[Grampa Dave]

We were on the Oregon Coast when this terrible mass murder happened.

We didn't get back home until the evening of 9/12/2001. I'm now reading some of the replies/posts that I didn't read that week.

They are incredible!

I'm responding to some of the people who posted some incredible insight just minutes or hours after the WTC were hit.

With Free Republic, that is a great way to "recycle this news!"

As you posted: We must never forget!

[Dead Dog]

No kidding, I was in Cannon Beach & Nehalem/Manzaneta on Sept 10th. It was my first date with my soon to be wife.

[dixiechick2000]

Hi, Gramps! The headline scared me!

On 9-11, I was in Mississippi, just 15 minutes away from going to the airport to return to Oregon. What was to have been a 4 day weekend turned into a 10 day long vacation! Believe me, I almost rented a car to drive home, but hubby wouldn't let me make the trip. ;o(

The flight home was surreal. Very few passengers on the planes, and the airports (especially DFW) seemed empty. Some businesses at DFW had already closed shop...permently. While the flight attendants were pleasant, the pilots looked as though they hadn't slept in weeks! And, bless their hearts, they profusly thanked us for flying with them. BTW, I flew on American, so it was understandable that they were jumpy.