For many of us we were in first of second grade. Old enough to recognize that people were sad and that something was wrong, but not old enough to know that our prized country was under attack. Yes, our nation liberty and justice for all was under attack as we knew it. The nation came to a standstill. How could this happen? Who was doing this? Why? People were angry, scared, and desperate. Thousands of lives were lost on September Eleventh Two-Thousand and One.
So what did exactly happen? On September 11th 2001 at approximately 8:45 Flight 11 crashed into the north side of the north Twin Tower at a speed of close to 500 miles per hour. It settled on floors 93-99, sending a massive shock wave throughout the block. What was it? Was it an accident? In the 1940’s there had been a plane that hit the empire state building. Was this just a mishap? In a little over a quarter of an hour people would realize that this wasn’t an accident. At 9:03 flight 175 stormed into the south twin tower on the south side at an astonishing speed of 590 miles per hour. With people recording the North building on fire, they caught the second building being a landing field for flight 175. Both buildings were ablaze do to all of the engine fuel from the two planes. People stood in awe. Hearing screams from the buildings, the sirens rushing to aid, and the traumatic sight of people jumping from excessive heights of the two buildings not wanting to burn alive. What was this? Where there more? Not only was the city of New York in a panic of not knowing what on earth was happening, but the nation was as well.
Just as people were finally getting it through their heads that out nation was not safe, flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon at 9:37. The home of our Nation’s security has been destructed. All 65 people who were on the plane and 125 personnel were killed. Any thought of this being an accident escaped the citizens of America’s mind. There was someone out there who was targeting us. Targeting out buildings, our people, and our security. An hour exactly after the crash into the South tower flight 93 was crashed into a corn field outside of Pittsburg Pennsylvania. The passengers learned what had occurred in Manhattan and in Washington D.C. With their brave decisions they took over and crashed it. It’s speculated that the plane was headed to either the white house or the capital. If they hadn't have taken their own lives who knows what would have happened. Thay are brave heros.
At 10:24 the South tower second to be hit collapsed. It sent a tsunami of dust and debris through the streets of N.Y.C. four short minutes later the North tower collapsed. Sending yet another tsunami. Air wasn’t safe to breathe in. 5:20 p.m. World Trade Center building 7 collapsed due to remains on top of the 47 story building from the other two sky scrapers and the shock waves.
Fire fighters searched for hours on end for people who may still be alive under the broken towers. Only two people were found the next day, September 12, 2001. With many lives gone the horrible day came to an end. Shaking our nation’s confidence, but strengthening our protection.
On September 11th 2001 I remember my first grade teacher asking if any of us knew what had happened today. At that point only one tower had been hit, and within about thirty seconds she came to realization that the second was hit. She just started to cry. We weren’t old enough to realize the dramatic effects that it would have on our beloved country. Because of this attack we started the War on Terror. We invated Afgahnistan. We invaded there because that is were the terrorists were hiding. I think it has strengthened us as a whole. It is also something that can never be forgotten.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_for_the_day_of_the_September_11_attacks
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