I was in kindergarten when it happened. 5 years old. Since I live on the West Coast, everything happened while I was still sleeping. The airplanes struck at 5:46 AM and 6:03 AM Pacific Time. The towers collapsed at 6:59 AM and 7:28 AM Pacific Time. Since my elementary school didn't start until 9:00 Pacific Time, I was fast asleep. Blissfully unaware that 2,996 would die. Blissfully unaware that the course of American history would be changed forever.