Army veteran here. I was at the Pentagon when it was attacked heading for that ring to do work. It a day no one will forget, but it a day, I relive every year. My children were in school and daycare while my wife was visiting her parents in Germany. This song brings me to tears even today. All the words are spot on for me as my brother and his wife were on there way from NC to VA to get my kids because they had not heard from me due the phone lines and cell lines were all down.

Alan is hands down one of the best songwriters of our time. Alan said he couldn't sleep so he got up picked up a pen and God wrote the words.

Thanks for reacting to this. I noticed throughout the song that you were reliving what you saw on the news that day, I could see the pain & heartache from all the innocent people/children that we lost. I was living in Florida when it came on the news & I just couldn't believe it. When the news showed people jumping out of the windows of the twin towers, I picked up my daughter (who would've been 4 mths old on the 14th). I held her rocking back & forth crying for everyone that died then called my mother in Massachusetts just to make sure she was ok as we cried together.

i LOVED how he did not pause it to talk so then you can really get into the feel of it!!! thanks

Alan's words, "I woke up one morning around 4 a.m. a few weeks afterward, and had that chorus going through my head. The song came out of nowhere in the middle of the night -- just a gift. And I got up and scribbled it down and put the melody down so I wouldn't forget it, and then the next day I started piecing all those verses together that were the thoughts I'd had or visuals I'd had. It was a Sunday -- I remember because, when I started writing it, my wife and girls had gone off to Sunday school, and I finished it that day. Like I said, that song was just a gift. I've never felt I could take credit for writing it. Looking back, I guess I just didn't want to forget how I felt on that day and how I knew other people felt.. He wrote it one week before performing it on the CMA awards

Sometimes we speak the loudest when we say nothing at all...everything you could have possibly said during the song was written in your eyes. Thank you for reacting to this song.

The whole world needs to hear these words TODAY!

On your face I could read all the reactions I had when this first came out. On 9/12/01 and again this year, the Queen ordered her Guards to play our anthem. She’s been pure class since WWII. 🇺🇸🇬🇧

I was in my home office, my husband was supposed to be at the Pentagon that day, but he was caught in traffic, he was on the exit ramp at the Pentagon when it was hit. I was a crazy person until I heard from him, all the schools locked down and I couldn't get my children, I have never felt so helpless. I just sat there watching people die, others risking their lives to help and praying for every one and everything, it was all I could do.

Was living in North Pole Alaska, stopped at friend's for early morning coffee and saw the NYC footage on tv (just before 6am in AK). Headed into my construction job on Eielson AFB and the gates locked down shortly after. Internet was overwhelmed so hard to get news. Most the morning sat in my car waiting permission to leave the base listening to radio news. Week before we turned over a new aircraft fueling system to the Air Force. The engineers we worked with were stranded on Guam on another job they had. Fairbanks Alaska area has FAI, Fort Wainwright and Eielson AFB airfields and over a dozen small grass airfields and few floatplane ponds. So used to aviation activity of all types all day, every day. But not a single plane in the air with all aviation grounded, Crisp blue sky not a cloud whatsoever and silence outside. Seemed even the birds stopped flying that day. It was eerily silent and no clear news updates. Visually appeared a beautiful Alaska day but so silent and unreal, bizarre, uncertainty so eerily heavy. ... but felt God's grace present in that blue sky.

I was working in Washington, D.C., that day so I had a first-hand view of some of the events. A number of British citizens were also killed in the attacks (as well as citizens of other countries). This truly impacted the world. As someone mentioned below, as an American, I was very touched when our national anthem was played at Buckingham Palace. Thanks for reacting.

Alan Jackson did us proud. A very dark day in history.

Your reactions in all your videos, show how caring & what a truly special person you are.

If you dont cry after hearing this song you're not human

Your reaction is beautiful my brother. Alan is a genius songwriter

America loves you, ya know. 🥰🇺🇸😘

Every single time I hear this song, I cry. It's a beautiful song.

Brings tears Everytime I hear it. That day my 8yr old and 6yr old sons learned what absolute hate and evil were. There was no hiding it, no downplaying it, couldn't do anything but TRY to explain.

