<div>From across the Hudson River in New Jersey, residents witnessed the events of 9/11 as they were on the school run or morning commute.<br>
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For Karina Vigo and her fellow students from Kearny High School in Kearny, NJ, they saw it unfold from their classroom window before teachers intervened and pulled down the blinds.<br>
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Reliving the day, she reveals a loss of innocence from 9/11 as students didn't understand what was happening in the city just across the water where they would visit when cutting school.<br>
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This is her story, told in her words.</div>
