September 11, 2001
World Trade Center - 2,763 souls lost ... 343 firefighters & paramedics ... 23 NYPD ... 37 Port Authority police ... Passengers & hijackers ... Office workers who either jumped or burned - they knew their lives were already dead with either decision.
Pentagon - 189 souls lost ... Passengers & hijackers
Flight 93 - 44 souls lost in a crash landing in Pennsylvania ... These souls fought to save the plane and land anywhere as safely as possible. The plane diverted to an open field where all realized this was it. Yes. the hijackers died as well.
He was visiting an elementary school classroom when a staffer whispered, America is under attack.
He was sitting with his cabinet watching the siege and fatal attack on Osama Bin Laden in real time.
The heartbroken loss is far greater than the souls lost.
The United States has a scar that is relived every year on this date and so will never fully heal.
May the saddened souls rest in peace. May surviving families find peace.
God save.
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