ATS Remembers 9-11

Anthony Wayne    Company News     9-11, office

ATS remembers 9-11

by Bob Bentz

There are poignant moments in everybody’s lives that they always remember.  Decades later, people will ask “where were you when…”

Such are the memories of 9-11 and my experiences at Advanced Telecom Services.

I recall driving to the office and listening to my then favorite radio show The Howard Stern Show.  It was 8:46 am when the first plane hit the Twin Towers.  That’s how I first heard about it; on the Howard Stern Show of all places.

As I arrived at the office a few minutes later along with many of the staff, the office talk was all about the airplane that crashed into the Twin Towers. I had the only television in the office at the time.   The team gathered in my office and we watched on over the air television about the reports of the plane crash.

There were about 25 of us in the office getting the latest updates when a second airplane crashed into the second Twin Tower at 9:03 am.  Then, the third plane that crashed into The Pentagon and the final plane that the passengers courageously down in rural Pennsylvania.  All crashed within a 120 mile radius of our offices in suburban Philadelphia.

On this day, the tenth anniversary of the 9-11 disaster, we are happy that Osama Bin Laden is no longer a direct threat to our country and the rest of the world.

On this day, we remember those who perished on 9-11 ten years ago.

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