I watched that event unfold as my kids were getting ready for school. I was so sad. Then... really angry that their innocence and trust and security would forever be changed. Thank you for your thoughtful words. May we never forget the loss of that day and perhaps, we can focus on the love we witnessed in the aftermath. Our world could really use that outpouring of love right now. ❤

Im American, and was just waking up, as my husband was getting our 10 and 8 year old sons up for school. My husband came in and said a plane had hit the world trade center. I thought "what a bizarre accident". I thought it must have been a small private plane. Then a moment later my husband said 'another one just hit the pentegon". I will never forget that moment when I said, "oh my God, we're under attack!" I turned on the TV and was horrified. Our 10 year old came 8n our room and said "what movie are you watching Mom?" I didn't know how to answer. We live 45 miles from San Francisco, in wine country. We didn't know if SF would be hit next. I cried for hours, watching the news. I had to explain it to my sons. My oldest asked, "Is President Bush gonna get the bad guys, Mom?" I told him, "You better believe it. America will fight back." He told me "When I get big enough, I'm gonna join the army to help!"

I was nine years old when it happened. I stood in shock, no clue why this happened; why someone would do that to so many souls. The impact is still affecting, it gave birth to me wanting to do something more when I grew up.

The difference between this song and so many other 9/11, is that most of them are filled with anger. This one just unites us.

We live just down the road from SHANKSVILLE, PA WHERE FLIGHT 93 WENT DOWN Will NEVER FORGET GOD BLESS YOU SIR

❤️ I was getting ready for work. I woke up my husband and when I got to work all we did was listen to the radio all day. I think everyone knew someone affected directly. It’s devastating that here we are 20 years later and we are so messed up we have ignorant people here tearing down memorials because they are made up of American flags and we have people in college who don’t even know who was responsible. It just makes you want to shake people!!

I was getting ready for work and watching the news. Everyone at first thought the first plane was an accident but when we saw the second plane fly right into the second tower we knew we were under attack. Just thinking about the people who held hands and jumped out of the windows breaks my heart and brings tears streaming down my face. We need to always remember.

One of the greatest songs ever written in any genre. It just never gets any easier to reflect on that day. All these years later it's the same degree of sadness, shock, and devastation.

That song gets me every dang time! Alan said God wrote it not himself. TY God!

We Americans did the exact same thing you’ve described. We were so shocked and in disbelief that it wasn’t registering at first. I was a senior in college. Never, ever in my lifetime to that day could I have imagined anything like it. We all remember the entire day. Every minute. Bless you for caring so many years later ❤️

Still listening to you talk about that day and u watching the news... My husband (now passed) was on the other side of NSA... (National Security Agency) right outside of Washington DC,,, he couldn't get home,,, the roads were shut down.... I had to go a pick up my 4 children from school.. 1 in High School. 2 in middle school and 1 in elementary school while my mom was with my 15 month old baby. Just want to say. as an American and a MOM... living 30 miles from the White House that day... I will never forget

Toby keiths red white and blue is really how we all felt.

I was late for work that day. I live in Vermont (the state to the left of New York in the USA, but I lived at the top of the state and NYC is at the bottom of NY state). I worked in IT in a very large government office at the time. I was running late so didn't turn on a radio or the TV or anything, just got up, dressed, and drove to work, no radio. I checked in at the desk and the guard said nothing. I went through the next security check, into the IT department, and there was NO ONE around. I figured someone must be in the back server room, so I checked through that security and went in. EVERYONE was back there, glued to the 57 inch TV we have to help magnify computer components for repair work. I thought that they were watching some sports event I forgot about and that they'd be in trouble if they didn't stop. I walked over to say something to one of them and as soon as I reached the group, the Pentagon seemed to explode on the scree. I gasped and said, loudly, "my God, we're at war!" As a Vet, I was horrified that there would be war so soon (I'd served in 90-91 in Kuwait-Iraq). A girl in charge said "this was a bomb, maybe?" And someone else pointed out that something had happened to the twin towers, as well. I was in shock as the rest of the team suddenly filed out, as if they couldn't take any more, and went back to work. I was left watching the TV (my job was in that room, so I had sole access to that TV at all times unless someone signed in). I left it on and watched the first tower fall then the second, going out to report this to the others as it happened. Then I found out from the girl in charge that our secretary was at the World Trade Center for a seminar. We hadn't gotten word from her due to communications being down coming from NYC. Then someone else asked Lois, "wait, wasn't your daughter on a plane today?" I went back to the TV and came back to report the plane that went down in Pennsylvania and everyone was horrified, because Lois' daughter. Lois said, "if she'd dead, she died a hero. Get back to work!" We later found out that Lois' daughter was on a fifth plane that was stopped in the airport before taking off. And Joanna, our secretary, has been in Building 7. While she was coming out the door to evacuate, the group she was with was crossing a street and one lady stopped to take pictures. Joanna grabbed her and pulled her back onto the sidewalk to yell at her, separating the group in two. A fireball came roaring down the street between the group and Joanna and the lady she was yelling at. That fireball came when the second tower fell. Joanna and that lady had been saved by Joanna pulling her back and yelling at her. We were told by DC NOT to evacuate so they could keep track of where the employees were, but this was such a large government building, we were certain we were on the list to be hit, so the BIG BOSS evacuated everyone and let HQ yell at him if they wished. Driving home, I can remember it raining so hard I had to pull over because I couldn't see. However, a couple years ago, when talking to my Mom about that day, she told me "the skies were clear blue, no rain." I had been crying that hard I thought it was raining. We lost so many people that day, citizens, visitors, everyone. Not just Americans went down. And the entire world was effected. I will never forget standing in that server room, alone, watching as the news played out, singing to myself to try to keep calm because I KNEW we were at war, even if we hadn't gone to war yet.

