September 11th 25th Anniversary memorial post.
It was a beautiful, clear day on the morning of September 11, 2001, that many remember as being borderline perfect. Traffic was a non-issue, the trains were on time with no flaws, and every minute detail went in everyone’s favor. If it was any other day, it would have come and gone like any other with it being unnaturally pleasant as the main standout.
At 8:46 AM, Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center’s (WTC) North Tower, resulting in the instant deaths of 87 innocents on board and the five hijackers and trapping everyone above the 91st floor, condemning them to an unavoidable death. At 9:03 AM Flight 175 crashed into the WTC South Tower, resulting in the deaths of 60 innocents on board and the nine hijackers, alongside an unknown number of employees within the struck area of the tower.
At 9:37 AM, Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon, and while it was a side that was under renovation, a total of 184 innocents are instantly killed alongside the five hijackers.
The final plane, Flight 93, crashes in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania at 10:02 A.M, after the passengers counter hijacked the plane and flew it into the ground, with its original target being the Capitol Building. No one survived the crash, resulting in the death of 40 heroes and 4 hijackers.
At 9:59 A.M, the South Tower collapsed, followed by the North Tower collapsing at 10:28 A.M. Anyone left in the Towers did not survive the collapse.
A total of 2,977 lives ended too soon that day. With thousands more dying in the following years due to health complications as a consequence of the amount of toxic dust found at Ground Zero.
9/11 was an act of terrorism on American soil that had no right of ever happening, and yet nearly 2,977 people lost their lives at the hands of 19 extremists that decided to strike against American Freedom. Hundreds of people lost someone that they knew in one form or another during the attacks, be it friends, family or dear colleagues in the workplace.
25 years later, the message that continues is never forget. For those born after 9/11 and those too young to remember, take the time to learn about the day, learn about those who died on that September day, and never forget the sacrifices made by the first responders, firefighters, police officers, civilian heroes and passengers who made the ultimate sacrifice to make sure someone else got to see another tomorrow.
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