911 Memorial

The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-qaeda upon the united states in new York city and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed almost 3,000 people and caused at least $10 billion in property and infrastructure damage. Along with the 110-floor twin towers, numerous other buildings at the world trade center site were destroyed or badly damaged, including WTC buildings 3 through 7 and st. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. The North Tower, South Tower, the Marriott hotel and 7 WTC were completely destroyed. The U.S. customs house and both pedestrian bridges connecting buildings were severely damage. At 8:46 a.m., five hijackers crashed American airlines flight 11 into the northern façade of the world trade center’s north tower, and at 9:03 a.m., another five hijackers crashed united airlines flight 175 into the southern façade of the south tower. Five hijackers flew American airlines 77 into the pentagon at 9:37 a.m. a fourth flight, united airlines 93, under the control of four hijackers, crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh, at 10:03 a.m. after the passengers fought the hijackers. Flight 93’s target is believed to have been either the capitol or the white house. Flight 93’s cockpit voice recorder revealed crew and passengers tried to seize control of the plane from the hijackers after learning through phone calls the flights 11, 77, 175 had been crashed into buildings that morning. Once it became evident to the hijackers that the passengers might regain control of the plane, the hijackers rolled the plane and intentionally crashed it.

Reflection: I think this was really unfair to the people that were in the plains, knowing that these families lost their loved once just because of some terrorist. A lot of people passed away and it is scary knowing in your head you are going to die for something that has nothing to do with you. It was very cruel from the person that planned all of this, he should of thought of all the innocent people he was going to kill.