September 11, 2001

Every generation has a moment of tragedy that has everyone come together.

In the Silent Generation, it was Pearl Harbor

In the Baby Boomer Generation, it was the day of JFK's assassination

In Generation X, it was the Iran hostage crisis

In this Generation(Y), it was September 11, 2001

Everyone knows where they were at the time it occurred.

For me, I was in Elementary School. It was my final year, and I was sitting in the library eating lunch(I was part of a club where rather than sitting at the regular lunch table and talking, we'd listen to book reading from the librarian). I recall a teacher walking into the room and telling Ms.Frailin(name most likely not spelled correct)about some kind of explosion or a bomb threat(which was what I heard). I, at first, thought there was a bomb threat in the school(no one outside of the teachers knew what was going on until then). We were immediately dismissed(however, we had to await buses or relatives to pick us up. 30 minutes later my aunt showed up and took me and my sister home.

I came home, horrified to what had happen. It began at 7:59am with Flight 11, bound for Los Angeles taking off at Logan International airport. Less than an hour later, at 8:46, it crashed into the North tower. 17 minutes later, Flight 175(heading for L.A. from Boston)crashed into the South Tower. It was there most Americans had figured out what was going on.

Within the same hour, Flight 93 would be hijacked, however, the plane was taken back by the passengers before crashing into a field in Pennsylvania. Alongside with Flight 77's crashing into the Pentagon. By the end of the 9th hour, the South Tower collapsed. Half an hour later, the North tower would be gone also. In the debris and rubble of the the World Trade Center towers, firemen and police officers alike attempted to save the lives of the victims. Some would escape, but by the end of it, 2,603 people were dead with 24 missing. In total 2,974 people were dead.

Now 6 years later, I look back at that day that, just like Pearl Harbor, is a day that will live in infamy. The attacks on our country was tragic and while the terrorists thought we would crumble, we stand strong and I hope we can find Bin Laden and end this war. Please feel free to send your comments and thoughts on this blog.