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See bell.ca/network for details. 2 TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY P Ajax man captured haunting images of 9/11 September 9, 2011 AJAX from page 1 wasn’t a huge noise echoing.” As he went to his building, he passed by The wind was blowing in the opposite posters and photos of missing people and “I always travelled with it because you’re direction from where he was, so he didn’t impromptu memorials set up by families there and you don’t want to miss anything, get the debris in his direction. still searching for their loved ones. News Advertiser • but you’re not expecting this.” The building he was working in was also After the six days, he came back to Ajax, One photo captures the explosion after the a listening post for the secret service and but ended up going back to the United States second plane hit, a ball of orange flame sur- CIA, so by then government employees had to finish his contract. He hasn’t been back rounding the south tower. Mr. Marquardt come onto the street and pushed the crowd since 2004. He plans to go at some point to said he didn’t see the second plane hit as it further back. They also told them what had see the memorial. came from behind the building, but that’s happened at the Pentagon. “They’re rebuilding, they’re not hiding, what shook the crowd up. People didn’t they’re blossoming,” he said of New Yorkers. know whether it was an explosion or an air- Mr. Marquardt said the experience has plane, but they knew something was very I know it’s been 10 taught him to be more appreciative of life wrong. and also that there are bad people out “That’s when the screams started and peo- years, but I still remember seeing there. ple knew something was going on.” it hearing it, the voices, the sirens. The news that Osama Bin Laden was killed As the sounds of sirens roared towards the was welcome, but he points out that Al David Marquardt towers, he remained where he was. He said Qaeda still exists. Bin Laden’s death doesn’t he’s not sure why he didn’t leave. begin to make up for it, he said. “Just from the awe of it, you’re just frozen, “Not for the amount of people that were it’s hard to explain really, with the amount of lost, he’s one and they were many.” people that were there, you stay there with With no public transportation and his car He will mark the anniversary of the attacks them,” he said. He said he had the sense that locked in the basement of his building, Mr. simply. he was witnessing history. Marquardt eventually made his way back “Just a moment of silence, being with my “The thing that affected me the most was to a more distant Bell site. Phones and cell- family and saying a prayer.” standing there and hearing the debris fall phones were down, but he was able to send And he’ll be watching the news reports. and later you hear about the people who an e-mail home letting his family know he “I’m always glued every year in case there’s DAVID MARQUARDT PHOTO NEW YORK -- Ajax resident David jumped to their death rather than being was all right. something I didn’t see and know and it helps burnt. But they’re so small against the build- Over the next six days, Mr. Marquardt con- with the healing.” Marquardt was working in a building just ing you don’t realize it’s people.” tinued to work in Manhattan, maintaining seven blocks from the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. This photo shows the Mr. Marquardt and the people on the street Bell’s communication equipment. Page 6 - Today’s editorial were stunned as the south tower collapsed. “I knew things had to be done and by that aftermath of the second plane slamming “It was just shock, just unbelievable, the time I had talked to my family, they knew I Page 4 - Related Story ‘Durham contingent into the south tower. Ten years haven’t sounds of the cracking, it was muffled, so it was OK.” headed to 9/11 memorial’ dampened his memory of that day. BREAKAWAY SALE! AJAX THE BREAKAWAY NO TAX ON ANY PURCHASE!* *Ajax Source for Sports will pay the equivalent of the Tax at time of Purchase. See Store for details. HST FINAL DAYS! SALE ENDS SUN. ALL THE LATEST GEAR FROM ALL SALE! SEPT.11/11 THE GREATEST NAMES! ON NOW! DOOR CRASHERS REG. NOW REG. NOW • SHERWOOD T50 YOUTH HOCKEY GLOVE 9” & 10” $2999 > $1500 $ 99 $ 99 EQUIPMENT REG.