Remembering 9/11
Midm Yi
Issue date: 12/7/09 Section: New Year
There have been many images swimming in the media of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Above is a photo of one of the planes hitting one of the twin towers.
On Dec. 7, 1941, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the empire of Japan. In a single swift invasion, Pearl Harbor was completely annihilated, weakening the entire U.S. Pacific Fleet to a crumble and was considered to be one of the deadliest attacks on American soil.
Unfortunately, Pearl Harbor was not the last attack the American people would experience upon their homes. Sixty years later, on Sep. 11, 2001, America once again faced the unimaginable and became a target for a terrorist network group called al-Queda led by Osama bin Laden. Surprising the nation and the world, American soil faced another day of infamy.
The images will never be forgotten whether people were at the actual site or sitting glued in front of the television, everyone felt the same unexplainable shock, horror, and pain.
Early morning on Sep. 11, nineteen terrorists hijacked and took control of four commercial airliners. At 8:46 a.m., American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower, causing a massive fiery explosion. Following soon after, United Airlines Flight 175 collided into the south tower at 9:03 a.m. A third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, hit the pentagon at 9:37 a.m. and the fourth, United Airlines Flight 93, was the only airliner to miss its target and crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania at 10:03 a.m.
Firefighters and police officers were immediately called to the scene and they made desperate yet valiant and courageous efforts to save the people trapped in the Trade Centers. However, the explosion and continual fire was deteriorating the metal structures of the building, the south fell first at 9:59 a.m. and the north tower collapsing at 10:28 a.m. Debris crashed around the streets of New York City, destroying other buildings around it. Everything was in chaos.
Soon after the attacks were over, Osama bin Laden and his terrorist group, al-Queda, claimed responsibility. President George Bush and the United States Government declared the war on terrorism and against bin Laden. To this day, the war on terrorism rages on.
The casualties of Sep. 11, was an ill-fated total of 2,976 deaths.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said the only thing we need to fear is fear itself. Sep. 11, should have struck fear in the hearts of millions but instead the American people chose not to fear but stood firm. Truly, the tragedies of Sep. 11 still resonate across the nation, from the east to west. Echoes from 9/11 still radiates today and will never be forgotten.
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Unfortunately, Pearl Harbor was not the last attack the American people would experience upon their homes. Sixty years later, on Sep. 11, 2001, America once again faced the unimaginable and became a target for a terrorist network group called al-Queda led by Osama bin Laden. Surprising the nation and the world, American soil faced another day of infamy.
The images will never be forgotten whether people were at the actual site or sitting glued in front of the television, everyone felt the same unexplainable shock, horror, and pain.
Early morning on Sep. 11, nineteen terrorists hijacked and took control of four commercial airliners. At 8:46 a.m., American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower, causing a massive fiery explosion. Following soon after, United Airlines Flight 175 collided into the south tower at 9:03 a.m. A third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, hit the pentagon at 9:37 a.m. and the fourth, United Airlines Flight 93, was the only airliner to miss its target and crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania at 10:03 a.m.
Firefighters and police officers were immediately called to the scene and they made desperate yet valiant and courageous efforts to save the people trapped in the Trade Centers. However, the explosion and continual fire was deteriorating the metal structures of the building, the south fell first at 9:59 a.m. and the north tower collapsing at 10:28 a.m. Debris crashed around the streets of New York City, destroying other buildings around it. Everything was in chaos.
Soon after the attacks were over, Osama bin Laden and his terrorist group, al-Queda, claimed responsibility. President George Bush and the United States Government declared the war on terrorism and against bin Laden. To this day, the war on terrorism rages on.
The casualties of Sep. 11, was an ill-fated total of 2,976 deaths.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said the only thing we need to fear is fear itself. Sep. 11, should have struck fear in the hearts of millions but instead the American people chose not to fear but stood firm. Truly, the tragedies of Sep. 11 still resonate across the nation, from the east to west. Echoes from 9/11 still radiates today and will never be forgotten.
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