Alan Jackson - Where Were You (Reaction!)

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[@christyeckert3115]

This is a song about a day nobody will ever forget. I just wish our country was at as united as it was then.

[@dylangarrison3028]

One thing I’ve learned is we may be divided internally we stand together as a nation. Think of it like two siblings that fight constantly, but will give their life to defend one another from outside/external threats.

[@LindaLewis-uy1dk]

@@dylangarrison3028 That is a true, beautiful thing to say.

[@LionManatic]

@@dylangarrison3028 This is very true. It never fails, when you have two Americans argue over politics or the condition of the country, but then once someone from outside the country start to insult or bicker about our country, the two American's unite for a moment to shoo away the other person lol.

[@lmarkviii]

Amen Brother

[@gracieoliver1876]

I think people are forgetting

[@jlgavitt]

What I remember most about this day is my four year old son telling me "When I get big, I'm going to stop the bad guys from killing people." He ended up joining the Navy where, in conjunction with the Coast Guard, they intercepted a boat of drugs and humans being trafficked. The traffickers set the boat on fire in order to destroy the "evidence." He boarded the burning boat and went below deck to free the people who were trapped. I got to tell him "You did it, baby boy. You stopped the bad guys from killing people." Proud mom moment right there.

[@HateTheGameTX]

What I love most about this song is that there’s no finger pointing trying to place blame. It’s about your friends, family and neighbors and loving all the people that are in your life because you never know when it’s your time.

[@kerrough]

Agreed. A lot of other 9/11 songs focused so much on blame and anger, fanning a lot of the Islamophobia going around then

[@MrThankman360]

We know who to blame. Jackson didn’t need to say it.

[@amandaroutt1935]

On this day 2:30 am I gave birth by c-section and had just come out of recovery, I was very sad that this would be what everyone would remember every time he gave his birth date. My son is now a firefighter and was inspired by the great people that fought valiantly to save others. God bless you and your family

[@julie.1081]

Bless him! He must have been inspired. Or maybe a fire fighter who died that day visited you both. I hope he has a long, successful & safe career.

[@chrisyoung4654]

I was 22 at the time, working the easiest job in the world as a country radio dj. We spent all day covering the tragedies from NY, DC, and PA. I joined the USAF in October and was in basic training by January because I wanted to do my part in making sure another 9/11 didn’t happen again. I spent the next 16 years deploying until multiple back surgeries forced me to be medically retired from active duty.

[@reneemarie2603]

Thank you for your service and commitment to our country.

[@cherylbender8623]

Thank you for your service

[@anitastanley782]

Thank you for your service.x

[@80slady7]

Thank you.

[@kellystogner100]

I appreciate your sacrifice. Thank you.

[@meriannestoneback7436]

Alan Jackson IS country music. His voice is so amazing and clear and everything he writes is true to the genre and so human. He is an absolute national treasure.

[@jaymisteele8908]

My uncle plays bass guitar for Alan Jackson. His name is Roger Wills. He used to play for Reba McIntire. Love Alan, he is such a great singer/song writer.

[@MCMNasty2]

I honestly think this simple song is one of the most beautiful written. Faith hope and love…

[@CountessBecca]

What a beautiful mom you have, to teach her children to pray for strangers. Amazing reaction

[@darrinlindsey]

I still can't listen to this without tearing up. For whatever reason, the "I Love Lucy Reruns" line is when I get really choked up. I think because it's then that I realize that the simple things of yester-year ended on that day.

[@jackie_jrml]

Very true. 😢

[@JMartin0409]

This line hit me hardest as well. ❤

[@moparman1962]

THIS PERFORMANCE ON THAT NIGHT HAS MADE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS CRY DEEPLY OVER THE YEARS.

[@jts0184]

Still does...

[@chrisriley8749]

Every line of this song hits hard, and bring back clear memories...I remember seeing a kid holding a sign saying "please find my daddy", and I had a meltdown crying.

[@rebeccaburgraff263]

I was living in Hawaii as my husband was in the Navy. I had just woke up to nurse our 2 week old son. I turned on the TV and the first tower had just been hit. I sat there crying wondering what kind of world I had just brought my son into. My husband was deployed shortly after, my father who was in the Air Force at the time was waiting on the word but luckily never had to be deployed. 22 years later that same 2 week old baby boy is now overseas serving his country in the US Army. This song make me cry everytime. Great reaction.