Thank You so much for doing this for us and for sharing your experience when you watched what was happening here. It means so much to us. I will never forget that day for as long as I live. I remember watching the Changing Of The Guard at Buckingham Palace and the band played our National Anthem. The Queen and PM Tony Blair were both there. OMG! I sat there and cried my eyes out watching that. It was so touching💕💕💕

I am an American and I truly appreciate you doing this reaction video for us. I was in Virginia at that time taking a college course. Our instructors dad was expected to pass away and she was going to head to Texas after her her last class, sadly he passed away that day. The head of the school came in to let her know to call her family in Texas while we sat in class waiting. An hour later the head of the school came in and told us that the WTC had been attacked. She released all of us to go to our cars for another hour ( where all of us logged into our radios and many tried calling their families in New York ). After we returned to class, the school sent us all home. After I got home I could see the news on the TV of all that transpired that day. It was a very somber day. Thank you again from the USA 🇺🇸

❤ You just touched my heart . Real heart felt reaction. Bless you.

I was actually giving birth to my youngest son. Unfortunately at about 230 pm I began to crash and went in for emergency surgery. Dr's said I had about a 40% chance of living. My son was completely healthy thankfully but I didn't get to see my son till the next day when I began to stabilize. Blessed to have a reason to celebrate every year on 9/11.

Alan Jackson wrote and performed this live at the CMAs in October 2001. Your heartfelt reaction and story touched me. I live in Washington State. My father in law called and told us to turn on the TV. My 21 year old nephew was in NYC at Rockefeller Center when the planes hit the towers. Longest 4 hours of our lives before we heard he was safe.

I know this is 2 years late. But my family had a similar story. My husband was also sick that morning. In Mississippi, USA, it was an hour later than on the east coast. So when my husband called in sick with a stomach issue, we went back to bed for that extra hour of sleep. Around 9 a.m., the phone started ringing and woke us up again with people telling me to turn on the tv. The rest of the day was a blur of dealing with babies and going to the bank to cash a paycheck and being scared to even go to a bank because who knew what was even happening. If he hadn't been home ill that day, I don't know how I would have reacted. We have said so many times that we were glad that even thousands of miles away, we were together to watch it unfold.

I was 50 years old, and home alone during school, since I worked Night Shift. My brother called from New York City to tell me that he was okay. I didn't know why, and he told me to turn on the TV. I stood in front of it much of the afternoon. I felt so stunned, and grieved for so many people and their survivors. I am a nurse, and I wished I had been in New York. I would have certainly gone to help.

God Bless Us All🇺🇸Thank You

I remember watching his performance of this song on the CMA's for the first time. I don't think there was a dry eye in the house.

I was in 9th grade in my 9am class. The intercom came on and told all the classes to turn on the news. One of the planes had just hit. Teachers were quickly moving from classroom to classroom talking to each other. And I just remember that afterwards the silence and quietness set in. As a bunch of 14-15 year olds from a no where town we didn't understand the gravity and reality of it. None of us had ever even been to New York, some had never even seen a big city. But the fear and silence in the teachers as they watched the TV was deafening. When the second plane hit the intercom came on and told the teachers to turn off the TV's. My teacher did, she sat silent for a moment or two and then tried to tell us what happened and the impact it was. She struggled with it, her voice was shaky. The whole day the intercom would go off every 5 minutes with kids names called to be picked up from school. When I got home mom and dad sat me down and explained it all to me.

I am from Canada and I remember waking up and seeing on the news what was happening. I went to school (grade 9, age 14) and the whole school got together and we all just sat silent. On September 11th, 2010 I had my beautiful daughter. It’s our day to celebrate her but I always remember those whose lives were lost that day. The greatest gift we have is love. It costs nothing to be kind. For anyone out there who needs to hear it; you are beautiful,you are worth it, and you are loved. 💜

I was on my way to work and listening to the radio in the Chicago area. When I got to the office it was on the tv and everyone was in shock.

