that I’ll never forget. But the hyper-focus on NYC took the focus off others who also lost their lives, some who fought so bravely until the end.
Part of that was the media, who have a definite NYC bias, and I put it down to that until I started having adult students in 2021 writing basic research reports about 9-11 that barely mentioned the Pentagon, and never mentioned Flight 93. I looked at their sources as I was grading and yup, mostly about the towers.
So I told them about the other two planes and what happened. They were shocked that the scale of the attack was even bigger than the towers. I don’t think that they read beyond the towers. At the time of the attack I think most of them were in elementary school, so that would be the most vivid memory. I added on an extra question to the assignment, and gave them two words: “Let’s roll.” I said I’d pass anyone who could add the answer to that quote to their paper. To their credit, they all found the right answer.
But it was a good lesson about not just accepting one narrative of a major event, actually, of any event. Watching the people navigating that day in Dallas also gave me a completely new window into what happened in real-time on 9-11 because we never hear those stories. God bless all the airline and airport employees who kept things moving in the midst of their own shock and grief.
The attack started in NY, Majority of people died in NY, NYwas the most horrific event that day, half of Manhattan was affected..Of course NY the narrative of 9/11-2001@@celticsanster
Yes it is sad that the other incidents get lost. I don’t think it’s only the bias of being based in nyc though, I think it’s mostly because 2,753 people died at the towers alone, vs 184 in DC and 40 in shanksville. You can imagine with the significantly higher number of lives lost, there would be more coverage and particularly more family/survivor/witness interviews. Also, the buildings were iconic. The Pentagon was not nearly as much of a well known landmark despite its importance. The towers could be seen miles away, and were in countless movies and tv shows. Even those who hadn’t ever set foot in NYC felt a connection to those buildings. (And as you mentioned, the sheer magnitude of giant skyscrapers falling is more attention grabbing and horrifying, not to mention the people jumping out)
I have no doubt though that if the White House had also been hit, we’d be hearing more about it due to its symbolism and recognizable face. I remember teens in my calculus class (so pretty intelligent kids) asking what the pentagon was as we watched the news. Anyways, just my two cents! I agree I wish everything got equal coverage because more people WOULD care then, but I also understand why it didn’t. They were all innocent people just doing their jobs or living their lives no matter where they were when they died that day 😢
@@EastmanEditingAmen !
I always think also if the Statue of Liberty was Attacked !?
Or just Any other Landmark/State as it was really only the East Coast
The rewinding at the end was surreal.
11 September 2001 and 9 November 1989 are two dates that I never forget and still feel emotional to this day when thinking about those two days. What shocked me the most was how the people reacted in the evening at the petrol stations in Denver where I lived at that time. They were rushing to fill up their vehicles and stock up their groceries and basic necessities. I asked one of them why the mad rush: he said, "You never know if the government will exist tomorrow!" That struck a raw chord in me.
11 Sept, same, plus remembering a beloved coworker. But 9 Nov was completely different in San Diego, a major military town, at least in the urban part where we lived. I remember my dad and I in front of the TV on 9 Nov, and he asked “Who do we fight now?” My dad wasn’t in the military, wasn’t a hawk, but that’s what he knew all his life - war, Cold and otherwise. That was always part of the background noise in San Diego. My dad died shortly after 11 Sept but when the war drums starting beating after the terrorist attacks, I thought about Dad’s question after 9 Nov. After bin Laden and Al-Qaeda, then who?
Same was happening here in Cleveland OH
November 9 1989 was Berlin Wall fall? I’m 20 so do you mind going in detail abt that day? I don’t think I fully grasp what a huge deal it was. 9/11 I get don’t worry, I watch as many things i have access to bc I’m an American and part of this world so I do binge to try to educate myself. I’ll have to look at nov 9 videos
Since you lived in Denver, CO at the time. Is 4/20/99 a date you will never forget as well? That is when the Columbine Massacre took place. Just asking!
@@gravechallice1782 Yes, go watch some videos of the fall of the Berlin Wall. I was 22 at the time and, it was surreal and exciting to see people going over the wall as well as people in West Germany taking turns with a sledgehammer to the wall to create openings for East Berliners to come through. I'm sure there's enough footage to get a sense of what it was like.
I'm pretty there are some videos on the events/timelime that led up to the fall.
