Sorry for the late response but thought this was worth posting anyway.

I used to work for a large financial company that has headquarters across west 7th street from WFC in NY. I was to be on a flight to NY on that morning, but the week prior it was decided that I did not need to go. On 091101, I was working in my Minneapolis office when a co-worker ran into the office to tell me that there was a problem in NY. I happened to have a TV in my truck that day so I went to the parking ramp to get it. At one point, I had over a dozen people in my office watching updates. My NY co-workers were trying to get home. They used every form of transportation possible (walking, running, Boat, Subway, Train, Taxi).... Some co-workers finally made it home 8 hours after they left the office. Some had called me as they were escaping, they couldn't call home as the network was backed up, but they could call out. I collected their home information and called for them telling spouses that everything was fine and they were on their way. The weeks and months following 09/11, I was a point person in the organization as they were trying to work remote and I was in my Minneapolis office. In December of 01, I went to NY for the first time since September. I saw the hole and was awstruck. While the company I worked for did lose some people, I didn't personally know any of them.

Yes, I fly my flag proudly every day both before and since that date.