Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Remembering


Pearl Harbor.

D-Day.

JFK Assassination.

Berlin Wall coming down.

Oklahoma City Bombing.

Columbine.

9.11.01

These are all infamous dates. Tragic dates. Evidence that there is evil in the world. Those who were alive for those events remember exactly what they were doing that day. Who they were with. How they felt. Even the following days. What they did. How different they felt towards their country. How they felt towards their fellowman. How they felt towards their own life. Vowing to never look at the world differently. Do we still have the same appreciation for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? Maybe once a year, on the anniversary of 9.11.01 we will remember.

At least 2,966 victims died in the September 11th attacks, including:
There were 266 people on the four planes:
American Airlines Flight 11 (crashed into the WTC): 87
United Airlines Flight 175 (crashed into the WTC): 60
American Airlines Flight 77 (crashed into the Pentagon: 59
United Flight 93 (downed in Shanksville, PA): 41
There were 2,595 people in the World Trade Center and near it, including:
343 NYFD firefighters and paramedics
23 NYPD police officers
37 Port Authority police officers
There were 125 civilians and military personnel at the Pentagon.
1,609 people lost a spouse or partner on 9/11. More than 3,051 children lost parents.

1 comment:

Bray said...

Sarah, you have found your groove. You were definately meant to do this.