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Eyewitness accounts also played a significant role in understanding the scope of devastation. One man, who had experienced similar chaos during his time in Vietnam, compared the two and found the events of 9/11 deeply more disorienting. The sheer weight of the ash blanketing the streets painted a dismal picture, akin to a snowstorm, and acted as a tangible reminder of the tragedy that had unfolded.