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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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 Posted - Sep 11 2017 : 05:52:12 AM
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There are events in history that are so life changing we will always remember where we were when we heard the news.
I was born in 1942 and during the 40s & 50s I remember the old folks talking about where they were on Dec 7 when Pearl Harbor was attacked and we were drawn into WWII.
I was 19 years old home sick with mono watching Kennedy's parade on TV as it went through downtown Dallas. I watched as he was shot and in the days ahead I was watching when Ruby shot Oswald.
Brings me to today and 9/11. I was at ladies Bible study in Van Alstyne, TX when we heard the news. We gathered in a circle, prayed, and went home to our families.
Where were you 16 years ago today? |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
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Posted - Sep 11 2017 : 06:12:33 AM
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I was taking care of grandkids, aged 1 and 4, my phone rang. It was my husband telling me, 'you might want to turn the tv on, something big is happening!' They were on their way to a job near Glen Rose. The girls were watching cartoons, so I went to the tv in the sunroom and watched in disbelief! The following Sunday...every church in town had record crowds...but the little old ladies were afraid to go to the beauty shops.
God bless America, land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her... |
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sweettea59
True Blue Farmgirl
1250 Posts
Sherry
Longview
Texas
USA
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Posted - Sep 11 2017 : 06:48:31 AM
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| Taking my girls to school that morning and came home to watch on TV what they were saying on the radio. |
Farmgirl Hugs & May all your Wishes come true.
Sherry
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4651 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 11 2017 : 08:44:33 AM
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For Kennedy being shot I was in study hall in the library in high school in Illinois. I don't know if a teacher told us or one of the kids had snuck in a radio.
For the OK City bombing of the Federal Building I was at work in Dallas and someone had a radio at their desk.
For 9/11 I was at work in Richardson. One of the instructors had a small television at their desk and shouted that everyone had to come and see what was happening. We all surrounded his cubicle and watched as the towers went down. Then the plane that crashed into the Pentagon and the plane that went down in a field. |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 11 2017 : 08:56:46 AM
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| Linda thank you for reminding us of OK City. Sad to say I don't remember where I was that day. Probably at work and didn't hear until I was home watching the 5 o'clock news. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
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Posted - Sep 11 2017 : 12:43:25 PM
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| My neighbor told me about Kennedy, over the garden fence. I remember it was a cold gray day here. I was barely pregnant, morning sickness 24/7. I have no idea why I was outside! Watching a bit of 9/11 on TV this morning was a bit like watching a tsunami. Those people looking up the street to see the smoke billowing from the twin towers had no idea they were about to be engulfed in that enormous wave of ash, when the buildings pancaked down! I could not watch it again. There are still notes in the little cook book I was using that morning, a sad reminder. |
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farmgirl68
True Blue Farmgirl
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Katie
Bangor
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Sep 13 2017 : 05:40:34 AM
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| I was teaching Kindergarten. I remember many of the children had parents who worked in the city so one by one they were picked up and taken home to be with their families. We were told not to tell the children but as soon as they went out for recess (which is when we were told) one of the boys learned of the news from an older child who must have had a cell phone. He probably knew more than what we were told. |
Katie #7422
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2017 : 05:50:58 AM
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| It is so hard to get bad news when you are teaching. You need to teach but you want and need to know what is going on. It is a difficult balancing act for sure! |
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
6011 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
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Posted - Sep 13 2017 : 6:41:35 PM
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On 9-11, I was working when it hit but it was on the tv when I got home, over and over again. For Kennedy I was in school and then home and saw it on the news then.
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Farmgirl # 4943
Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.
Tell God what you need, and thank him for what he has done.
Philippians 4:6
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
859 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Sep 13 2017 : 10:38:31 PM
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| When Kennedy was shot, I was studying in the library at the University of Minnesota. Someone announced it. For 911 I was at a quilt shop 2 hours away from home. The building had a tv and we all watched. It still doesn't seem possible. |
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