[@14cole19]

I was just a kid in Hawaii My dad was stationed in Honolulu when I was born in ‘98. My mom was in the middle of teaching I think.

[@Bev-jt6by]

The sacrifices not only come from our Great Men in the Military but also the people who wait at home till they return. Thank you for your service. Love Bev from Oklahoma

[@barbaramarkland7441]

IT'S SO HARD FOR ANYONE TO TO LOOSE A LOVED ONE NOR SHOULD THERE BE WARS. I'M NEAR SEVENTIE AND I WISH IT ALL ENDS, BUT I RELIZE NOW MY GRANDCHILDREN HAVE ONE HELL OF A ROAD. I WISH WE START COMMING TOGETHER IN OUR OWN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ❤GOD SPEED 💕

[@ronniemiller53]

I had just enlisted in the Navy 14 days before. I was at boot on sept 26th. I retired in 2021.

[@deborahgross1045]

I'll never forget this day as long as I live, nor how it made me feel. Prayers to all the families.

[@ninajones1175]

NEVER FORGET!!! I was driving through the security gate of the hospital where I was going to finish my internship in Radiology. I wished I were done so I could have gone and helped. I wept like a child. How could this happen on our soil? It showed me that even in America we can’t be assured of our safety. It reminded me to be thankful. Most of all it proved what I prayed was true… that at the end of the day, in spite of our differences, we are Americans and will stand side by side and fight for our country! Land of the free and home of the brave! In In GOD on which we stand!

[@cariwaldick4898]

If you've lived through it, you'll never forget. This was our JFK assassination, or Pearl Harbor. Though we'll never forget, we have to let it go--it hurts too much to hold. This song expressed half a dozen things I did that day, or shortly after. The planes hitting the towers wasn't the worst, even the collapse wasn't the worst. Watching everyone at the scene putting up pictures of the missing, crying about the last time they saw someone they loved, and asking them to please get in touch--over and over again. The cameras never stopped recording. If you get the chance to see the memorial, go. It feels like hallowed ground in the middle of the country's biggest city. Remember 9/11 when you hear about tragedies around the world. Tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods--all claim thousands of lives. Pray for those people, and understand this is their 9/11.

[@garyg4139]

I remember exactly where I was . I was at home asleep and my fiancé was sent home from work and she woke me up crying. It took me a minute to understand her but when she turned on the tv and I seen the news I just froze. I didn't blink, breathe, or move for a good minute or so. Then it hit me what was actually happening. As I watched the second plane hit I cried harder then I ever did in my 27 years. One thing I remember the most is the kindness everyone showed each other afterwards. Everyone held the door for the next person, smiled and waved to the people they passed in the store, and were just plain nice to each other. Sadly it didn't last and it shames me that not only did it take something like September 11 to bring this out in people and that it didn't last long. Well I took it upon myself to keep to doing these things for my neighbors and complete strangers. Maybe if enough of us would we could bring it back without a major tragedy.

[@cheyennemoore8380]

THIS! This is what I most remember after the events occurred. I try to be this way too. Find that some ppl still are, but I agree with you. It didn't last like I wanted it to.

[@dherald1532]

I remember hugging my husband so tight that day. The tears were so free flowing but after those few days it was fear… I lived up that way. I got pregnant shortly after and we moved because I didn’t want to raise a child in a „target“ city. Over the years I have come to know that there is no “target“ it can happen anywhere

[@garyg4139]

@@dherald1532 Indeed it can happen anywhere but remember when a terrorist plans an attack they want to do the most damage possible to as many as possible as easy as possible. So places like NYC, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and other major cities will be the highest on the list. A small to mid sized city somewhat away from the major cities have a much lower risk.

[@garyg4139]

@@cheyennemoore8380 Once in a while I will get a look for holding the door but I thank God I live in a small town and many still appreciate the gesture and even return it. I remember once I held the door for a lady that was not a local and she asked why. I replied " because mam my momma taught me respect and my grandpa taught me to be a gentleman". She got mad and started yelling at me saying she could do it all herself. I apologized and went in to get a soda and pay for my gas. I ended up in line behind her and the clerk called me forward ahead of her. When she started yelling again the clerk replied to her mam not many men are a gentleman like this man and since you can do it all yourself go make your own Doritos and soda and make your own gas. We won't serve rudeness here. Even my jaw hit the floor LOL.

[@MitchTX]

Everyone saw everyone as just a fellow American. Willing to be kind and help another American out. Really wish that was the same mentality today it would be a much different world

[@sandyhafenbrack141]

I'll never forget 9-11 and I remember watching this performance. When he sings "did you stand in line and give your own blood?" I still feel it in my gut. This song brings me to tears every single time.

[@shadowgirl8038]

I still have the images of people jumping or falling out of the windows burned into my mind.

[@BRINpeterson]

The blood bank showed up at our highschool to collect donations because they were so desperately needed.

[@BRINpeterson]

​@@shadowgirl8038I was in 9th grade spanish when the first plane hit. A teacher ran over from across the hall and told us to turn the TV on. Then entire school was watching the news live as the second plane hit. I can still see and hear hear it all. At 15 years old, Our entire classroom watched people jumping to their deaths. The sounds of their bodies on impact is permanently seared into my brain. So are the sounds of my classmates screaming as each person jumped. It's crazy to think the teachers didn't turn off the TV, but I think they were in shock as well and it probably didn't even occur to them. Still makes me cry to think about.

[@shadowgirl8038]

@@BRINpeterson How awful. No. You should not have had to experience that. 😔

[@KathyAnne28]

Absolutely right. "It didnt matter who we were anymore." Details don't factor into grief, anger, shock, which we all shared.

[@SparkeyCox]

The CMA Version - His first performance of the song hit us all. He gave this performance from the heart. I was in Idaho. Got in the car to take kids to school. turned on local Spokane, WA fun morning show - only to hear serious news. Got home to see the towers collapse - it was right then - I knew we were at war - we will never forget. Alan Jackson gave us hope.

[@realadult22]

I was a newer (9 months on 9/11) married woman to a military pilot. I was on my way to work with my preschool class when I heard the news. I knew it was bad. I knew what it meant as a military spouse, too. I did my class before heading home to my husband, and we talked together, and I cried. We went to our church that night, and it was different. For the 1st time and without a word being said, the church sat down. The military families sat on one side of the church, and civilian families sat on the other side of the church. We prayed as a church. The civilians then came over where the military families were sitting and started praying over us. As the pastor talked about not being able to even slightly understand what it meant for us military families, everyone started weeping. I wept for those who knew they lost their loved ones and those who knew but didn't get the final word for a while after 9/11. I will never forget that day. It was a beautiful day but turned into a day of mourning and anger.

[@warrenburlingame1172]

This is about one of the worst days In my life. It's the Pearl Harbor of my generation. Still today I have tears listening to this

[@realadult22]

I remember feeling the same way. 9/11 truly was our generation Pearl Harbor.

[@markcainyourfriendinthecar3387]

And sadly I feel society has already forgotten it.

[@warrenburlingame1172]

@@markcainyourfriendinthecar3387 I completely agree. Why can't we act like we did the day after this happened

[@bananamix7847]

I have started to lose faith that a lot of the younger generation today would still keep this country divided and try to find something wrong with how first responders and law enforcement respond if anything similar happened today. Sorry, but as a retired medic after 35 years, (retired in 2015) I would not want to be a first responder in today's world, so little respect for what they do.

[@heidisprouse4290]

Absolutely. I was 30...teaching...I walked through the hall and saw a TV pulled into the hallway, people gathered...I stared at the screen as the planes hit the towers, stunned. I rushed to the staff room to call my husband at home, make sure he and my toddler son were all right...we live in upstate NY and one of the planes flew over our town before arriving in the city. I called my dad to tell him and my mom I loved them. Soon after, I watched those towers fall. We gathered our students in 6th grade together to tell them the tragic news. I couldn't hold back tears as I told them I was so sorry that they wouldn't be able to stand on the observation deck of the tower like I did on my 6th grade field trip when I was their age.

[@rhondaspiels167]

Dear See, How good, sweet and reassuring it is to hear that you prayed for our country that night. It is hard to believe, to me, that someone in another country prayed for the USA. It seems as though the news only covers and shows people hating America. Never imagined I would hear this. thank you and God Bless your family. You were raised well.

[@briannestahl7451]

one of the reasons this man is a legion in country music this song!! this moment … i truly believe america needed him to write and sing this song for us

[@christophermckinney2178]

I will never forget this. I was in 7th grade and I was in math class. The teacher Mrs. Bruno ran in and turned the TV on. This was right after the first plane hit. I watched live, the second plane hit. The emotions I felt, it is indescribable. I realized how vulnerable we could be and It was the first time I realized what terrorism was. But to watch our country unite was also powerful. Later Toby Keith did a song called courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue. Look it up. That's when we were angry as a country.

[@youmayneverknow7829]

I was in 7th social studies

[@christianmama24]

7th grade science I'm almost 34 now

[@motivationstation31574]

Reading that you were in seventh grade ... made me think of the time the Challenger exploded. I was in sixth grade math class. We watched it live on TV. I will never forget that either

[@joeymcbrayer]

I was in the 8th grade, waiting for school to start when we learned about the attack. I remember my step-dad coming and picking up my brother and I from school and then watching the TV for hours in shock and awe. The greatest and my favorite memory of 9/11 was how our nation felt and reacted on 9/12. Our nation was as unified and as patriotic as I’ve ever known it to be and I can only hope we can experience that feeling again in the future.

[@dstage64]

After that day to today what happened??

[@timcaldwell5241]

@@dstage64 We got WOKE 🤬

[@rachaelyamasaki3889]

Those first days! I did not cry!! I was not angry for several days! But! When this happenend on Live TV not long after...I SOBBED! And have loved this song since! And EVERYRTHING he sings of is all of us!

[@volgrl78]

This is a beautiful song and brings chills every time I hear it. I love this song and it's meaning. I pray every day for all 9-11 victims, their families, the NY firefighters and all first responders. 🙏 Thank you so much for putting your life on the line to save your fellow human. You'll never be forgotten!

[@pfcampos7041]

Absolutely love Alan Jackson!! He is a legend in my eyes. I was on my way to work listening to the radio. At first I thought it was probably some stupid prank until the details slowly unfolded. We had aTV in our break room for training purposes. We had it on all day and barely got any work done. One of my employees Annie had a brother who worked at the Pentagon. And she was frantically trying to find out what happened to him. We tried our best to give her support and we all rejoiced with her when she finally was able to confirm he got out ok. Looking forward to your Remember When reaction. It's a beautiful love song.

[@davidwhite8535]

I've been to the museum too. And I would say that even though humans are capable of great destruction, we also are capable of greater love towards our fellow man

[@DJMark904]

Jackson had finished walking outside and returned indoors to discover news of the attacks on television. He immediately wanted to write a song expressing his thoughts and emotions, but he found it hard to do so for many weeks. "I didn't want to write a patriotic song," Jackson said. "And I didn't want it to be vengeful, either. But I didn't want to forget about how I felt and how I knew other people felt that day."[2] Finally, on the Sunday morning of October 28, 2001, he awoke at 4 a.m. with the melody, opening lines, and chorus going through his mind. He hastily got out of bed, still in his underwear, and sang them into a hand-held digital recorder so as to remember them later on.[2][3][4] Later that morning, when his wife and children had gone to Sunday school, he sat down in his study and completed the lyrics.[2][5] Initially, he felt squeamish about recording it, much less releasing it as a single, because he disliked the idea of capitalizing on a tragedy.[6] But after he played it for his wife Denise and for his producer, Keith Stegall, both of whom gave their approval, Jackson went into the studio to record "Where Were You" that week.[7] On Stegall's advice, Jackson played the finished track for a group of executives at his record label. "We just kind of looked at one another," RCA Label Group chairman Joe Galante said later. "Nobody spoke for a full minute."

[@mauricearpin7946]

Only an American country boy could insist that we just Love them after a brutal cowardly terrorist attack on his country. He understands God ❤❤❤

[@robertkeleman956]

I was in my early 30s working an excavation job. My wife was a travel agent and found out early. I sent my crew home and left to go get my 6 year old little girl. My brother in law has just a little more than 100 acres. The family all gathered there for a couple weeks. Thank God nothing else happened.

[@mamabear-gu4oo]

My ex husband son and I were on leave visiting family between duty stations on 9/11 ... I remember how terrified I was trying to explain it to my 4yr old while his dad was contacting his next duty command to find out what he had to do... this is an amazing song and will always bring tears to my eyes...

[@realadult22]

I know how hard it was for you. We were both military spouse/family.

[@julie.1081]

I always try to tell Vets 'thank you for your service". But we should also thank all the spouses & families that serve along with them. War is hell on the home front too. It's just as hard, if not more so, for the ones waiting at home. Especially the families with young kids who miss Dad & Mom while they serve. So if no one ever told you, thank you for your service too!

[@addicted2chaos]

20 something years later and this song still chokes me up. I can remember so vividly getting home from working a 12 night shift and my wife heading out the door to go to work and being gone maybe 5 mins before busting in the door telling me to turn on the news because a plane just crashed into the tower. I turned it on just before the second plane hit... I remember being so confused then as reality hit fear and anger set in as I realized this was no accident.. I was up for hours trying to make sense of it all.

[@Lisa-bg9sj]

As a nurse one of the most heartbreaking things I remember was watching the newsfeeds of all the trama teams standing in the ER bays waiting for all the victims that never came. I also did almost everything he described.

[@mandarinlearner]

and they just stood there, you either walked out or died

[@annepinkerton6280]

I was a 48 year old college student and my son was a member of Presidential Security in the Marine Corps at Camp David! I never want to feel that kind of fear again as long as I live! Love Alan Jackson and saw him in concert long before he wrote this song. My daughter and I went down to the stage to get better pictures. He reached down to shake her hand and I had a hand on his boot! I looked at her and said, "One good yank and he's ours!" LOL He's one of the greats!!!

[@js3599]

This song was pretty much instantly placed into the national archives, because it captured the time in American history so perfectly. I was working in a warehouse in the midwest, unloading a truck, when that first plane hit the first tower. One of my co workers ran in and yelled "We've Just Been Bombed"!!! The rest of us were like "What"?!?, then she slowed down, and explained it was on TV in the break room as she was leaving, all she knew was that the WTC was burning in New York. A short time later, I was on break, watching on TV when the second tower was hit, and it became clear that it was no accident... Nothing to do but wait it out, and hope the worst was over, and go from there... Don't forget to check out the guy who introduced Alan to the stage as well. His name is Vince Gill. I recommend "Go Rest High On That Mountain... Or if you want a different style from Vince... Try "It's Hard To Kiss The Lips..."

[@johnnoel3416]

Well now it’s just fitting that he has to do “courtesy of the red, white, and blue” by Tony Keith

[@candisshort8227]

Toby Keith. ☺️

[@joannaison8265]

To be able to play a song first time live and it be that good is awesome

[@lizreynolds4554]

We were so great on September 12th I was working in a government building. My friends' daughter had just left one of the towers. But, my coworker was terrified, because she didn't know if she was gone or not. This song captures the feelings, and answers with Love. Perfection.

[@melanieburgess7455]

I'd just gotten home, after a 12 hour shift in burn-trauma ICU in Rochester, NY. I called Mom to let her know I was home 0k. She called back, telling me one of the Twin Towers had been struck. We hung up, and I turned on the news. Then the other tower was hit, both now burning. I called work, they hadn't heard about it yet. Afraid we'd get burn patients, I put myself as available to come in that night, if needed. Then, the Towers collapsed. I can't describe how it felt. It still makes me sick in the heart ❤.

[@EmilyGrace20]

Brought me to tears when you said you were in 6th grade and your mom got you up in the middle of the night to pray. That’s so beautiful. I was also in 6th grade when it happened, actually in class. It was a small, private Christian school so there weren’t many students. I remember the teachers crying, gathering all the students together in two small classrooms, wheeling in the old box tvs, and we all watched the news coverage in silence other than the crying and quiet prayers. School dismissed early. Mom was crying when she picked us up.

[@WilliamWallaceRoss]

I was a member of the Army National Guard, had just woke up, when I saw it happening on the TV. I was in shock, realizing I might get a call any moment. We had just moved our mobile home from Wisconsin to Iowa, the contractor was working on our deck and porch. The days were spent between working on the project and waiting on a call that never came, but, I was ready to answer the call. Salute to all those who lost their lives on 9/11 and went to face the enemy in the desert of Iraq. God, for some reason spared me of Vietnam and the Gulf War, but, my Brother in Arms, many did not come back. R.I.P. Brothers. We will not forget your sacrifice!

[@normapounders7082]

From this song Alan Jackson. Entertainer of the Year that's the highest award the country music singer can get I want to come this time you cemented his place in the country music Hall of Fame with this

[@merissamatos2017]

Alan Jackson is amazing! He was my first concert in the 90's. I found out later he had the flu but still performed because he didn't want to let his fans down. Faith Hill opened for him

[@katrinacash6393]

I was 41 years old at the time and at work in my office. We were all listening to the radio and stopped what we were doing and gathered in the reception area in shock after the first plane hit. I felt sick listening to the live coverage and went home to get in front of the TV. For days I watched hoping that people would be found alive but finally had to force myself to turn it off. It was so traumatizing. I will never forget that day.