Pentatonix sound of silence and amazing grace

Watched for days. Just couldn’t make myself stop.

Nothing better than real raw emotions. 😪

This one still gets me. I remember I was in 6th grade and remember they had it on all the tvs in the school. It's still hard to think about to this day.

All this time and I still cry every time I hear it

I was driving to jury duty in LA. I heard it on the radio and didn’t believe it was true. Got to court and they directed us to all leave. I cried for all the people who lost their lives and their families for days.My husband has an uncle who worked in the second tower. He wasn’t in the office that day. But today he works the new freedom towner next to the memorial site. In 2019 we took our kids to see the memorial. Their great uncle got them little badges to scan into the freedom tower for the 360 view.

Every day we should be kind to each other, even when those around us are not. It is hard, but it is a tool to diffuse those on the edge. The world is a different place.

Obviously, being American, this song has always been special and struck a chord with me. But, your reaction has touched me and was very much appreciated. I wish I could meet you in person to talk about country music because I have enjoyed your channel very much. Keep up the good work my British country music friend. Michael in Tennessee

I was a patient in the hospital when a nurse came in quickly turned the news on . I watched as the second tower came down . I'll never forget it . The tears I cried ! The disbelief ! How tragic for so many . The young people today think it could never happen. Well we were those young people then . UNITED WE STAND .

We will never forget. Thanks to our friends around the world who rallied around us. This song brings a tear yet every time I hear it. Thanks for reacting to this!❤️🇺🇸❤️

My neighbor worked at the trade center and he never missed a single day of work but his wife went into labor at 2am on September 11th. He missed work for the birth of his daughter. I met him many years after the attack, but that story always sat with me. His daughter saved his life by deciding to be born two weeks early than planned. I still remember watching the news with bated breath. My father dropped his coffee mug and the sound of the mug shattering while my mother gasped rings just as fresh as it did the day it happened. If one thing I love the most about Americans is how patriotic and supportive they are in times of crisis.

You can never go wrong with Alan Jackson…at least 30 massive hits. A fine and talented man!

That day. I was at work for a local radio company. We had 7 stations, I was typing in the logs for the next day. Our production mgr came in & told me to stop everything. He gathered all the staff in the sales office & turned on the TV. We all sat there in shock. One of our salespeople lost his aunt in the South tower. Her husband worked in the North tower and later died from injuries. A D.J.'s daughter was on active duty at the Pentagon. Her office was hit, but she had just left it a few minutes before to go check on something. The world has never been the same since. They say "the show must go on". We went back to work & yes the radio logs were constantly changing for the next few days. It was a nightmare of the worst kind. One you couldn't wake up from. Prayers & blessings for all those who were at ground zero, the 1st responders, & those who sacrificed & served in the military.

Thank you for not stopping this video. It was obvious that you were struggling while listening to it and that tells me what kind of man you are. Please take care of yourself. Regards from Kentucky.

Another good one on this subject is Have You Forgotten? By Darryl Worley.

I live in Poughkeepsie, NY. About an hour & 1/2 from New York city. That morning, my boyfriend had to go to court & asked me to come for moral support. When we were walking across the street to the municipal building I heard a loud roar & saw a plane too big to be flying that low. I pointed up & said if that plane is landing at 1 of the 2 major airports in NYC, he's flying too low & if he's coming into the smaller local airport, he's coming in way too fast! I grew up right by the smaller one, so you get to notice this. Also my husband was in the Air Force, so we lived on a few air bases. I remember being very shook up. Then seeing ANOTHER ONE & having an anxiety attack! We went into the building & were only seated a very short time when suddenly the bailiff & security guards were hustling everyone out. They were trying to be orderly and professional but, it was obvious that they were very worried & even scared. They instructed those who were to be in court to leave the building but not go home as court may continue. We went directly across the street to a diner. And there on the TV we saw it!!! 😰 When we went outside we could actually see clouds of smoke from that far away! It was the worst & most frightening feeling ever. 💙💔😭

I was just getting to work on September 11th. I was also a volunteer for the Olympics that were going to be held in Salt Lake City the following year. We had a special meeting to see if we should cancel them. Thank goodness we decided to go ahead with them. I think it was the best thing for the world to go ahead with them.

It was exactly as you said. I woke up and turned on the tele and thought it was a stupid show. I moved the channel and the same stupid movie. That was when my best friend called and told me.. I too, stood in front of the tele for hours crying and praying. I still shed tears.