Imagine having a flight on 9/11/01 and then seeing the news
The date should be read as 11/9/01 this event happened in September not November. Americans really need to learn how to write a date properly you know, day, month year not month, day and then year.
@@deborahwhitney9427that’s just the way different cultures are homie. welcome 2 the real world
most people write it that way @@deborahwhitney9427
my uncle was at chicago coming home from a business trip and everyone was pissed at first then once they put the news on the tvs in the airport everyone was nice to each other even got rental cars home i feel like we need to go back to thse days
@@deborahwhitney9427just because that’s how you do it wherever you’re from doesn’t mean it’s the only right way.
I love the poor lady at the counter ...all airspace has been shut down... "sir, would you like a phone card?"
I know that it's the least important thing, but I just can't stop thinking how people were calm, even in a situation like this. And so nice to each other... sensitive in a healthy way, caring for other people. Nobody looking at their phone and shouting... the world was so different. Social media changed so much
Very true, the human brain is literally wired differently due to the smartphone..and not for the better as proven by this and many other videos
I was 8 when 9/11 and in Florida. I don’t remember anyone freaking out. Everyone around me was calm.
I noticed that as well. Everyone interviewed is articulate, well-spoken, sympathetic, reasonable with their comments. We don’t see as much of that these days
I was struck by how calm the people were too. Nowadays I feel like there would be mass panic, everyone screaming, etc. Like when Covid hit in March 2020.
This is the america i miss. Different cultures sharing an experience, respecting one another. That is gone.
I hear a lot of laughing in the background. America, eh?
@poppyrowland1385 tragedy unfortunately brings people together.
Good thing it's still legal to leave, eh?@@poppyrowland1385
@@stephaniepantalonie I don't think it would now, though.
@MsMollah I completely agree unfortunately
Did anyone else notice how nicely dressed these passengers are compared to today? And they were polite.
Couldn’t stop noticing 😂
This was a time before social media and people in general were expected to carry themselves in formal manner
@@Yarmoxsocial media has dumbed people down.
Before woke ruined the country. I remember it well
@@YarmoxI get that not everything was better back then, but man… a lot definitely WAS before social media
That lady at 11:10 was really put on the spot, looked like she just wanted to break down and cry.😢
All aircrafts commercial, private, etc were all ordered to land and the borders of the United States were completely shut down. No one got in, No one got out. This was absolutely scary for everyone at the time.
It makes me sad how much people loved this country back then compared to now. So sad.
It’s sad how the American government responded and killed millions of innocent lives in war after 9/11. It changed everything.
Yes; I never thought a bunch of traitors would try to overthrow the government
Marxist communists infiltrated the democratic party and are trying to destroy this country from within.
@@thenightporteroh please.
@@thenightporterI know, bunch of "Americans" storming the capitol to entirely throw off the democratic process. Heinous.
In 2023, there are no pay phones anymore, so if the cell service goes down we will all be stuck with no way to communicate.
And this is what scares me now.
@@beccas.7762right?! Gives me the chills
@@beccas.7762good would be for the better of us lol let’s go back in time
I always forget everyone used to used pay phones… I was in 2nd grade when this happened and I know I didn’t fully comprehend what was going on, but I remember the all encompassing sorrow, pain, and fear around me. As I watch these videos, it’s almost like truly seeing it for the first time and it’s so awful…especially since now we all know the true tragedy of the War on Terror… 9/11 changed everything for so many people… rest in peace to everyone lost that day and in the war that followed ❤
Is that what the lady at the 7:40 she calls it a phone card. Was that something that the airport gave out for people to use in the payphones?
@@nickoftime40 lol no idea like I said I was only like 7 years old on 9/11/01 and cell phones became normal pretty soon after
@@nickoftime40the way pay phones usually worked is that you could dial certain numbers for free. So a phone card would have you dial a free 1-800 number, enter your passcode, then you could dial the actual number you were trying to reach. The airlines likely had these stored to give away whenever their customers needed to make a call.
i was in 1st grade and i remember feeling a big shift in life. for the worse. everyone around me adults and even other kids seemed meaner and more tense. the feeling of being a carefree fun child was gone.
I was in 2nd grade as well. The school year was barely more than a week old at that point. It was a summer where I almost lost my mother, to the horror of a post 9/11 world.
