Des Moines, Iowa, 8 Sept. 2021 – Iowa National Guard Soldiers and Airmen reflect on the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, sharing personal memories and lessons from that day.
Staff Sgt. Andrea Boose
"I was a middle schooler in social studies class when it happened. When the notification came I think the school district was debating letting school out and sending kids home. I was shocked and freaked out. Everybody thought the world was ending.
I remember the teachers looking concerned but trying to carry on so it wouldn’t affect us. They turned the TV on though and we watched whatever the news had rolling. We talked about it in class while it was happening. And that led us into talking about some of the other wars that happened.
And looking back I’m happy they did that, because I feel like, in school now, they try to keep the outside world away from you. So, they sent us home early from school and we watched it on TV for days and that’s all anyone talked about. At that age I was probably annoyed my parents were watching the news all the time. 9/11 wasn’t really real to me then.
But a handful of years later I signed up for the Guard and it became real to me because we were at war."
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Everett)
| Date Taken: | 09.08.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 09.11.2025 16:32 |
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| Location: | DES MOINES, IOWA, US |
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