Where were you on 9/11?

@CBS6 I was in Manhattan. My (now) wife called me to tell me what happened and I ran from the east side to the west side to be with her.

— Ryan Smartt (@rsmartt) September 11, 2013

@CBS6 I was in the 1st grade (6 years old) at Steward School and made this journal entry a few days later pic.twitter.com/2TyZYZqXPQ

— Channing Rives (@crives1) September 11, 2013

@CBS6 highschool junior in studyhall. The United States haven't been the same since. The day my childhood ended and I became an adult

— quasarRIDER (@partinsj) September 11, 2013

@CBS6 Second grade. Just left school for a dentist appointment and I remember asking my mom, "Why do some people want to hurt other people?"

— Chelsea (@chelseadayle) September 11, 2013

@CBS6 At Ukrops. It was silent and check out women were crying. Asked happened, left my groceries and sprinted home. Held my baby and wept.

— Amy Sheets (@aesricva) September 11, 2013

@CBS6 5th grade computer class. my mom wouldn't tell me what was going on until I saw it on the tv when I got home.

— Cole Underwood (@coleworldbaby) September 11, 2013

@CBS6 Mrs. Pilson's 10th grade english class. We all were called to the principals office and sat on the floor and watched the coverage

— Sam Cohen (@cohents) September 11, 2013

@CBS6 I was at work and 1 of my coworker's girlfriend called Him and told Him what happen..I remember it like it was yesterday.#NeverForget

— Sweet Daddy Williams (@jawjaboi_78) September 11, 2013

@CBS6 freshman @ VCU. First I waived off word tht "a plane hit a building" only to later see the full extent on the projector in the commons

— VCU Pav (@VCUPav) September 11, 2013

@CBS6 On the balcony in the west end having coffee with my future wife, talking about how we were going to spend my birthday together.

— Ben Young (@beny724) September 11, 2013

@CBS6 I was a soph.@longwoodu . As I walked off of the elevator onto 10th floor Frazier the same sound echoed down the hall.Silence + news

— Ashley Lankey (@aelankey) September 11, 2013

@CBS6 At Ukrops. It was silent and check out women were crying. Asked happened, left my groceries and sprinted home. Held my baby and wept.

— Amy Sheets (@aesricva) September 11, 2013

@CBS6 in classroom B at W&L Law taking a class in constitutional law. Today I commuted from Richmond to teach cyber crimes in Classroom B.

— Lawrence Muir (@LawrenceMuir1) September 11, 2013

@CBS6 3rd grade at Lakeview Elem. My teacher turned the tv on and we saw some. When I got home, my mom explained it all. #NeverForget

— Amber Payne (@amor4nyy) September 11, 2013