I remember my teach being called out of the room; Her 2nd week on the job. She came back in, called us to sit on the rug... and then struggled to explain what a going on.
Because my school told all the parents not to pick up their children, the gravity of the whole situation didn't hit me at all until I went home.
That was such a different world back then. A good portion of the people in this video very well have aged out by now. Its crazy to see.
It’s crazy that people will have aged and or died in over 20 years passing by?
Aged out of what?
life
And in due time, you will age out.
My mom at 8:03 mark has been dead for ten years and I’m now her age
Being a poor pre-teen in 2001, I'm shocked by how many people were walking around talking on cell phones. In my world they were so much more rare. 😅
What's your world? Most people had cell phones in 2001...
Ya a lot of people had a Nokia 3310
I was born in 2000 so I might be wrong but it seemed like mostly only adults had cell phones. Preteens/teens having their own cell phones wasn’t the norm back then.
@@thepopsliceI remember having a Nokia and then a flip phone. Did anyone else pay for minutes on their phone?
@@Jeff-sp7bgsome had cellphones that only had numbers to dial, no smartphones yet in 2001.
I remember 9/11 vividly. I was getting ready for work (living in LA at the time) and I flicked my little TV in the kitchen to watch the news. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing - both twin towers on fire. I remember how confused the news outlets were. I was on the phone with my mom when the first tower fell, and I can still hear her saying “oh my god! Oh my god!!”. One of the saddest and most surreal days I’ve ever experienced.
Living in the DFW area, you see planes overhead constantly. Driving to work that morning, I remember hearing the report on the radio about the first plane hitting the WTC. I wondered if I was still home in bed, dreaming. Driving home from work that night, the sky was completely empty. I didn’t see any footage until I was home. Again, I wondered if I was dreaming.
I live near the Houston airport, near the landing flight plan actually, from all over the world. It was dead quiet for a week. I could actually hear the deer walking thru the neighborhood for the first time since 1969.
I was 3 years old when 9-11 happened and it’s my first memory that has stuck with me instead of being a fuzzy one. I remember it was a cooler morning in San Francisco and I was getting ready for preschool when my parents decided not to send me there that day or the rest of the week. We were supposed to fly to New York for my birthday in October to spend time with my family who were too close to the towers for any comfort. We cancelled the plans. I wonder how my parents felt raising a young kid when this is the world we found ourselves in. Times have changed
Hey, fellow Bay Area resident (650). I was recovering from my 19th birthday party the night before, and my first class at Cañada College was at 10am, so I was sleeping in a little. My friend called my cell phone at around 7:15am, but I thought it was just a "happy birthday" call. Then, about 10 mins later, my dad is pounding on my bedroom door, yelling that something terrible had happened. I thought that a loved one had died in a fiery car wreck at first, but then I saw what was happening on the news, I couldn't believe it at first. It was so insanely surreal.
I was just sharing with coworkers, as being about the same age, 9/11 is the first clear memory I still have.
I was 3 too and I don’t remember anything lollll
Driving home from work that late afternoon from Arlington, the sky was completely empty, except for two F-16's on patrol.
Thank you for posting this. For those too young to have 'been there' in 2001, this gives you an idea of what most of the country saw.
That day, I remember driving around town at lunchtime trying to find an American flag to hang from my balcony. I had a TV in my car at the time and had the news on. In disbelief. I had been in WFC and WTC just a few months prior and was supposed to meet up with some of the broadcast engineers in the coming months. No one knew what was happening. Even my "well connected" people I knew were telling me they didn't know what was going on. When you're talking with cabinet-level people who are telling you they don't know what's going on, and you can hear a bit of fear in their voice, you know it's bad.
Life before 9/11 was far more desirable. I do miss those days.
As a Brit, a great video and great questions. Everyone remembers this day where they were and what they were doing.
Couldn’t fathom waiting in line to use a phone these days
Ever try using your cell phone at the Superbowl, or at a concert? Too many people trying to use the network and only so many lines available at any given time. You'll be waiting to get a connection in a crisis of this magnitude.
Lmao I was born in 2003 and let me tell you Missouri was the last to get a lot of things so we had pay-phones and at times when we had baseball games it would be full 😂
Wow, what an excellent archival piece of history. I love how genuinely selfless the answers of the interviewees are. When asked if they fear for their own safety, you can tell it's not even something they think is worth being concerned about at the moment. Their faces are overflowing with empathy and concern for those directly impacted and the families of those directly impacted.
