I saw this day ...

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I was near World Trade Center 09.11 from about 9:20. Both was burning. 
Firstly I saw them burning from train window, on Brooklyn bridge.
I sence, that after WTC collapses, I had a breath of "WTC snow" from the ashes of my daughter...
 
This black day we planed to do shopings with Helen, before my departure to Lithuania (tickets - on 09.14).
Before, I drive my grandson Erik to the school, he is 8 old, and then go to WTC on train.
He spend all summer with my family in Lithuania at Baltic sea.
I brout him in NY for surgery on eyes (04.09 - surgery for correction). All is well.
We, both, I and my daughter, was near him in hospital before and after operation. Out of rules ...
You can don't believe me, but it is the hospital in Manhattan, where 4th victim of antrax was worked, vietnamiese woman...
 
When I appear near WTC, at the blocked by police City hall square,
nothing give me possibility to do "short extra call" to my daughter in WTC".
Cellulars unworking, near phones lot of peoples.
I done it but later, ... when some russian women with she's daughter in payphone query pull me in query.
 
When first tower collapse I dont understand about, because I couldn't saw it directly from City hall.
I thought only about big explosion.
Around panic, fear, shouts, feebleness of the people... Policemens cryed: "Go, GO, GO" .., and all runs
 
I remain at the place, and done calls from people empty phones... nothing.
Then I pass 2 blocks by Chamber str. and saw only one tower, my daughter ...
I don't know why, but I asked policemen "where second one?", - "It's GONE" - he only said me ...
 
Here, on my eyes, collapsed "our", north tower ...
I don't know why, but I don't hear nothing by my ears, only saw that all...
 
Later I walk afoot to the home, via the Manhattan bridge, across all Brooklyn, to the Brighton, with hoisted hand, more than 20 km, nothing help me or others ...
 
Between ours was mens all covered by "WTC dust", ... around cars, ... very hot, ... they also lost help ... Only near churches we was served by water...
 
I was need to take my grandson from school and be at home, near phone.
Then I had illusions and reasons that my daughter may be not in towers ..., and she make calls to the empty home

I don't sence, understand you me enough, or not? ... my english ...
Nobody has answered for that has taken place, nobody has not repented ...
 
Later, I am waiting in NY 2 months, ... nothing, ...
any information, ...  not from hospitals,... I had find Lithuanian doctors in Manhattan hospitals ... them was forbidden to say anymore ...; not from police examiners (I made visit in NYU with Helens friends and create the case of Helen's loss), ... not from Family center, full of dogs, empty mans, food and shamans...

The unformal memorials were destroyed ... (Union square, village,...). Policemen on Union square answered me: " It's GONE..", later seen my reaction he added: "Will be true memorial, on Ground Zero, later ..."
Happened, that there was no place to hang up a flyer for daughter, ... to put flowers, ... near to the Ground Zero ...
 
I think, only in US may be so, ... God turn out from it, ... but God bless you, I hope ... Helen, ... go back ... We are waiting you till now ...

Why the top of tower was stay empty of people after attack? Helicopters ...
Why they had only one way - to jump through the windows?
W
here was fighters all this day?
I have so much questions, I'll post them on the web, it is in process...
I can't it create earlier, a had not enouth strength
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Vladimir Gavriushin  :: v.gavriusinas@post.skynet.lt ::
Sorry for bad English
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I saw this day ...


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