Northmen community, friends recall where they were that ‘fateful day’

My mom’s work friend, Rob Bujan, worked as director of operations at a behavioral heath insurance company, MHN, in the Trump Building on 40 Wall Street, about three blocks from the World Trade Center. “I was on a conference call with our Dallas office we heard there was a plane that hit the tower,” Bujan said. At the time, it was reported that the plane was a small commuter jet. “Next...

In this video, rookie reporter interviews a Kansas City resident regarding her memories of the Sept. 11 attacks of 20 years ago. ...

On September 11, the day that many remember as the day that changed America, Monica Goodyear was a 16-year-old unaware of the events that were about to unfold. Monica remembers being at home asleep at the time of the first attack. Waking up just before the second plane flew into World Trade Center. “I thought I was watching an action movie…” she said. As the second plane flew into the...

Amanda Carter was 14-years-old on one of the most tragic days in the U.S. She had just gotten to her homeroom class at North Kansas City High School when tragedy struck. She would usually be reading or drawing, and instead she watched as the twin towers fell. Even though she had not known anyone that was at the scene, she could not help but start crying for all of the souls that had gone through...

Nicole Stevenson, 36, was a junior in high school when the twin towers were attacked on Sept. 11, 2001. When the first plane struck, Stevenson heard her mom from her room let out a sheer panicked scream. Redlands East Valley, Redlands, Calif., the high school she attended still had students go to school when the first tower was hit. Stevenson said during her whole first period, the news played and as ...

"I still vividly remember everything I did on that day," Joseph Prate said. "30 years young, living in Des Plaines, Illinois with Rico, my brother. I think it was around 8:30 in the morning when I get a call from Karen, my girlfriend. She said something along the lines of “Are you seeing what’s happening in New York?! You won’t believe what is happening.” "Immediately, I turn on the TV in th...