Terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001
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Last published Mon, Sep 12, 2016
"On that terrible day, a nation became a neighborhood, and all Americans became New Yorkers."
- Governor George Pataki
We all remember 9/11, don't we? If we weren't alive when it happened, we certainly heard about it, right? I was born a year after it happened. I don't remember it. I remember hearing about it though.
Let's face it. No one saw it coming. No one. America was not expecting to lose 2,000+ lives. America was not expecting her world trade center to crumble that day.
We had international support. 9/13/01 Queen Elizabeth the 2nd broke protocol and allowed America's national anthem to be played. In Finland every mode of transportation stopped to declare a moment of mourning for America. "Nous sommes tous Américains," is a phrase that the French chanted in protest to terrorism for America's sake. It means "we are all Americans." Germany displayed the American flag and a banner that read "we stand by you."
The ground shook in America, and knocked us off our feet. The whole world experienced it with us.
We, as Americans, have a responsibility to honor our dead and a duty to make sure it never happens again.
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