"No man is worth his salt who is not at all times ready to risk his well being, to risk his body, to risk his life in a great cause."
~Theodore Roosevelt
I don't think anyone will ever be able to forget 9/11. I was pretty young at the time, but I, like most people of my generation, remember exactly what I was doing when I found out about the horrific events. I remember getting off the bust at my best friend Samantha's house and my mom being there and looking sad. I remember her making me go home with her and her explaining the tragedy to me.
I couldn't understand why or how someone could do something so heartless and cruel to other human beings. I still can't understand it.
I can not imagine anything close to what the families of people who were in the building went through, or the people trapped in the building themselves.
I can not imagine anything close to what the families of people who were in the building went through, or the people trapped in the building themselves.
I will not go without mentioning the heroic acts of bravery put on by New York's finest, their police officers, as well as their firefighters, first responders, and even the rescue animals present. A great deal of these amazing people (and animals) died while trying to save the lives of others.
Even the people within the building who knew they themselves would die but tried to get others to safety
Father Mychal Judge, a catholic priest in the area rushed to the building after the first plane hit to try to say a few final words to the dying, unfortunately he himself ended up dying too.
2,600 people lost their lives that day, but many were saved due to the kindness of strangers.
Usman Farman was saved by a man he referred to as a Hasidic Jewish man after he fell down.
Two woman lead a blind newspaper vendor to safety.
Errol Anderson, a firefighter, helped create a human chain to lead people through absolute blindness caused by the cloud of dust. He brought them to the Brooklyn bridge where it was considered safe before he returned to the site.
Many more people would have perished in the horrific events of that September day if it was not for the courage and kindness of complete strangers.
Thad day will forever be ingrained into the minds of many Americans, but I hope it is not only remembered as a day of tragedy, but also a day that united the country.
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