9/11 Remembered: Twin Cities Residents Share Personal Account of Fateful Day

Editor's note: Lakeville Patch is looking for stories of local people whose lives changed—or others who changed their lives—as a result of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. If you or someone you know of were affected by this event, please email derrick.williams@patch.com.

On Sept. 1, Lakeville Patch , who today is the manager of Lakeville's . But 10 years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, was horrified and worried about his family.

Not only were Dittle's son and now ex-wife living in Washington, D.C., but she was a Colonel stationed at the Pentagon.

Dittel remembers having a "big lump" in his throat has he tried to track down his family.

"They were all right. She wasn’t in the building but she was nearby," he said.

This story and so many others reveal how the events of 9/11 have affected people across the United States and the world.

As we near the 10th anniversary, each Patch site in the Twin Cities has collected stories from their communities about how 9/11 impacted their residents, and I invite you to read them:

Apple Valley:
Eagan: Eagan Resident Mike Ferber Hopes Memories of 9/11 Won’t Fade
Edina: Retired Army Vet Spurred to Re-Enlist Following 9/11 Attacks
Fridley: Demand Soared for Speakers on Islam after 9/11
Golden Valley:
Hopkins: and
Inver Grove Heights: VFW Commander: Sept. 11 Changed the Country
Lake Minnetonka: Remembering Wayzata Native Gordy Aamoth
Minnetonka: 9/11 Memories From a Former New Yorker
Mendota Heights: Retired Mendota Heights Pilot Recalls ‘Paradigm Shift’
Northfield: Northfielder Will Never Forget His Birthday in Iraq
Oakdale: Terror and Joy Came Together for Oakdale Family
Plymouth:
Richfield: 9/11 Aftermath: Richfield Couple Waits for Possible Deployment
Rosemount:
Roseville:
Shakopee:
Southwest Minneapolis:
St. Louis Park: 9/11 Attacks Made Being Muslim ‘More Difficult’
St. Michael:
Stillwater:
Woodbury: