We Were There, August 29, 2018

Lower Manhattan Resident Cathy L., and DSNY World Trade Center Recovery Worker Anthony P. share their personal stories of September 11th in their 9/11 Tribute Museum presentation of We Were There on stage at the National September 11th Memorial Museum.
Cathy went into the labor on the morning of 9/11 before the attack began. She was in her apartment near the WTC when the first plane hit, and emotionally recounts calling her mom, packing, and getting caught in the dust storm of the collapsing buildings. Cathy and her husband eventually got picked up by an ambulance that had come for pregnant women, and her baby girl was born on September 12 at 3AM.
Anthony gives an emotional account of the pride he feels at having been a part of the recovery effort, and speaks about the role of the Department of Sanitation after the attacks. Their role included having to remove the steel from the site, removing garbage created by the hundreds of thousands of recovery workers, throwing away rotten food from the restaurants and stores that had to be closed, and more.

[@juliagimenez9910]

These stories are really beautiful, these people are beautiful

[@borleyboo5613]

Ahhhh! My name is Grace. It’s a lovely name. Bless all these people.

[@doggiestylepetresort]

I’m from Virginia (about 20 mins out of DC) and had many loved ones at the Pentagon :( I was 15 and in high school the day of the attack. 9/11 will never ever be forgotten.

[@andrewb4077]

I’m curious as to how you had so many loved ones in the pentagon when you were 15, was it family? Also now that I reread my comment it sounds a little disrespectful just know I don’t mean it in any way like that! Genuinely curious

[@ErynRenee]

Grace is old enough to be a college student. I feel so old. How has it been 20 years?

[@xtina6569]

I was 17 then, now i'm 40 wtf lol

[@niara6]

such different perspectives of the same incident Rest in Peace 🙁

[@smontone]

It occurs to me watching this that with 10,000 people having cancer that there is a horrible time limit these folks will have to on telling their story. These videos will exist long after they are gone and will testify to the horrors they experienced. These videos will help us to never forget.

[@teresahartley1408]

I've cried my way through alot of these ..really brings it home that alot of other people who were part of it have a story...heartbreaking but heart warming ...never forget ❤

[@janice576]

Thank you Sir for your Service during that grueling time.. God Bless you and your family.. And to the mother who was pregnant I'm glad you and your family were saved and congrats on the birth of your daughter Grace on the 12th.. what a beautiful name given

[@salfromoregon4369]

Awesome presentation both of you. Thank you for sharing your memories.

[@whitevaultgirl]

Thank you for posting!

[@mothershelper1981]

Excellent speakers, both of them. Thank you so much for sharing your story.

[@justa2548]

Thank you for sharing 🙏 ❤

[@dirrald6532]

i thought the lady was in her latest 20s and wanna talk about her parents or smt. but wow she's almost 50 in 2018 . great story :)

[@seventhsheaven]

I was thinking the same, she looks amazing! 🤯

[@maureent8653]

Powerful…

[@BlanchASMR]

😭❤️

[@tinaturner134]

Those stories are a part world history and all those victim rest in peace now

[@rethinkeverything2982]

🙏💕

[@annabe9892]

💓💓💓💓💓🇺🇸

[@allysonh6410]

Why would they throw his gear away?? Any other victim's clothes would be saved

[@jeanettedellicarpini5616]

Get small tables to provide tissues and a place for there water instead of the floor

[@kaiw522]

Why does that matter?????

[@lisasmokette6511]

She claims to be a walking tour guide every video I see her sitting down

[@smontone]

😂 tour guide in the museum silly

[@marymorenomariposa]

she really waited that long into the story to mention being 9 months pregnant…?