I just wanted to post something for this day. It really changed my life the day the Twin Towers fell. Being young was hard to understand the true disaster of it all but there were so many people that died because of this selfish act and cruel act that will never be forgotten. I knew some people that were in the Towers, that God that they where on a lower floor and got to escape while they could. As for those who didn't my heart STILL goes out to all of them, their families and friends. It is a hard thing to cope with loosing a loved one, I would know. But now, years have passed and I only now wish that our troops that have been gone for years will be able to return home soon. We have been brought a new beginning and all that we can do is take that chance and make it better than the last. God Bless you all. Now I have just found info about 9/11 and I don't want to get in trouble for copyright so I will post the link at the bottom. I couldn't wright about it really from my own mind, it is just something that is too heart breaking and sad to write about. So here is what I found on this day.
"The September 11 attacks (9/11) were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by Al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours, destroying nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville in rural Pennsylvania, after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane, which the hijackers had redirected toward Washington, D.C. There were no survivors from any of the flights.
In total 2,993 people, including the hijackers, died in the attacks. The overwhelming majority of casualties were civilians, including nationals of over 90 countries. In addition, the death of at least one person from lung disease was ruled by a medical examiner to be a result of exposure to dust from the World Trade Center's collapse. The United States responded to the attacks by launching a "War on Terrorism", invading Afghanistan to depose the Taliban, who had harbored al-Qaeda terrorists, and enacting the USA PATRIOT Act. Many other countries also strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded law enforcement powers. Some American stock exchanges stayed closed for the rest of the week following the attack, and posted enormous losses upon reopening, especially in the airline and insurance industries. The destruction of billions of dollars worth of office space caused serious damage to the economy of Lower Manhattan. "
In total 2,993 people, including the hijackers, died in the attacks. The overwhelming majority of casualties were civilians, including nationals of over 90 countries. In addition, the death of at least one person from lung disease was ruled by a medical examiner to be a result of exposure to dust from the World Trade Center's collapse. The United States responded to the attacks by launching a "War on Terrorism", invading Afghanistan to depose the Taliban, who had harbored al-Qaeda terrorists, and enacting the USA PATRIOT Act. Many other countries also strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded law enforcement powers. Some American stock exchanges stayed closed for the rest of the week following the attack, and posted enormous losses upon reopening, especially in the airline and insurance industries. The destruction of billions of dollars worth of office space caused serious damage to the economy of Lower Manhattan. "
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The damage to the Pentagon was cleared and repaired within a year, and the Pentagon Memorial was built on the site. The rebuilding process has started on the World Trade Center site. In 2006 a new office tower was completed on the site of 7 World Trade Center. The 1 World Trade Center is currently under construction at the site and at 1,776 ft (541 m) upon completion in 2011, will become one of the tallest buildings in North America. Three more towers were originally expected to be built between 2007 and 2012 on the site."For my last and final words on this entry I would again just like to say that my heart goes out to everyone that has been effected by this tragedy . I still do not fully agree on our troops STILL being in Iraq and what not, but I suppose that's just how things go in life. I hope that everyone stays safe and that our loved ones will make it back home safe and sound. One day things will subside and all will be good. That might sound cliche but it is true. Everything will one day be OK and we all will look back and remember what he have lived all this time for. Again God Bless.
xoxo
-Bri
I found this information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks (yes it is word by word but honestly I am not calling this my own work so here it is, the link.)