Millennials' perfect 90s childhoods ended when the 2nd plane hit the Twin Tower on this day.
This should be a training video for all passengers who fly any carrier on how to behave properly during an extremely difficult crisis at the airport..
This was a life altering horrific event and not one single person yelled or screamed at those ticket agents for not being able to fly to their destination..
And those airline employees had to continue working their shift knowing they had just lost their colleagues... my heart just aches watching this😢
Im amazed someone thought to film this….its a random airport. It’s cool to see this kind of raw footage. Makes me wanna ensure I record more of things that dont seem super relevant, but interesting to look back on.
What planet do you live on?
DFW Airport is the Delta headquarters. All of the planes were Delta planes.
And you think this moment is "not relevant"???? Just another day at the airport???? Just a random reporter decided to interview people about how their day is going????
Thank about how ignorant you appear regarding one of the most horrific events in America's history!!
Love this raw material without overly sad or dramatic music in it, it feels so much more authentic and real
I was in Australia and they cut into a show on tv at 9.50pm Tuesday night with the live feed from the US. I stayed up till 1am watching it. It felt like it was an hour. Crazy times.
My parents got stuck in Canada. They closed the border just as they pulled up in their motorhome. They had no idea what was going on. Fortunately, they had plenty of provisions and a place to stay, unlike others who got stuck in airports or scrambled to find hotels. They were able to rent a site in a campground not too far from the border.
The sign hanging behind the baggage handler at 13:45 advertises America Online. I used my dial-up AOL connection for many hours that day, to communicate by email and ICQ with friends in the U.S., Canada, and Austria: my doing so delayed by many hours some local phone-calls people were trying to make to me.
Is it just me or do people seem like they were more level headed back then? If this same situation happened today many responses would be very politicized or at the very least I would expect far more jumping to conclusions.
We were. We had more respect for eachother and more social interaction experience.
For people like me who were babies during this time, The only time we got close to knowing what it felt like to have flights being cancelled everywhere was for COVID…and boy was it a scary time. Life changed after 9/11 and life changed after COVID. These were VERY big life and society events.
It’s crazy seeing this footage knowing that most everyone there had no idea of the full extent of 9/11 and the impact it would have on everyone in this country. I picture them all getting their luggage and eventually sitting down to the news. I’ll never forget that day. Thank you for sharing this footage!
22:59 all that needs to be said. Feeling hasn't changed in 22 years.
What a fascinating time capsule of a video.
I would have been 13, nearly 14 and just started second year of secondary (high) school here in Ireland. I still remember one of the teachers coming around for the weekly charity drive collection not coming in at his usual time of 10.30am. Instead it was 2.15pm at a guess. We were all oblivious to it and even after it I don't think 90% of it fully grasped things, probably joked it was being reported OTT to us (by said teacher) until we got home after school a couple of hours later. Barely budged from the TV that evening.
For those namely Gen Z. Smiling and laughing isn't done with malice. Again, these people in the vid hadn't a true grasp of things. The women in it said they were not showing the incidents in NYC and Washington probably due to wanting to cause further panic. Laughter or smiling, and joking is also a coping mechanism for some too. So cut them some slack.
I was the same age as you were when this happened and will never forget it. I think it made my perception of safety change.
I was 8 and I remember not taking 9/11 seriously because I didn’t understand the full gravity of what was happening and I had no idea so many people had died.
Everyone was so erudite, measured in their speech, concerned about their countrymen. It's saddening how much has changed.
I agree. These days it's like "every man for himself" which is so depressing.
Imagine today all the angry "KARENS" that would raise hell because their flight was grounded....thinking, "well I'm not gonna travel anywhere near NYC why can't we take off"??! Definitely different times!!!
Oh yeah, for sure. And people with phones recording tiktok videos trying to get views
As a Californian I had never even heard of the Twin Towers before this
I was on the runway at PDX ready to go on my European trip I’d been planning on going for my whole life and we turned around. At least I wasn’t hurt or had a loved one get hurt like so many.
Life was better in the 20th century.
You got that right. Of course this wasn't the 20th century anymore.
Yea you are right: communism, two world wars that killed almost 100 million people, famine, genocide. The 20th century was great...
