I talked with members of the 79th Medical Wing staff to find out their stories of where they were and what they were doing. Here are a few of their stories, including my own.
Col. Sharon Bannister, 79th Medical Wing commander
I was a periodontal resident at Wilford Hall in the middle of a graded oral case presentation. During the break, we walked out of the conference room and saw the patient waiting room full of staff and patients watching the TV in complete silence. Once I realized what had happened, my heart immediately ached for the families of those who were about to live with loss for the rest of their lives. I don't remember anything else that happened that day and probably never will, but I'll never forget that the attacks claimed the lives of 2,996 people and affected the lives of many millions more. On 9/11 at 8:46 a.m., please take time to give a moment of silence to remember one of the darkest days in our nation's history.
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