A wind swept over Forest Park on September 11, 2011. 2,977 American flags waved, tears fell to the ground, and one of the most horrific days in our nation’s history was remembered.
Tuesday, September 11, 2001:
8:46 a.m. Sunny, pretty, and a beautiful day in New York. Then, suddenly, a plane swoops down into the Manhattan skyline. Tower one of World Trade Center is hit.
9:37 a.m. A third plane dives into the Pentagon in Washington DC, the nation’s main military base.
9:59 a.m. Tower one collapses. Smoke and debris rise through New York City.
10:03 a.m. Flight 93, assumed to be heading for Washington D.C.’s capitol building or the White House, crashes into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
10:28 a.m. Tower two collapses. The city that never sleeps is blackened by smoke, debris, rubble, and dust.
8:30 p.m. “America and our friends and allies join with all those who want peace and security in the world, and we stand together to win the war against terrorism.†– President George W. Bush
Ten Years Later
September 11, 2011 marks the tenth anniversary of 9/11. It is also the first September 11 to pass without Osama Bin Laden, leader of al Queda, alive on this earth. On this day, the capitol forgets about our nation’s debt, the stock market and the growing tension between the main two political parties. September 11, 2011 was a day of remembrance. A somber mood is in the air. Tears drip from people’s eyes. Moments of silence are held. Forest Park’s art hill, where people of all ages sled in the winter time, is filled with 2,977 flags. Each with a name. Each with a age. Each with a location. The victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11. May we never forget.
