Allante’ Johnson – Double Major: Communication Arts/American Sign Language
“I was in fifth-grade class in Georgia, which was my first year in that state.I remember sitting in the room with other students, watching teachers come in and out. Then, our teacher turned on the television and began to cry. We were all too young to know what was going on. All of the students were sent to the cafeteria, and then my stepfather checked me out of school. I went home and my family was watching in disbelief. I just remember every adult crying. I didn’t understand then, but I definitely do now.”
Marvin Bell, Liberal Arts
“I was at Van Cleve Elementary School, in my music class when I heard about what happened. I turned on the TV and I didn’t want to look at what happened. That day it mentally affected me, and it has given me another reason to have a phobia of flying, because I don’t want to end up with the same fate.”
Cydnie Hampton, Theater Performance
“Well, when Sept. 11 happened, I was in the third grade. I was in my classroom when the news broke, and I remember my teacher being called out of the class by the principal. I knew something was wrong because she came back in and it looked like she was about to be sick. I didn’t know the exact details until I got home from school that day and I saw all the things on the news. Being 8-years-old, I remember being so scared and not really understanding why it had happened. When I got home. After watching the news, I remember going into the bathroom and hiding in the shower. My 10-year-old brother told me that aliens attacked, and I refused to come out of the bathroom because I was so scared. I also remember my dad running out to the gas station filling the cars gas tanks up and getting a lot of money out of the bank because they were afraid that gas prices would skyrocket and that the economy would collapse.”
Michele Walters, Secretary in Student Support Services
“ On 9/11, I worked in the Police Department. The told us what was going on and we watched in horror as the second tower collapsed. I was afraid and sad because there were so many people that were going to die because there was no way they were going to get out. I thought at one point that there was going to be a lot more attacks.”
Lindsay Tate, Career Services Specialist
“I was in my sophomore year in college, and I heard the news on the radio. I then went to the cafeteria and watched on TV I was shocked because you would think that only happens in movies not in real life.”
Cara McGinnis, Marketing
“I was in the sixth grade. At the time, I didn’t even know what the Trade Center was until after 9/11.”
Brittany Meinert, Business Manager
“I was in sixth grade math class. What stuck out to me the most was the fact that two weeks before the attacks my parents were on top of the Trade Center.”
Jasmine Rogers, Chemical Engineering
“On 9/11, I was in the fourth grade. They didn’t tell us anything. They had us all in the cafeteria and sent us home early. When I got home, my mom was on the couch, which was odd because she worked at the Base. She told me was what was going on. What I remember most is the fact that it was crazy and people were jumping out of windows. It was just to real for a fourth grader.”
Eileen Trentman, PTA Administrative Assistant
“I was in disbelief. I couldn’t believe that it was actually happening because it is the United States. It is not like we are use to violence.”
Ron Couch, Biotechnology
“At that time, I was doing a roofing job. I pulled up in front of my house and the workers told me we were at war. I watched on the news, the second plane hit the building. I felt that Ohio was going to be the next target. So I filled my car up with gas because I figured that gas was going to be the next thing affected.”
Nathan Farris, Delivery Clerk
“ I was working. I didn’t get to see the news until after 10 a.m. I couldn’t believe it was actually happening. We had threats before then, but I didn’t realize it was going to happen.”
Lester Howard, Green Coat Security
“I was getting ready to go to work for the Trotwood Police Department. We were chasing sonic booms and investigating whether the VA was a target. I was shocked because it was a pretty bold move, but I knew that Al-Qaeda was after the United States for a while now.”
Mary Moore, Aramark employee
“I was probably working, and I remembered it was one of the saddest, saddest days ever. I just thought that the Devil was so busy.”
Frank Rubino II
“I was in, about eighth grade, I think. It was in Mrs. Rosier’s class; this was in Ferguson Middle School. It was a science class. We heard about the attacks and she turned on the news. What I remember most that my sister came to pick me up that day; my mother wanted me to come home.”
Connie Sellers, Aramark employee
“I was in the back taking a break. The TV was on and I saw the planes hitting the tower, and I thought “ Oh my God.” I was hoping that it wasn’t here in the United States. I saw that second plane hit and then I knew.”
Delilah Cohen, Business Administration
“I was in my freshman year of high school and there was rumors going around the hallway talking about 9/11. The teacher turned on the TV and we were horrified. We seen the two planes crash in the towers our face dropped. We were sad, we were heartbroken.”