Where Were You?

Nick Bostic | September 11, 2008

Where were you when the original 9/11 happened?

I was underwater at the Oregon Coast Aquarium with my great late friend Tim Powell. We were volunteer divers who were responsible for cleaning out the giant tanks where Keiko used to live. Someone in the tube held a sign up against the acrylic telling us to get out of the water, which was extremely odd. We spent the better part of the rest of our shift watching events unfold on TV.

The next time we went over, Tim had made us laminated American flags to strap to our tanks. We got applause in the tube from patrons. It made me feel proud of our country.