ECHOES
Issue 1 September 2012
The Independent Voice of Abraham Lincoln High School
Council Bluffs, Iowa
9/11 Revisited Students and staff members recall terrorist attack
Photo Illustration by Hayley Hochstetler
“When I arrived in New York City, I immediately felt a difference. I had been to New York before but it had never been like this. There was a stunned feeling. A feeling of disbelief. And a feeling of cohesiveness that I had never felt before, I can only imagine that this is what a war torn country must look like. And yet in that destruction there was a sense of hope, of purpose and of unity. I will never forget my time in New York. And as I was told over and over again by the people with whom I worked with in New York - please never forget 9/11,” said Debra Schwiesow, School Psychologist.
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many were sent to respond to the tragedy at Ground Zero. Schwiesow had been part of the team, she had left in October. Schwiesow was part of the Iowa crisis response team. As she explained, the scene was still in flames at ground level and the people were still going crazy. Along with her time, she was there a little over a week. She talked about what people from the trauma wanted others to know. “I think the one thing that people I talked to said it over again. Not to forget what happened, things that happened there, though it was horrible and destructive for the people there, it was the human spirit that can triumph over human tragedies,” Schwiesow said. Remembering this day has become a great deal to many people out there. Today people still tell stories of the event, hoping that it won’t be a lost piece of information in the future. 9/11 is in the memory of all of those affected by this tragedy, and all who suffered trauma.
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Senior Ellie Krabbe’s mom was scheduled to be on a plane that day. She was supposed to be going on a business trip to St. Louis and her plane was headed in the same direction as the Twin Towers in lower Manhattan, Krabbe’s mom was late and didn’t make the flight. “That day was rough
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only two succeeded. On that day, the twin towers crashed in flames to the ground, along with everyone in it. The feeling of having a parent, family member and even a friend in the towers or plane as they went colliding to the floor would no doubt be terrifying. A student here had feelings about 9/11.
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By Tiffany Ferrer Reporter
As most of the students know, September 11, 2001 was a horrific event. During this time, the United States was going through terrorist attacks as terrorists were attempting to destroy government buildings in New York and Washington, D.C. Four planes sought out to destroy four buildings, but
for everybody. It definitely was really scary, being so young and not knowing how serious it was. After that no one could fly, but she was definitely scared and so were we. But soon she could finally trust airplanes again,” Krabbe said. However, people coming to America at the time also found their flights delayed, whether it was because of possible terrorist threats or to precaution everyone’s safety. Tanner Hochstetler ‘16 was going to be flying out to Fort Bragg, North Carolina from Germany, with his sister and father. At a young age Tanner said that he does not remember much but had remembered this. “I remember seeing the TV and seeing the fiery burning buildings. Now that I think about it, it was a tremendous experience, but because I was so young you don’t think about it. Everyone was scared, especially my parents, they were the most worried of us all,” Hochstetler said. While thousands watched in shock through their TVa,
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