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Where Were You on Sept. 11, 2001?

People are looking back 10 years to recall where they were when they heard the news on 9/11.

Leave a comment below to join the folks who are sharing where they were on Sept. 11, 2001.

Jill Ellenbecker tweeted this memory Sunday morning:

#onSept11 I was at . in #Fridley with a preschooler. She is in HS now, recalls nothing of world before that day.

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Several people have added brief recollections at the New York Times' "Where I Was" interactive map. Seth Oberlie posted this memory from Fridley (though the nytimes.com website placed him in Columbia Heights):

11 years old getting ready for school, just old enough to understand the horror. Breifly lived in NYC since, never got to experience the WTC

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Krista, who was near Innsbruck Nature Center in Fridley, posted this:

I was in labor with my 1st baby wondering what kind of world it would be for her. It was a scary time to have a baby.

Tessa, who located herself near Fridley Middle School on 9/11, posted this:

Then, confused. Currently, amazed in reflection of the past 10 years and hopeful for the next 10 years.

 


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