Share Your 9/11 Stories With Alpharetta-Milton Patch

Ten years ago on a sunny day in September, things got very dark for the nation. Most of us can still remember exactly what we were doing when we first heard about terrorists attacks on 9/11 at the Twin Towers in New York, the Pentagon outside of Washington, D.C., with another Washington-bound jet crashing into a field near Shanksville, PA.

I still remember having to take MARTA downtown because the only route I was sure about to my destination took me past a road being blocked off for security. Yet MARTA was shutting down as well. That was all well and good, but I didn't expect to see a MARTA police officer walking up the tracks checking for things I didn't want to think about.

As part of Patch's coverage and commemoration, we are putting together images and human interest stories about how that tragic date has affected us all.

Were you in New York at the time? Did you have family or friends who were affected? Do you know of anyone who was deployed to fight in Iraq or Afghanistan?

If your life was in some way changed by the events of 9/11, we're asking for photos or personal accounts to share with our readers. What are your memories of that day that changed your life here in Alpharetta and Milton?

Please send a photo and your story by email to Bob Pepalis.