I was on leave in Va when it happened helping my brother put on a new roof, his father in law came out and told us a plane had hit the Word Trade Center.
I was stationed at the Naval Personnel Command in Millington Tn and my wife called hysterical wanting me to come home, I had to wait two hours in line to get gas before I could leave. The base was locked down tight and it took me several hours to get back in and it was like that for months after.
I lost several shipmates when the Pentagon was hit and I will never forget.