First of all thank you for your service to your Country Powerful song. I was in the military, just joined less than a year prior. Recently had graduated from my initial school after after basic training. That particular morning I was on “base escort duty” meaning I sat around till some servicemen needed a ride typically to report the base I was stationed at. I received a call to pick up someone from bootcamp at the airport and escort them to base (about an hours drive). During the drive I was listening to the radio and the DJ’s interrupted the songs saying “just in!” “The World Trade Center in New York was struck by an airplane and responders are evaluating the scene, no one knows what or why it happened, potentially some of the plane’s equipment malfunctioned.” Didn’t think much of it and turned down the radio. I picked up the new guy from the airport, and as we started driving back i saw dozens of emergency vehicles. Fire Engines, Ambulance, Law Enforcement flying by me ( I was stationed in Virginia at the time btw). I turned the radio back on and they said “another tower was hit by another plane, and they are treating the scene as potentially intentional or terrorism” Once hearing that I increased my speed to get back to base as I approached the base the was traffic entering the base at least 1/2 mile long jammed up. But there was a Military Policeman in empty lane rushing government vehicles through the jam so as to get to the base much quicker. As I approached the gate the Marine MP immediately said “Identification, Alpha Personal only beyond the gate, report to your unit immediately!” We flew into the base hoping out all kinds of busy chaos happening. I reported to the Duty Officer and he told me go to the barracks get your gear, we are deploying in less than 30 minutes!” Within 2 hours of the second trade center being hit, we were flown by helicopter to New York for “Operation Noble Eagle”. Smoke and dust covered most the city proper. It was mayhem for civilian emergency personal, responding as far away as Pennsylvania, to best of my knowledge. After the towers fell, we stayed on site for 1 week helping and assisting making sure so no other threats were happening in the area. After that week I was immediately sent on a Naval Ship bound for Iraq where I spent the next 7 months. Everything about my newly accepted military career had changed at that point, as did the military itself. As the military prior that day of the attack was in peace mode for almost a decade, and in a flash it was go time. It continued to be “go-time” with numerous deployments for me over the next 9 years i spent in service rotating to the middle-east back to home back and forth. Until I decided to leave the service after 3 deployments in 9 years. I was tired of “getting lucky” to keep making it home, and felt my duty had been fulfilled. I was tired and ready ready to move on

I live near Houston...the energy center. A target rich environment. We were so scared. Rumors flying around about freeways shutting down because of the refineries and chemical plants near by. Telling people to fill their gas tanks because pumps would be shut down and we might have to evacuate. We spent the day much like you did...watching the news in shock, scared and trying to make sense of it all. I was in high school when Timothy McVeigh blew up the federal building in Oklahoma City. We thought that was our JFK, our Pearl Harbor. Little did we know...

I was in middle school and in gym class sitting with our gym teacher watching it all live. We we're actually watching at the same time the second plane hit the other tower. One thing ill never forget is how silent it was in the lunchroom that day. All you heard was crying and teachers in corners whispering. My mom acually checked me out early. That day will be burned into my mind for the rest of my life.

I was there! Survivor and first responder. Tower 1 fell on top of my office. No need to have “Never Forget” printed cuz I never will. I remember finally making it to my mother full of dust, ash, soot and she dropped to her knees hysterically crying cuz there was no way to let her know I was alive until then. I must’ve hugged my son and mother for an hour str8. I don’t have PTSD or anything but I haven’t been to the site ever since recovering the last remains we were able. Absolutely beautiful song!!! All Americans should listen to Where Were U and Red, White & Blue every year.

I was in middle school in class and the teacher turned on the tv and we watched it.. and when I got home from school we watched it all that evening… now that I’m older I’ve watched about the details and about what happened and the people.. I watched about the one airplane that went down in Pennsylvania and the two tower… it broke my heart so much.. I thought about it for days and it make me cry.. I just can’t imagine what was going through their minds and how scared they was.. it just breaks your heart

My 9/11. I was just barely 22 super pregnant with my daughter. We lived in the San Francisco bay area in California. I was watching the news when the reports started scrolling across the screen. My then almost 2 yr old (9/14) sitting on my lap watching as the news kept scrolling through the crashes and info. Hes 22 now and still remembers sitting there with me while i cried. But it was eerie... No planes in the skys. No traffic on the roads. Nothing but silence in a large city. It was almost ghostly.

Mr Jackson is a gifted musician and a great song writer and he is an individual that the world has been very lucky to have .

