It happened 10 years ago. September 11, 2001. On that fateful day back in 2001, we were all in shock. There is not one person I know that can't tell me what they were doing when the Twin Towers in New York were attacked, burnt and came crashing down.
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| The World Trade Center Twin Towers in their former beauty. |
My story is this:
I was in training for a call center position for the local phone company. It was 8am and our training class was waiting for our trainer to arrive. He was running late, because he got stuck in traffic. One of my co-trainees was always glued to his blue tooth capable phone. All of a sudden he quoted his phone source: "OMG a plane hit one of the Twin Towers in New York!" We were quite startled by this announcement and started questioning him on the details. Right then our trainer arrived, who was quickly informed of the news. I remember thinking: "There isn't any airport close to the World Trade Center....!" We quickly entered the training room and accessed the Internet on our computers. All the major news networks showed live feeds and replays of what had just happened. As they showed the burning tower from all angles suddenly we saw another plane approach. We weren't quite sure if this was another replay. Then we realized that this was a live feed! In disbelief, we watched the second plane strike the other tower! We heard the same horror we felt in the voices of the newscasters as they confirmed what we just saw! It was mind-blowing! Of course, there was no sense in continuing training. Instead, we kept watching as the events unfolded in front of our eyes... News came in of the Pentagon being struck in Pennsylvania and Flight 93 going down with the brave souls that prevented our nation's capital from being struck.
One of the most shocking things I remember from the newscasts was a newscaster broadcasting right as the Twin Towers came down... this person was in the middle of talking when the ground started rumbling noisily and the camera became shaky. A huge cloud of ashes approached from the newscaster's back.... and then he was gone, just like that....and the camera went black and white with static...
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| The Twin Towers burning right after the 2nd plane struck. |
This was a very sad day for our nation, but also one that brought the whole world together as one! People helped each other without second thought. Some even sacrificed their lives to save others. Everybody became more aware that every day could be our last one and that we have to make each day count! We all became stronger in the process. But we will always remember those who lost their lives and their families!
Here are some of the statistics of the terror attack that left the whole world breathless. (Taken from Christruitt.com)
WE WILL NEVER FORGET!!
| Total Deaths | 2996 |
| Confirmed Deaths | 2948 |
| Reported Deaths | 24 |
| Reported Missing | 24 |
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