Today Is PATRIOT DAY AND NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE
Remembering September 11, 2001
On Sept 11th 2001, Nineteen men hijacked four fuel-loaded US commercial airplanes bound for west coast destinations. At this very moment, 17 years ago, Our Country was not only in shock but devastated .A total of 2,977 people were killed in New York City, Washington, DC and outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Timeline:
September 11, 2001
- 8:46 a.m. ET - American Airlines Flight 11 (traveling from Boston to Los Angeles) strikes the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City.
- 9:03 a.m. ET - United Airlines Flight 175 (traveling from Boston to Los Angeles) strikes the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York City.
- 9:37 a.m. ET - American Airlines Flight 77 (traveling from Dulles, Virginia, to Los Angeles) strikes the Pentagon Building in Washington.
- 9:59 a.m. ET - South tower of WTC collapses in approximately 10 seconds.
- 10:03 a.m. ET - United Airlines Flight 93 (traveling from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco) crashes in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
- 10:28 a.m. ET - North tower of WTC collapses. The time between the first attack and the collapse of both World Trade Center towers is 102 minutes.
Today we're remembering every person that lost their lives and a special thanks to all first responders!