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On September 11th, I remember getting on a fire truck
and going down to the Pentagon.

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On September 11th, I remember calling my shift together
following the morning checks.

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At the time, I was a Maryland State Trooper
assigned to the Special Operations Division.

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On 9/11, I remember I was driving to work remembering that
it was the first anniversary of my start with FEMA.

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I was in the Army stationed at Fort Belvoir, was part of the Military District of Washington Technical Rescue Unit.

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At that time I was a soldier stationed in Germany, and our security posture immediately increased to its highest level.

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On 9/11, I was in home-room. History class actually.

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I remember 9/11 from my days working at the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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I remember catching a brief glimpse on the morning news of
a New York high-rise building engulfed in flames as my wife
and I dashed out the door.