xI was working half days at the Post Office and didn't have to be at work until 1:00pm so I had slept late I walked past the tv room and saw a scene of the plane crash at the pentagon. I just said to my husband how sad looks like a terrible plane crash and he told me it wasn't just a plane crash it was the Pentagon. He explained that we were under attack. I watched the news for some time and saw the two towers come down.
It was so hard to believe this and I just felt so absolutely lost but very angry and I wanted to do something. I went to my basket of giant rolls of curling ribbon got the red white and blue ribbon and a box of straight pins and took them to work with me. I gave them to one of the bosses and asked if she could make us some lapel ribbons. She not only put them together but she came up to each of the clerks and pinned them on us and patted us on the shoulder.
When the carriers returned from their routes she handed the ribbons out to them. She told me that some of the carriers wanted to use the ribbon for their car antennas, that was fine with me.
I remember within a few days those little beaded flags made out of safety pins started to appear the crafters didn't waste any time.