I was on the subway going into DC when it happened. I was only a few miles from the Pentagon.
When I got to work I heard murmuring in the office. News websites were inaccessible due to traffic. Then a supervisor came around and told us to go home. I do not recall what else she said, or how much detail.
I went outside, since I knew the subway would be packed. I had a walkman and heard the news on the radio. I walked toward the National Mall, and saw people evacuating the Capitol. The radio said a plane was heading to DC. Then it crashed in PA. Then a Tower fell.
I wandered around. I saw fighter jets circling. I saw smoke in the distance where the Pentagon was. I walked all the way over there, across an empty bridge, to the police line. A side of the building was on fire. I could smell it. So awful.
I wandered by the graves of Arlington and took the subway home. Then I turned on the TV. Oh my!