[@ronniemartin817]

I remember this day all too well I was at work. At that time I work for the City I live in and I worked there for 22 years it was a day I do not want to remember. I lost alot of good friends in the fight and today I still talk to those friends family and I'm from a military family. I like too thank all the SERVICES MAN AND WOMAN AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. FREEDOM WILL RING

[@Gutslinger]

Alan Jackson was my first favorite artist, since I was about 4 in the mid 90's. He's on my Mount Rushmore of favorite artists, along with George Jones, Hank Williams Sr., and Hank Williams Jr. All of those guys have a huge catalog of great songs that span over decades of their careers.. With the exception of Hank Sr who died so early into his career. He still has a huge catalog of great songs.

[@timcaldwell5241]

I remember that day as if it were yesterday, but I also remember this performance…it was breathtaking…feelings were so raw and it was like a soothing balm applied to a wound. So you were right in saying that it had an optimistic feeling to it. A little side fact…they almost didn’t let him sing it, as no one had heard it! The producers were reluctant to air a song that they hadn’t heard or approved…thank goodness more rational minds prevailed!!!

[@robindew9072]

Alan Jackson is a living legend of country music. So loved by millions. This is a beautiful song.

[@SaltySouthTexan]

I cry EVERYTIME this song plays……..I recall that day like yesterday

[@jennifercload9390]

I was 28 when this happened. I remember the first time I heard this song. I felt every single feeling he mentions, I did every single thing he mentioned. This song is absolutely perfect

[@shinjusmith5293]

I still tear up every single time I hear this song. We are all still the same (humans) and we let "them" put labels on us and worse accept the labels.

[@reborndaughter445]

A beautiful man and a beautiful song. It took me 6 years to get over the tragedy. My husband woke me up early that morning and told me I needed to get up. There was something in his voice and a look on his face. None of us ever thought the towers would fall. The victims' families were devastated. I can still see the look in their eyes and the missing posters they put up for their loved ones who would never come home. These first responders who climbed up the stairs when everyone else was coming down. Never again I pray.

[@charissakington606]

This song makes me cry every single time... every. Single. Time. That day is one I will never forget.....

[@meganmangold1074]

I have seen Alan Jackson in concert in Baltimore and he changes his songs to match th city. He is a fantastic man and everything this song is a remember once of that day.

[@wendydavidson4814]

When he says he's just a singer of simple songs, couldn't be more true! He wrote almost all of his songs! He wrote about his life experiences and what he knew! I love Alan Jackson, definitely check out more of his stuff! Midnight in Montgomery is a chilling song

[@lindaslater7782]

A year after the attacks, three of my children and I drove out East for vacation. Three special places we saw were to the sites of the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, PA where United flight 93 crashed into a field. My heart was so torn by these sites and the tears seemed endless. Some day, I would like to go back and visit the memorials that have been erected. There is a beautiful, but small memorial at Scott Air Force Base that I have seen several times. It's in the shape of the Pentagon, there's pieces from the wreckage, and dirt/small gravel type stones, which if I remember correctly, is for the field in PA. September 11, 2001....a day that my family, and hundreds of other people, will never forget.

[@justinwhouarehappyhealthyb8]

i simply cry my eyes out whenever i hear this song and i hear this song often and it never leaves my heart

[@WorldofPokecraft]

I was 20 years old in Special Forces Assessment and Selection course in the Army. My first day of the course was 9/11. They told us what happened at 7pm that day in the auditorium. We were training to be special forces so we all thought it was a training scenario until the next morning going through the chow trailer where there was a little tv with CNN playing. When people finally realized it was real after breakfast over 100 candidates dropped out of the course expecting to deploy with their units. I made it a couple weeks until i tore my hip flexor muscle and had to fly back to Georgia in a plane literally by myself, zero other passengers, just attendants and pilots.

