Written by Emma Moutaw
Today, we remember those who lost their lives during the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Here we are 18 years later, looking back on a day that will forever go down in infamy as one that Americans will never forget.
The wounds from the events that took place on that September morning still haven’t quite healed for most Americans. On this day, we remember the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives when terrorists hijacked four commercial flights and crashed them into both towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania.
This morning, at 8:46, there was a moment of silence for when the north tower was first struck. Many people gathered this morning around the Ground Zero memorial for the service to remember the events from that day and those who lost their lives. The names of parents, siblings, spouses, friends, and more were recited one by one in remembrance.
President Trump, after laying a wreath at the Pentagon this morning, told the victims’ families, “This is your anniversary of personal and permanent loss. It’s the day that has replayed in your memory a thousand times over. The last kiss. The last phone call. The last time hearing those precious words, ‘I love you.’”
Americans should and will never forget the appalling events that took place on September 11, 2001.
Photo by Aidan Bartos