@@casmatoriI like late century 20 myself but yeah, it wasn't without issues of its own of course
Tell that to people dying of cholera and polio and fighting in the world wars that they had it better than people in the 2020s
1974 -1989 was the peak of existence. 75 -85 was the super peak.
The poor woman at 6:01. I hope she did not lose someone that day.
So to clarify this video , it is clearly BEFORE ....these people have the full story of what’s going on. !!! They have not seen a TV monitor yet and they don’t have smart phones to watch it on their screen. I read another comment on here that said that the airport turned all the TVs off
Probably to reduce panic.
I was on Government travel at a location in Fairfax, VA, approximately 18 miles from the Pentagon, as all of this unfolded. I was *extremely* fortunate to eventually be able to snag a one-way car rental back to Florida with a co-worker. This was a horrible, frightening day for the entire country, period.
It's so remarkable to see everybody behaving in such an orderly, calm, cooperative fashion in light of such an enormous event... nobody is freaking out, screaming or shouting, cussing the employees out, etc... everybody is just quietly dealing with the fallout and handling their business. Judging by our collective ignorant response to the recent pandemic, I'm not confident we'd see this today.
My co-worker, Chris, and his friend, Rick, were flying from Oklahoma City to Los Angeles, but had to fly through Memphis first to get a connecting flight. The attack happened shortly before they landed in Memphis. While they were in the Memphis airport and after Chris discovered what happened, he told Rick about it. Rick isn't the brightest in the world. He didn't catch on that it was an intentional crash from a hijacking. When he was told that a plane flew into the World Trade Center, his response, "How the hell did the pilot not see it?"
I had a bus tour driver who told us that on 911. He and his tour group were supposed to go to the Twin Towers for lunch like always then.
But his bus had something go wrong with I think with the engine. Something about I think something bursting inside. I don't fully remember. But it was as he put it...
"The most surreal day of my life. Because me and the people in my tour group could have died that day. But my stupid bus saved my life."
Again this is coming from memory. But the guy is just happy to be alive everday since then.
Crazy! Can you imagine all those people out there that knew something was wrong and chose to not board their plane prior to them grounding every flight. Stories they must have! I would love to hear them
While I was 16 when this happened, I don't know why it took until this video to even think about how other airline workers were affected during this. What an awful situation to be in as well. To deal with the stress of having hundreds of terrified and (misguided) angry customers asking you questions about their own travel and when they can see their families is bad enough on a daily basis. But then to likely be scared yourself and process what is happening as well. That's an entire level itself. Not to mention other jobs within the airport itself.
I never thought about those people who worked in this industry until this video. This type of footage will always be important for providing a perspective that you never even considered over 20 years later. I hope they all are still doing well.
Wow! I can still remember everything from that day. I was 19 years old.
I was 20…remember being so confused by the terms they were using. My grandparents, 3 were still alive at the time, talked about Pearl Harbor and this both. It was one time I heard my dad’s mom talk about it. My other grandma lost her cousin in the attack on Pearl Harbor and mentioned it one time…that was it.
Oh man you erased Beowulf for this? 35:00
jk lol. Great footage though! It’s hard to believe how calm everyone was in this airport. I imagine it’s because they couldn’t see any of the damage that had been done. They were in for a rude awakening when they finally got in front of a TV that’s for sure.
Well, it was the morning of the thing.
@@KB-ke3fi By the time this was filmed both towers had collapsed and two others planes already crashed. 9/11’s immediate events wrapped up rather quickly. I know because I lived it.
At this time I was in 5th grade. I was in a private school and they actually turned on the TVs. Most parents came and got their kids early that day. I watched the news for at least 3 days straight in 5th grade. I didn’t know anyone that was lost or anyone near those areas.. but it really made me so sad. I cried a lot.
for the people who didn't make it out alive.
Thank you for uploading this, historians in the future will value this look into another side of a very important event
This person had his camcorder to video these people interviewing about 9/11.
I remember that day skipping class in college, playing pool.. We were glued to the TV for the next couple of days.
One of my biggest fears growing up was a worldwide nuclear war. Ever since I understood the concept I’ve had this firm belief that is how I’m going to die - with everyone else in a nuclear holocaust… We watched these events unfold on the classroom televisions for most of the day. When my dad picked us up after school I remember the first words out of his mouth - “Boys, World War III started this morning.” I remember screaming at the top of my lungs and other students looking our way… It was the most scared I’ve ever been.
