I will never forget the devistation and tragedy that took place on 9/11/2001, it was the first time in my life that I realised the harsh reality of how evil and cruel some people in the world could be. I never imagined I would live to see such a tragedy.
Four planes were hijacked in the USA...two hit the World Trade Center towers in New York City, one hit the Pentagon in Washington D.C. causing a portion of it to collapse, and one was destined for another landmark, but evidence shows that the passengers found out about the terrorists plans and tryed to take control of the plane...they succeeded in stopping the plane from reaching its destination ...Nearly 3,000 people were killed.
20% of Americans knew somebody who was hurt or killed in the attacks...There were only 289 bodies found "intact"....and a total of 19,858 body parts were found.
1609 people lost a spouse or partner and an estimated 3,051 children lost a parent.
Nearly 1.4 million Americans changed their holiday transportation from a plane to a train or car in 2001.
This is the biggest catastrophe to happen to the United States since Pearl Harbor.
I hope that all of these victims and their families are in your hearts and prayers today.
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