I was in first grade
A neighbor and my mother came to pick us up from school before it was locked down
I don't envy the teachers and admins who had to explain what happened
Living in the land of the civil servant, I remember a distinct uptick in funerals and general sadness
Several NYPD/FDNY and various city agency workers lived on my block, luckily they all made it home
Cancer has taken a few of them
Grandma luckily caught a ferry to Jersey City, my Aunt went running over the Brooklyn bridge
My dad drove car service at the time, running essential people to and from the ferry, and to the hospitals
My mother worked in a florist, she was busy for weeks
People were kicked out of the hospital for elective surgeries, to get ready for the flood of casualties that never came
I hope the world never has to go through this again
For those like myself who were younger (or didn't exist yet), outside in perspectives help in understanding what happened IMO
Never forget