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A Vermont resident waves an U.S.flag along Route 7 in front of his store, Mike’s Country Store in Clarendon, Vt., Thursday Sept. 13, 2001.
(Source: Vyto Starinskas, AP Photo/Rutland Herald, ) 
Vermont 9/11 Memorial in Bennington, VT.
(Source: Stewart Cairns, AP Photo) |
Written Stories
1. "I was at a Motel 6 after working a 4 pm - 4 am shift for a cab company the night before. I had no idea whatsoever what had taken place until after 3 pm that day, some seven hours after the first plane hit, and I never got the full details until I arrived at work for my next 4 to 4 shift.
After all domestic air travel ceased, the cab company I worked for started receiving calls from airports in NYC, Boston, Manchester, NH and Hartford with folks pleading to send them a $600+ taxi prepaid in advance to bring them back to Vermont. We couldn't accommodate a single one since the five boroughs were locked down.
Once air travel resumed, the level of checks I had to go through to even enter Burlington International Airport with flight personnel on board was pure insanity. There were bomb disposal teams with guns searching the entire vehicle, using mirrors on poles and checking the engine compartment.
Took me around 10 minutes just to gain entry into the airport property with personnel aboard."
- K. B.
After all domestic air travel ceased, the cab company I worked for started receiving calls from airports in NYC, Boston, Manchester, NH and Hartford with folks pleading to send them a $600+ taxi prepaid in advance to bring them back to Vermont. We couldn't accommodate a single one since the five boroughs were locked down.
Once air travel resumed, the level of checks I had to go through to even enter Burlington International Airport with flight personnel on board was pure insanity. There were bomb disposal teams with guns searching the entire vehicle, using mirrors on poles and checking the engine compartment.
Took me around 10 minutes just to gain entry into the airport property with personnel aboard."
- K. B.
2. "I have this day in a weird vivid haze.
I was in 9th grade, sitting in a class at around 10 am when our teacher mentioned 'something crazy in New York.' There was a slow spread of rumors and our principal called for an assembly. He mentioned helping his mom stack cans of food during the Cuban missile crisis and addressed questions of sending us home early. He believed we were safest at school, we didn't even cancel sports.
Later in the day, a TV was turned on in the library just for students to come by and watch. I think the librarian was more interested than any one student. I saw people jump."
- N. R.
I was in 9th grade, sitting in a class at around 10 am when our teacher mentioned 'something crazy in New York.' There was a slow spread of rumors and our principal called for an assembly. He mentioned helping his mom stack cans of food during the Cuban missile crisis and addressed questions of sending us home early. He believed we were safest at school, we didn't even cancel sports.
Later in the day, a TV was turned on in the library just for students to come by and watch. I think the librarian was more interested than any one student. I saw people jump."
- N. R.