[@franlockhart1533]

I was teaching in our local middle school. In the middle of a science lesson when a fellow teacher came and told me what was going on. The whole school watched the scene on TV. Kids( mine were 8th graders) we're shocked, then scared, then super angry. Many of them, both genders, joined up as soon as they were old enough. Yes, several years later but they never forgot. THE defining moment in their young lives

[@cheyennemoore8380]

Same. I was in elementary then, but I still vividly recall it to this day. Many of my generation also joins asap. I would have as well, but health issues prevented this. Glad my mom served before thiis day though.

[@pinknoise5716]

This song is a wonderful example of how country music so perfectly reflects what we all feel. I saw this performance when the CMAs aired, and bawled my eyes out. To this day, it still evokes such emotion. Alan Jackson is an amazing storyteller - you HAVE to listen to Remember When!

[@sherryarflin726]

I can’t get through this ever without tearing up…….

[@jackiemcadams6727]

🎉A beautufutul song by Alan Jackson Jackie McAdams ❤❤❤❤

[@joyfelix8029]

I was on my way to work when I heard it on the radio. When I got to work, TV’s were roiled out so we could watch. I was horrified at the devastation that was unfolding in front of us. I cried & cried & thinking we will never be the same.😪

[@deanspomer2520]

I was driving to work. I worked at a small custom butchering place and the boss met us at the door and told us to all to go to the break room and watch what was happening. After about half an hr he told us to all go home and be with our families.

[@kathysmith9585]

I remember watching this live on television. Non stop tears.

[@SickGirlRocks]

God bless your mom for the prayers thank you. I was 26 getting ready for work and woke my husband up. I was in Washington State at the time but I had coworkers and friends with relatives in NY and relatives traveling on planes. We were glued to the radio all day.

[@cathybrookeburt2616]

Every single word describes how I felt when this happened. It was devastating to me for so very long. The pretty blonde in the last clip, was his wife. Alan is an amazing singer & song writer & he described it perfectly.

[@MrGentry2990]

I was in Marine Corp boot camp when my drill instructor came in and told us what happened it was eye opening and very scary for a 18 year old kid who had never left the state of TX............ Great reaction keep up the journey into country music I'm enjoying watching you turn into a fan of country music

[@bowlerboy7578]

I was in kindergarten, it is my first memory that I can remember. That night, we did go to a church and hold hands. My dad was a fireman and EMT. And pretty much my life since, I can't help but be hit hard know that that could have been my dad if we lived in NYC. I can never get through this song ever without crying!

[@gregoryjacobson1645]

I watched this performance live and I was in tears! 😢

[@paulpillow7641]

I was a Marine in NC, out in my yard talking with my neighbor when my wife screamed. I was an air traffic controller, so I went straight over to the radar room. It was very eerie to say the least. Today, I'm more fearful of my own government than any enemy we ever faced. Betrayal is the most bitter emotion.

[@deboraharmstrong3002]

"Now abideth Faith...Hope...and Charity. These three. And the greatest of these is Charity

[@mikeciboroski3849]

Allen Jackson is awesome at bringing out people's emotions with his words

[@kay5505]

I was holding my 11 day old baby. I was devastated and worried that I would be recalled in the military. I am not proud of my selfishness but I tried for 6 years to have a child. I didn’t want to miss a thing of his life… I will never forget it.

[@rhondaspiels167]

The most beautiful song ever.

[@ZackHamlin1]

Your mother must be an amazing and strong woman of faith to get up her kids in the middle of the night to pray for strangers thousands of miles away. Inspiring.

[@BamaGalDarlynn]

Your Mom waking you up in the middle of the night, and then going to pray. That's what hit me in your reaction. I watched it wall to wall for 2 weeks. Although I was not Directly affected, I will never get over that day. Never. Ever. Thank you.

[@BettySturgeon]

I will never forget that day. I remember watching it happen that morning and feeling alone. I was wishing someone else was there with me to give me that hug and tell me everything would be ok. Saddest day in the history of our country.

[@Dragonpriest8517]

I was 9 or 10 in the fourth grade. I remember we were in class when teachers were called out of class and came back rolling in AV tv carts. They allowed us to watch the news broadcast when it was happening. There are a handful of moments in life that one can recount. And I remember that day as if it happened yesterday. The class joined hands and prayed for all those who believed. A tragedy that momentarily United a nation and brought us together even closer. I do want to pay my respects to anyone who may have been directly impacted by that day and know there are thoughts and prayer going out to you. Thank you for reacting to this video. I haven’t seen this since Alan performed this on air.

