PHOTOS: The aftermath of 9/11

[Peter1469]

PHOTOS: The aftermath of 9/11

I was in Korea on 9-11. I got a call from a colleague who was on another post - she told me to turn the news on. After a minute or so I advised her to get some sleep- we will likely be on alert soon and won't be getting sleep for a while. I told her the US was now at war.

A lot of Muslims lived around US bases in Korea. Very soon after the attacks, the ROK army surrounded US bases to provide defense. Then the ROK army went through the towns surrounding US bases and evicted all of the Muslims. I don't know what they did with them, but they were gone real fast.

Each year, New York City and millions around the country commemorate 9/11 with mournful ceremonies, volunteering, appeals to "never forget," and drawing attention to the terror attacks' continued toll on first responders.


Relatives of the victims descend on ground zero in Lower Manhattan, and the events of that terrible day and the weeks, months and years that followed are never forgotten, nor are the memories of those killed by terrorists in hijacked planes.



Additionally, we remember all those who have died from 9/11-related illnesses from their heroic work at ground zero and those who suffer today.

September 11 still shapes American policy, politics and everyday experiences in places from airports to office buildings, even if it's less of a constant presence in the public consciousness after 19 years.

Read the rest of the article at the link and also see the link to the pics.

[Peter1469]

2001September 11
Attack on America

At approximately 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more in higher floors. As the evacuation of the tower and its twin got underway, television cameras broadcasted live images of what initially appeared to be a freak accident. Then, 18 minutes after the first plane hit, a second Boeing 767—United Airlines Flight 175—appeared out of the sky, turned sharply toward the World Trade Center, and sliced into the south tower at about the 60th floor. The collision caused a massive explosion that showered burning debris over surrounding buildings and the streets below. America was under attack.
The attackers were Islamic terrorists from Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations. Reportedly financed by Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda terrorist organization, they were allegedly acting in retaliation for America’s support of Israel, its involvement in the Persian Gulf War, and its continued military presence in the Middle East. Some of the terrorists had lived in the United States for more than a year and had taken flying lessons at American commercial flight schools. Others had slipped into the U.S. in the months before September 11 and acted as the “muscle” in the operation. The 19 terrorists easily smuggled box-cutters and knives through security at three East Coast airports and boarded four flights bound for California, chosen because the planes were loaded with fuel for the long transcontinental journey. Soon after takeoff, the terrorists commandeered the four planes and took the controls, transforming the ordinary commuter jets into guided missiles.
As millions watched in horror the events unfolding in New York, American Airlines Flight 77 circled over downtown Washington, D.C. and slammed into the west side of the Pentagon military headquarters at 9:45 a.m. Jet fuel from the Boeing 757 caused a devastating inferno that led to a structural collapse of a portion of the giant concrete building. All told, 125 military personnel and civilians were killed in the Pentagon along with all 64 people aboard the airliner.
Less than 15 minutes after the terrorists struck the nerve center of the U.S. military, the horror in New York took a catastrophic turn for the worse when the south tower of the World Trade Center collapsed in a massive cloud of dust and smoke. The structural steel of the skyscraper, built to withstand winds in excess of 200 mph and a large conventional fire, could not withstand the tremendous heat generated by the burning jet fuel. At 10:30 a.m., the other Trade Center tower collapsed. Close to 3,000 people died in the World Trade Center and its vicinity, including a staggering 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York City police officers, and 37 Port Authority police officers who were struggling to complete an evacuation of the buildings and save the office workers trapped on higher floors. Only six people in the World Trade Center towers at the time of their collapse survived. Almost 10,000 other people were treated for injuries, many severe.

Read the rest at the link.

One of the Soldiers killed at the Pentagon was there indirectly because of me.

[Calypso Jones]

911 Ceremony just concluded with the reading of the names of those who died on that infamous day. Families that are still suffering and the nation still grieves over this.

What is so outrageous and wrong is that many schools do not teach about what happened on that day and what it means to this nation. That is disgusting. It is an insult to the dead, the heroes and this nation.

The next year, 2002, on 9/10/02, she had a stroke. Honestly, i think it bothered her that much and contributed to her stroke. .

[DGUtley]

It still brings me to tears when I watch. I remember it like it was yesterday. Thanks Peter.

[Calypso Jones]

It still brings me to tears when I watch. I remember it like it was yesterday. Thanks Peter.

I think about the terror of those people who sacrificed themselves on flight 93, some children who thankfully didn't know what was happening. It breaks my heart.

My mom and i had planned a trip through the northeast in october 2001. When 911 happened, she called me and said, 'should we still go'. I said, Absolutely. THey're not going to stop us. We went by New York City on interstate....the towers were still smoking. She cried.

[RichardMZhlubb]

Most of the people who died that day had pre-existing medical conditions. By the right's logic, only a few hundred deaths can actually be attributed to the terrorist attacks.

[Calypso Jones]

Most of the people who died that day had pre-existing medical conditions. By the right's logic, only a few hundred deaths can actually be attributed to the terrorist attacks.

jerkwater.

[DGUtley]

Most of the people who died that day had pre-existing medical conditions. By the right's logic, only a few hundred deaths can actually be attributed to the terrorist attacks.

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[Adelaide]

I was 11 and in 7th grade. My teacher came in crying after being called to the office - they told the teachers to tell us what happened, and then to tell us to go straight home. He said, "The United States has been attacked" which stands out in my memory; he didn't say it was an accident or whatever. A kid in my class started crying because his aunt worked in one of the towers (I think she turned out to be okay). We all walked home and a lot of our parents had been sent home from work. I'll never forget the news coverage. Nobody knew what could be hit next so I remember they evacuated some of the skyscrapers in Toronto. It's weird, but it was the United States and it felt like we had been attacked too. We definitely felt for Americans that day.

[Admiral Ackbar]

Most of the people who died that day had pre-existing medical conditions. By the right's logic, only a few hundred deaths can actually be attributed to the terrorist attacks.

What POS post this is. Are you kidding me? Grow up, Stop trying to be Rachel Maddow and have some human decency. You seem more concerned about a Drug Addled POS like George Floyd (we are better off with him dead) than hero's and true innocent people.

Hope you rot in the socialist hell you are advocating.