1.0StoryCorpshttps://storycorps.orgFreddy Bendekgeyhttps://storycorps.org/author/fbendekgey/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="U1r17jkgsy"><a href="https://storycorps.org/stories/memories-of-escaping-the-south-tower-of-the-wtc-on-september-11-2001/">Memories of Escaping the South Tower of the WTC on September 11, 2001</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://storycorps.org/stories/memories-of-escaping-the-south-tower-of-the-wtc-on-september-11-2001/embed/#?secret=U1r17jkgsy" width="600" height="338" title="“Memories of Escaping the South Tower of the WTC on September 11, 2001” — StoryCorps" data-secret="U1r17jkgsy" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://storycorpsorg-staging.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/Dittmar16x9-1.jpg17781000On September 11th, 2001, Joe Dittmar was visiting New York City from the Chicago suburb of Aurora, Illinois. He worked in the insurance industry and had an early morning meeting at the World Trade Center. Joe was on the 105th floor of the south tower when the north tower was attacked. Then, 17 minutes later, […]