I was 13, in Technology education class, listening to a local radio station at school, WDVE 102.5 Pittsburgh, our Rock station. A great song was playing, and just as it was getting to a guitar solo, the song cut off, and the morning DJ broke the news. But we also knew this DJ was notorious for making jokes, or as you'd say taking the pi**, so we called our teacher over and told him what was reported. His answer to us I'll never forget, he looked us dead in the eyes and said Bulls***. He turned the TV in the classroom on, and the image 8s forever burned into my memory. 14 years later, I was in the US Navy. I was honorably discharged earlier this year. Everyone has moments in their life, some great and some not so much, that they'll never forget. This day is one of them for me. But the resiliency shown by the country, combined with the unity and heroes of the day (There are many), isn't something I'll forget either.

I was getting ready for work listening to the radio when i heard that the first plane hit. I turned on the tv and watched as the second plane hit. I work in banking so we still had to stay open but it was the slowest day I've ever experienced. The entire day and the next few were spent in a daze. Just confusion, fear, sadness then trying to get back to normal life. Although we all knew 'normal" would never be the same as before. It's still very emotional and its difficult to convey to my 19yo daughter. I just hope she never has to truly understand. The support we as a nation received was what we needed.

Love Alan

Thank you for sharing this video and your story. I'm in the US. That day is as deeply embedded in me as the Pearl Harbor attack was to my father's generation. I was at home with my kids and happened to have the news turned on when it happened. I remember sitting there numb with shock. A part of me kept wanting to wake up from the nightmarish images on the TV. I knew someone who lived and worked in that area. It was weeks of fear for them before word got back to me that they were okay. During those weeks and for a long time afterwards, I felt numb inside from the shock of it all. I still cry when I think about that time. The horror of it has never truly left me.

My wife and myself were in a depressed daze for a week! Still haunts me to this day as it happened yesterday! 🇺🇸

Yes its a beautiful song as said here Alan where up all night he couldent go to sleep so he sat down and wrote this amazing song,you have to listen to Alans for me the best song and thats Remeber when all his family is in the video hugs from Norway 💕💕💕

I was in grade 8 English class (in Ontario Canada) when September 11th happened and later in the year for this same class I used this song as part of a project about music/lyrics.

He is a wonderful vocalist and interpreter of how we felt here!

I will tell my story. I was a first responder in pa when this happened. We got called to help where we could. We never went but I can see this emotion bc I have sen things that will haunt me forever. Alan Jackson sings his truth

So I'm a year late but after watching your reaction, I was so touched that I wanted to just add my memories. On 9/11, I was asleep in bed. I was 21 and had worked a double shift the night before. I must have gotten home around 3am so I just crashed. I remember my dad running into my room and telling me that I needed to get up. He said something terrible had happened and history was being made. And I'll always regret that I told him that if history was being made, I'd hear about it later and I just went back to sleep. I cried for days when I finally found out. My godmother was a flight attendant for US airways, but I was so traumatized, I thought it was United Airlines. I spent hours trying to call her daughter and find out if she was safe. She had been in the towers the DAY BEFORE having lunch. Praise God, she was safe. 911 opened my eyes and forced me to see the real world for the first time. 22 years later and I can still clearly remember the actual words my dad and I said. Not even just that I was tired but the actual words. They'll be burned into my memory for the rest of my life. Anyway, that's my story. Thanks so much for your beautiful reaction.

I just discovered your channel, and very glad I did, so I'm binging on your videos. On 9/11 I was in the US Air Force and assigned to the Pentagon however by office was in another building. My group was lucky we didn't lose anyone. I remember seeing shiny bits of confetti floating down outside our office windows that were parts of the plane. And I trying to contact my folks back in Alabama to let them know that I was okay. When I finally got through to my mother she was in tears because she had thought I had died. This is the first time I've seen this video and the first time in years I've heard the song. It just back a bunch of memories.

As with all Alan Jackson songs the wording was perfect , Alan is definitely the best singer songwriter of our era, just can't listen to enough of his music. Thank you for showing not just the video but your reaction xx

Thank you for sharing what your day was like on 9/11. All of our memories are etched in stone. May we never forget. Yes, love is the greatest gifts of all. ❤️

I was 6. I remember being in school and my teacher got a text on her phone. She turned on the news and started sobbing. The next thing I remember was my mom checking me out of school and driving home and she prayed the hardest id iver seen. Then we sat in our basement floor against the couch, between a coffee table, watching the news and she sheld me and my baby brother's eyes (not wanting us to see) and just held onto us and she just sobbed and prayed. I am 28 now. I was 6 at the time. I'll never forger that day as long as I live.

