What Do You Remember About Sept. 11, 2001?

10 years ago, no one knew what was about to happen in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. No one knew what changes were about to come for the United States. 

Shortly before 8 a.m. central time on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, news went out that a plane had crashed into one of the World Trade Center towers in New York City. Within 15 minutes, a second plane crashed into the second tower. Many television news programs, already covering the first crash, showed the second crash live.

As the morning went on, a third hijacked plane crashed into the Pentagon, and a fourth crashed in a field about 80 miles away from Pittsburgh. 

The country's air space was shut down, stranding President George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara in the Milwaukee area. 

The attacks were the impetus for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. They heightened racial and religious tensions. But they also saw people pull together in extraordinary ways to help. 

A decade later, many remember where they were when they heard of the attacks, what that day was like, and the emotions that came after. For some, the impact didn't fade. 

Kevin Farrell's view of New York City changed forever after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 that brought down the World Trade Center towers. Farrell, 62, spent most of his life on the east coast working as a salesman and later moved to Greendale, WI. On Sept. 8, 2011 Farrell and a college buddy saw the towers for the last time from the air. Three days later Farrell saw the city he so loved turn into utter chaos when the two planes hit the towers.

Come back to Greendale Patch on Sept. 11 for a video of Farrell talking about his experiences.

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