I remember 9/11 vividly, it was a day that I didn’t realize then was so devastating and important. I was in 5th grade and just getting ready for school, I was going down stairs to watch channel 2 news, like I did everyday (nerdy kid I know). I don’t think I really understood what was going on. I remember being so mad when I got home and during the night that my favorite tv shows were not on. I realize now that I was a child and that was the way you think as a child. I didn’t know what it meant to be under attack, or even what a terrorist was. It’s amazing how much you can learn after ten years and how feelings of fear still come back when seeing those towers fall. Many people died that day, many heroes unveiled and many lives changed. I was watching a dateline special the other night that was all about 9/11 from the towers, to the pentagon, to the families that are still dealing to this day. I was really touched by one story that I was hearing for the first time and I’ll share on here.
"Of the four aircraft hijacked on September 11, Flight 93 is the only one that did not reach its intended target, presumed to be the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.[1] Several passengers and crew members made telephone calls aboard the flight and learned about the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. As a result, the passengers decided to mount an assault against the hijackers and wrest control of the aircraft. The plane crashed in a field in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, about 150 miles (240 km) northwest of Washington, D.C., killing all 44 people aboard, including the four hijackers.”
I can’t imagine the bravery and sacrifice of the members of that flight. I’m proud to be an American. I’m so grateful for the place I live and the freedoms I’m granted each day.
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