I was off the coast of San Diego, on my ship, when we got the call to head North to San Francisco, to make sure nothing happened there. I remember it all too well, and I will NEVER forget.
When we saw TV on the messdecks, it looked almost computer generated, as if it couldn't have happened. Then, the announcement over the intercom on the ship was made, and, everyone just changed moods, from happy, to utterly pissed. I still feel pissed about it to this very day.