One Day in September Page #3

Ankie Spitzer

and they asked him about his results.

I'll never forget when he turned

around and came back towards me...

with this huge smile

on his face and said...

"You see? This is what

I was dreaming about. "

After ten days, Andre's fencers

finished their competitions...

and he and Ankie traveled to Holland

to spend time with their baby Anouk...

whom they had left

in the care of Ankie's parents.

The next morning at 10:00,

he had to take the train to Munich.

He woke up a little bit late.

We got to the train station,

and the train had left.

I was desperate because I thought

he's going to get in trouble...

when he gets back to Munich because

they're waiting for him there.

He said,

"Well, another day with you. "

I said, " No, let's try the other

train station about 30 miles onwards. "

So we raced to the next station...

and in Eindhoven in Holland,

that's where he jumped on the train.

Without a ticket.

The train was already in the station.

I still remember me

running next to the train...

and he left.

And that was the last time

I saw him.

On the night of September 4,

as Andre arrived back at the village...

the Israeli delegation was enjoying

a night out at the theater...

watching Fiddler on the Roof.

They returned to the village

at midnight.

The night of the operation...

we went to the restaurant

in the railway station for dinner.

There we met with the chief

of the organization...

who for the first time told us

what the target of our operation was.

I felt very proud...

that for the first time I was able

to confront the Israelis.

Our passports and belongings

were taken from us...

so there wouldn't be any clue

as to who we were.

Then we all went to the village.

As we were climbing

over the fence...

we ran into a group

of American athletes...

who were sneaking in

after a night out.

I remember they were drunk.

The funny thing is that we actually

helped each other to climb over.

I held my hand out...

and we lifted one

of them into the village.

We said thank you and good-bye.

With the help of members

of the East German team...

the terrorist leaders had entered

and studied the Olympic village...

in the days prior

to the attack.

Now they headed straight

for the Israeli men's quarters.

We headed towards the building.

Each of us

was carrying a sports bag...

filled with weapons,

hidden under clothes.

Each of us was given

a specific task.

My job was to guard the outside of

the building while the others went in.

The Israelis were

in five apartments.

Apartment one

housed the team coaches.

The terrorists went there first.

As they broke in, wrestling coach Moshe

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