9/11 Terror Attacks

Terror Attacks Of September 11th

“What separates us from the animals, what separates us from the chaos, is our ability to mourn people we’ve never met.” - David Levithan. Just under fourteen years ago we were attacked on our own soil for the first time since December 7, 1941 when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Although I wasn’t old enough to remember this day I feel like I was one of the millions of Americans to witness the terror attacks on September 11, 2001. September 11th was a horrific event in United States history and has left a permanent mark on our country to this day. On September 11, 2001, at 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into
It was a Boeing 767 on a scheduled flight from Boston to Los Angeles, with 81 passengers, nine flight attendants, and two pilots. At 7:59 AM, Flight 11 took off from Boston 's Logan Airport. At 8:13 the pilots last communication was made to ground control. At 8:15 Boston Air Traffic Control began unsuccessful attempts to contact the pilots after the plane failed to respond to an order to climb. At 8:20, Flight 11 stopped transmitting its transponder signal, and veered northward and departed dramatically from the westward heading of its planned route. The controllers concluded that the plane had probably been hijacked. At 8:28 controllers reportedly watched the plane make a 100-degree turn toward the south. The plane continued along the Hudson River straight into New York City. This plane flew directly over my house when I was three years old. At 8:46 Flight 11 collided with the North Tower. United Airlines Flight 175 is believed to be the plane that hit the World Trade Center 's South Tower. It was a Boeing 767 on a scheduled flight from Boston to Los Angeles, with 56 passengers, 7 flight attendants, and 2 pilots. At 8:14 AM, Flight 175 took off from Boston 's Logan Airport, 16 minutes after its scheduled departure time. Then at 8:41 the pilot reported hearing a transmission from the then hijacked Flight 11. At 8:42, Flight 175 veered off its planned course, and began flying south. Then
Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified. We feel renewed devotion to the principles of political, economic, and religious freedom, the rule of law and respect for human life. We are more determined than ever to live our lives in freedom.” September 11th is a day that will and should never be forgotten. It has left the United States marked with an everlasting symbol of pain but also has brought out a sign of strength that we still show today. In memory of those lost on September 11, 2001; you now know the entire