I had gotten out of the hospital the day before I woke up to it and was glued to the TV all day

Every year on September 11th I listen to this song. We will never forget. Thank you for posting this. 🇺🇸🇬🇧

I remember specifically... I was in my middle school home room which was also my first period algebra classroom. We had just been handed our prework which is basically the warmup for the day to lead into the days lesson. We were (mostly) all heads down, working on the assignment when I heard the door open and another teacher come in; this wasn't terribly odd, due to the configuration of the school and our classes all the teachers kind of shared the same grade students so there was a lot of keeping up between them. But I'll never forget what she said, which I didn't realize the significance of it at the time, "they hit us." My maths teacher answered, "huh?" -- "They hit us, an explosion or something, in New York, look at channel 4." A few moments later my teacher turned on the news station and I think it was just a few minutes before the second plane hit. The black smoke billowing from the first building, the chaos on the streets, no one knowing exactly what was going on. We soon realized it wasn't a simple explosion but a plane had hit the tower. At first there was speculation that it was a small passenger plane, but then reports came in that it was a large jetliner but people still kind of refused to believe iit. And then.... The second plane hit the second tower and life changed forever. I remember the instantaneous change in the reporters and the anchors tones, the way my teachers voice changed. I remember specifically each bell rang at the end of the hour for us to go to our next classroom, but we were told to stay. I remember around lunch time nothing had been prepared so we were served sack lunches with sandwiches, chips and juice. I remember we finally ended up changing classrooms around 1PM or so, only to be notified that we would be ending the day early and the busses would be running and parents had been notified. I remember when I got home my mother and my older sisters crying, my father glaring at the TV lost for words. I remember feeling lost, being 12 or so years old I didn't understand exactly what was going on, only that it was terrible. I remember seeing people jumping to their deaths from high up the tower. I remember seeing people covered in white dust walking and running away from the collapsed towers. I remember seeing the wreckage, the recovery and the aftermath. I remember seeing ground zero for weeks and months afterwards, wondering if it would ever look different, if it would ever look normal; or if it would be a scar forever, a reminder of that horrific day. It does something to a person, even if they aren't directly connected to an event like that, simply to experience it. I remember one of my good friends in school Mohammad started having bullies harass him simply due to his name; he wasn't even from the middle east but from Bosnia. I remember the sadness, the fear, the hate... But I also remember the strength, the will, the courage. We had a dark period in America after that. But we rose from the ashes as we have done before. And now, in current day, we lose ourselves in political conversations or disagreements about certain hot topic issues. We forget the fact that above all, we are all Americans and we share this great experiment that is the USA. I hope and I wish that we do not lose ourselves in these things for long, that we learn to listen and learn and conversate and debate and take the time to understand each other. Because we've been through much, much worse than what we currently must deal with, regardless of how bad some of it may be.

I was 16 and getting dressed for school. I watch the news in the mornings because I was weird like that. I remember calling to my family as I hurried from my room to the front room tv and put the news on, we all stood there, my cousins and my aunt, all half dressed for the day and saw the second plane hit on live TV and I said, "This is on purpose." And my Aunt started freaking out. Which scared my cousins, 12 and 8 at the time. My grandmother called to talk to us all to be careful at school. We lived on the other side of the country but there were still planes in the air that didn't respond to the orders to land, so the country was holding it[s breath. That day at school was very odd, no one taught that day. they had the TV's in all the classrooms hooked up to CNN. I remember I was in art class and all had our heads down on our projects and I happened to look up right at the right moment to see the first tower fall. I said "Oh! there it goes." and the teacher used to turn up the volume. The mood shifted down pretty hard because we knew, even then, that there were people trapped in the upper floors and now they were all gone and the second tower became like a dead man walking, we all knew its fate in an instant.

I was teaching a 6th grade class. We had a tv in our room so immediately turned it on. We saw the 2nd plane crash and then the building crash. I will never forget it and the weeks that passed. American flags sold out of all stores immediately . Everyone united and a strength was built I have never seen since. I love America with all our problems (and there are many).

He performed it live at an awards show less than 2 months after the event It had not been released, so had never been heard and there wasn't a sound during the performance but the reaction when he finished... Wow CMA 2001 check it out

9/11 is definitely our generation's JFK story. Everyone remembers exactly what they were doing the moment they found out.

