Dr. Gallo

Dr. Gallo: “In 2001, I was at Penn State University and when the first plane hit the first tower I was actually in yoga class, which was my PE elective. So, I didn’t know it had happened because we were quietly sitting in our yoga class doing our yoga stuff. I then walked to my next class, which was my technical writing class, and when I walked in the tv was on and there was a picture. They were showing footage of the burning of the first tower. And I said ‘What happened?’ and somebody said ‘There’s a plane that crashed into the world trade center’ and I remember saying ‘On purpose?!’ because it horrified me that that had been the case. And they said ‘Yea’. So, we were sitting there watching the footage and the TV news we saw was broadcasting the second plane hitting the second tower in real-time, and it was horrific. We then sat there for a while longer, and the class never happened. The teacher came in, and we were all just sitting and watching tv. After sitting there for a long time, the first tower collapsed, and I then left and went back to my room to watch the second tower collapse.”