2. 9/11 started like any other day. The news was talking about
the usual stuff, everybody was getting ready for work, and nobody
could foresee the horror that would happen later. Later that day, a
terrorist attack would take the twin towers down, part of the
pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania . 3. Reenactment 4. 9/11 was
an act of terrorism in 2001 that killed many people. Here are some
facts about it. It took 9 months to clean up after the attack
10,000 people were injured There was 1.8 million tons worth of
wreckage Only 18 people were saved from the wreckage 5. One of the
other buildings to suffer from 9/11 was the Pentagon. A plane hit
one of the sides and ruined it with fire damage, water and smoke
damage, and of course structural damage. 6. All of a sudden there
were people screaming. I saw people jumping out of the building.
Their arms were flailing. I stopped taking pictures and started
crying. -Michael Walters, a freelance photojournalist in Manhattan
The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit.
Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified. We feel renewed
devotion to the principles of political, economic, and religious
freedom, the rule of law and respect for human life. We are more
determined than ever to live our lives in freedom. -Rudolph
Giuliani, former mayor of New York CityYou can be sure that the
American spirit will prevail over this tragedy. -Colin Powell(All
quotes are taken from vetransunited.com) 7. Flight 93, another
hi-jacked plane, was crashed into a field in Pennsylvania, and it
is suspected that the plane was headed for the White House. 8. Todd
Beamer is the one who stopped the plane from crashing into the
capital In doing so, his last words were ,Lets Roll. The plane had
38 passengers, 5 flight attendants, and 2 pilots. 9. Long after the
events of the terrorist attacks, the falling of the Twin Towers has
led them to make a memorial to all who have died in the tragedy.
10. Wikipedia Vetransunited.com Dosomething.org