Please, if you don't know Jesus, ask Him to save you today.
I share this conviction as well. I think the odds are geopolitics catch up to civilization before cancer or heart disease catch up to me. All you can do is try not to think about it too much.
@christalone0188 yet I subscribe to a pluralistic view of religions
In London we were staring up the 747s in the sky for months, wondering if we were next. We were, in July 2005.
No we were not. 🇬🇧
Maybe you were living under a rock at the time.@@andrewdaley5480
@@andrewdaley5480
There may have "only" been 52 people who died that day in July 2005 but many were injured, including life-changing injuries, lost limbs etc, so your comment was unnecessary and lacking empathy.
A lot of people in this video have probably passed on. The world seems simpler and more innocent back then. A lot has changed. And this was the turning point.
this was 22 years ago pretty sure most of these people are still alive
@@RaptorMocha I was referring to some of the older people in this video. Some of the individuals in this video reminded me about how life used to be, with the greatest generation still in their prime retirement years & traveling.
I got what you were trying to relay. I agree
The world was not simpler and more innocent back then. People like you really need to snap out of that delusion.
depends there is 70's year olds in this video they would be allmost 100 now @@RaptorMocha
Nice and important document. No comment or voice over needed. People are not in panic, not agitated. Thanks for posting.
I couldn't imagine being stranded at any airport during 9/11. But they were the lucky ones
Yes we were.
If you look up on TH-cam “9/11: The Voices of the Aircraft Dispatchers” they actually tell a story of how United grounding their entire fleet stopped a 5th plane from being hijacked.
My parents were there that day, they were flying to Hawaii. As a child, I don't remember much about that day being 3 years old. I do want to say that I will forever be grateful to the men and women who died that day risking their lives to save others. And to those who lost their lives in each of the planes, may you rest in peace. USA
22:15 the flight schedules on the old CRT monitors. Times have changed.
After a while, the CRT monitors suffered the screen burn-in and had to be replaced often.
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@@dreamcore Your mom is a bfd.
If that were today the people would be screaming and fighting and throwing stuff and telling everyone I dont care if there is an attack I demand to have my needs elevated above all else!!! Dont you know who I am on social media!!!
This video was so interesting and I enjoyed it/ everyone at DFW were figuring out what was going on. And 9/11 was a frightful day. My heart goes out to all the families and the victims:. God bless America 🇺🇸. We will never forget: good thing this video was recorded. Keep ‘em coming.
I liked the one guy's statement " I think if it's Bin Laden, like everyone is saying it is, he can go to hell and I hope George W. sends him there. " ...... It took many years but finally, mission accomplished.....
Was thinking that, it wasn't even the same administration that did it
Interesting perspective. I haven't seen it from another city's point of view before.
My first thought, after seeing the Pentagon was struck…my mind immediately thought of my uncle and cousin who periodically had meetings there. I begged my mom to call my aunt to make sure they were ok. She didn’t initially call but when she did, we were relieved to hear he was late to a meeting there and saved his life. He lost 3 co-workers, one of who was never found. He was supposed to be at a meeting that day. Knowing now a few years later his biological daughter would be searching for him, it’s like God knew it wasn’t his time. I have wondered if she still would’ve connected to our family if he was tragically killed…because can’t imagine life without her and her family now.
Judging by the all the polite and smiling interviewees, it's obvious the weight and reality of this event hasn't struck them yet
9:18 such a sweet lady but she hides so much pain 😢
That’s my mom! Wilona Thomas.
@@donnathomas2297awww she seems like such a nice lady! I hope she is doing well..😊
@@thenightportershes passed away
@@donnathomas2297 oh wow 😮 thanks for verifying that to me! Hope she’s doing well?
@@FastGuy1 troll.
DFW is NOT in "Dallas" Dallas Fort Worth airport is on the Tarrant Dallas county line and is co owned by the city of Fort Worth and Dallas.
I love a technicality, but I also can't imagine why anyone would care that DFW is not IN Dallas.
@@jshepard152 Fort Worth taxpayers, it is co owned by both cities. That is why it matters. Love Field IS in Dallas. DFW is NOT.
Is that a proctor silex rotisserie oven circa 2001? 7:48
It's a kids Fishers Price toy.