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I was working at my uncle's vegetable processing plant. The lady in the lab told me when I went in for a tag. Her son called and told her what he was seeing on TV. I thought it was an accident because I couldn't believe something like that could happen. Every time I went in for a tag, I got updates. I think at first the reporters that it was an accident, but soon enough the truth was realized. It had been a dry summer and the corn crop wasn't to good. The day shift went home early (around 2pm) so the pickers could get a jump on the corn needed for night shift. I was glad to go home so I could see what was happening. I turned on the TV and saw footage of the planes hitting, the burning towers, and the towers falling. I stood there stunned and remember feeling as if I'd been punched in the stomach. My wife and I went on a 5 day trip to NY in 2011. We visited the site and it was a sombre, kinda strange feeling. I'd like to go back again and see the new victims museum (it was being built when we were there). That says a lot because I am NOT a traveler.
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