At 9:05 in the morning, an explosion shattered the fuselage.
And he was still among those memories when a second explosion shattered the darkness, perhaps even greater than the first.
The explosion shattered more of the hospital windows and threw a dozen patients full-length to the floor.
Two hundred men more died as the explosion shattered an entire level and destroyed the carrier's primary flight control center.
An explosion shattered his pelvis and caused other internal injuries.
But the explosion shattered the face in the pictures and left him with another one.
The explosion shattered the windows of apartment buildings and stores for blocks around.
The explosion also shattered the windows of a 39-story trade center that was still under construction and only partly occupied.
The explosion shattered what glass was left in the window panes, but did no other damage.
The explosions shattered the windows of storefronts for blocks around.