On 9/11, he escaped NYC on a boat

Pat was working at the New York Stock Exchange on 9/11 and recalls how he jumped on a NY Waterway Ferry to get back to New Jersey after the planes hit the WTC. It wasn't until he looked back that he realized the towers had completely collapsed.

This excerpt is part of NJ.com's 25th anniversary tribute of Sept. 11, 2001. We asked people to leave a message sharing their memories from that day. What's a detail you'll never forget?