[@sonyalindee8676]

May God in Heaven bless your sweet mother’s heart 💜 for having the sincere love to pray for others. I hope 😅to be like her. Alan Jackson knew just what to say when none of us could say it.🕊️🖖🏼

[@lisamcbride8921]

I was a stay at home mom, my 2nd grade son was our only child. I immediately got on the phone to the school, the secretary told me they had brought televisions into all the classrooms, so the children could see first hand what happened!

[@loriwilliams5381]

I was 20 years old with a newborn daughter, she had been up and down all night and I was exhausted. I remember going into the living room to watch TV while I fed her because I was so sleepy and didn't want to doze off feeding her in the nursery. I had the TV volume very low and I remember staring at the screen and thinking I wasn't in the mood for an action movie this early in the morning, so I flipped the channel and it was the same, about 3 in a row before I truly understood that this was not a movie that we were under attack.

[@zacharysquires4498]

I was in 8th grade. I wasn't very old at the time, but i was old enough to remember. They rolled in the old box tvs on a cart for us to watch it. I still remember how i felt, and how the girls in choir class were crying about how they were too young to die. I didnt live in New York, I lived in Wisconsin, but it was enough to age you a little bit. The world wasnt the same anymore for me.

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

I was a highschool freshman on my way from lit to ag. This one dude I always had friction with stopped me and told me that siome planes hit some buildings in NYC. I told him he was full of it and get bent, but when I got to my ag class, they had the news on. Thank you and your family for getting up in the middle of the night and praying for us. That's really awesome

[@becksullivan4796]

I was 46 at the time. I remember the events in sharp detail. I remember we were so afraid of what else was coming. You have to remember that on that day, we didn’t know when it would stop. I have found that people who watched it all happen find some comfort in sharing our personal experience. We found a passion for our country I wish we still had today. I hope it doesn’t take another tragedy to get there again.

[@ladylauraanne]

i watched him perform this that night. I was sobbing uncontrollably by the end

[@randymadewell318]

20+ years later and this song still chokes me up. I was asleep when it happened. My wife called me from work and told me to turn on the TV right after the first plane hit. I watched as the second plane hit and just grabbed my uniform and headed to base. My wife and I were both in the Navy. She was stationed with a helo squadron in Norfolk, Virginia and I was stationed at NAS Oceana in Virginia Beach. It was a very tense time for us in the military, not knowing if or when we would be deployed, or who would watch our kids when we were, but it's what we signed up for and we did our jobs.

[@ginnyhager4274]

Love your heartfelt reactions. I’d like to recommend a new group to your gaining country interest. Alabama singing Angels Among Us. Just to watch your face when it plays will be so satisfying to a lot of us. Thanks!

[@jentromp1]

I bawl everytime i hear that song

[@aklemon06]

I have seen Alan Jackson in concert too many times too count. I remember watching this and you can hear his voice cracking a little in this.

[@mark-be9mq]

What a wonderful response by your mom & family. If that was all our response to trouble & tragedy today we would not have the depth of troubles we have today.

[@catherinecraig6254]

I was with my mother in law watching it unfold, trying get in touch with her Daughter and Sister..they worked in tower two...By grace of God, my sister in law had conference at my nephew's school and Aunt Debbie was trying get grandma Mommy take meds..Both frustrated and LATE for work...We were blessed but for few hours we knew what New York City was going through down North Carolina

[@taratimblin5150]

I was watching the news when the second plane hit. That's when everyone knew it wasn't an accident. I don't think I slept for days. Still makes me cry. But it was a time of unity, of brotherhood; i wish we could get that back.

[@dreamscrushed]

I was holding my now 22 year old son at 4 months old, with tears rolling down my face in disbelief wondering what kind of world did I bring my son into!? God Bless each and every one!!

[@Danandrea919]

I LOVE YOUR HAT!! 😊 Great reaction, too. Much Love!! 💓 WWG1WGA

[@zararobnett8284]

I loved this song!!! And it immediately makes you go back to where exactly I was when we watched that second tower literally crumble.

[@ConcededSpatula]

I was in 10th grade at the time and everything stopped. We just watched nonstop minute for minute. I was fortunate enough to be able to see the Twin Towers in my 8th grade field trip before they fell. Since then our local country station has played the national anthem and the pledge of allegiance everyday at 6am and 12 pm

[@angelasnowden5079]

THIS SONG BROKE ME ON THAT DAY AND I CRY EVERYTIME I HEAR IT...