I was 16. No school that day. My mom made me turn the news and i turned it on just in time to watch as united 175 hit the south tower. That's when i knew we were going to war 😢😪 btw your reaction has me in tears. I felt your feelings

I am a Kiwi living in NC. I was teaching a class for the American Red Cross at a local company when someone in the class was notified of the first attack. We worked hard to get the TV to go to a local channel as they were not supposed to be able to do that. As soon as we got the TV to work we watched the second tower attack. At that point I dismissed the class and we all went our separate ways to live out the rest of the day staring at the ongoing news. It was truly a tragic time indeed for everyone. My youngest son was so affected by the attack that he soon after joined the US Army National Guard and served two tours in Iraq as a combat medic. With God's grace, he came home safe. Thank you for this video.

I was going to a nearby town for a meeting when the country radio station turned to the news, which it never did before. Just listening to the news report, I knew we were now at war with someone. The horror of that day ran on the television for weeks with every passing funeral. Even today not all the dead have been accounted for. It will be a day remembered like we remember the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Thank you for doing this reaction today! I live in South Carolina, in the United States. As you said I think everyone remembers where they were the day the world stopped turning. I worked for a plaintiffs law firm at the time. One of our cocounsel worked into the north tower. Literally, I was in the bathroom getting ready for work. My husband called me into the living room to tell me that a plane had struck the north tower. From that point on, I was glued to the TV and never went to work. I remember at one point, actually feeling like the world was coming to an end. Alan Jackson was truly inspired to write this song. My prayers go out to all of those families who lost a loved one that horrific day. I pray that I never witnessed anything like that again in my lifetime. 🙏🏼🇺🇸🙏🏼🇺🇸🙏🏼🇺🇸

Crazy hearing you talking about seeing it happening. I was across the pond (Colorado). I woke out of a dead sleep, turned on the TV and for some reason it was on CNN (I NEVER watched CNN). It was right after the first building was hit. Turned to wake my girlfriend and just as she woke the second plane hit the second tower. As an American all I can say is thank you for caring. Too many people today have forgotten...

I was 9 years-old when it happened. I don't remember things so clearly, but I do remember when AJ played this for the first time at an award show. It's always affected me. When I was 15, my 8th grade class took a trip to Philly and NY (I'm from Central Texas). Of course, we went to the 9/11 museum. It's more of a shrine than a museum. I could hardly keep it together when I saw all the posters of hundreds of people still missing after 6 years. So many of them were very young people. I pray for the families of those still not found.

I was at work in a law office. My 3 year old was in daycare. We all went into the conference room and watched the TV until we were allowed to leave. My office was near the Capital building so they had everyone stay where they were because we didn’t know if more attacks were going to happen. I was trying to get in touch with my sister in law because she had her brother and father in law in building B. We lost my brother in law but his father had been late to work that morning. He left a wife and a new born daughter. It was watching a nightmare in real time. I cry every time I think about that day. We will always remember. Thank you to our brothers and sisters on the other side of the pond for your support and recognition of that day. Sending everyone much ✌️❤️

I can say that day was the most unreal day and weeks that followed. The cities were quiet. Nobody went to work. There were no aircraft sounds overhead (which was really bizarre). And a random fighter jet flying overhead. My colleagues and I had rifles strapped to our chest and went out and got ready for battle. I know guy that were lost when the towers collapsed. Solid freakin guys. I'll never forget and I'll take that to the grave. And the Brit forces and US forces fought like brothers, side by side back then. Brothers in arms.

I will never forget where I was. I was 18 too. At work at 8 am I am from New York and lost family that were firefighters. I saw the second plane hit. And the dread hit my stomach. When I knew were were attacked. I lost my best friend 4 years later to an IED in Iraq. That day changed the whole course of my life and so many. And it hurts our generation to see t he hate now.

I was in highschool and 4 months pregnant in Texas when I heard. Everyone got shuffled into the nearest classroom. The teachers said nothing but shut up and watch the news. It was horrifying and confusing. The teachers turned off the TV's after people started jumping out windows. (I'll never forget that). After that we were told to stay where we were. None of us moved, and barely anyone spoke. Everyone cried! At the end of the day, those who had parents come for them left first. Which was everyone but me. My dumb ass ran away. The school called an officer to escort me to my apartment. I was 17, pregnant, renting my own apartment, and going to highschool. It was a big day having my country kicked in the nards during that BS. Sometimes I still see those people falling though. I can't think about that day without seeing people jumping out of windows to escape the death by fire. So many people

I was 21 and in Las Vegas for a Bakers convention, as I was studying to be a Pastry Chef, was 7:30am when I got the news, I thought my teacher was joking. When I got home that Saturday I got the news my Great Aunt never made it out, she was on the 82nd floor of tower 2