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LOST... BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
A DAY OF TERROR
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7:59 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 11, Boeing 767, departs Boston for Los Angeles with 92 people on board.
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8:01 a.m. - United Flight 93 departs Newark International Airport for San Francisco with 45 people on board.
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8:14 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 175, a Boeing 767, departs Boston from Logan International Airport for Los Angeles with 65 people on board.
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8:45 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 11 crashes into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City.
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9:03 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
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9:31 a.m. - President Bush calls the crashes an "apparent terrorist attack".
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9:40 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757, crashes into the north side of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., collapsing a side of the building. It was en route from Dulles Airport to Los Angeles with 64 people.
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9:50 a.m. - Two World Trade Center - the second tower hit - collapses.
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10:29 a.m. - One World Trade Center collapses.
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10:37 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 93 from Newark, New Jersey to San Francisco crashes 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, in Shanksville, PA.
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10-11:30 a.m. - Government buildings around the country are evacuated, including the Capitol and the White House. The Federal Aviation Administration shuts down airports nationwide. The United Nations closes down. The Securities and Exchange Commission closes all U.S. financial markets for the day.
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2:51 p.m. - The U.S. Navy sends missile destroyers and other equipment to New York and Washington, D.C.
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5:25 p.m. - A third building, 7 World Trade Center, collapses, damaged from the morning's crashes.
My deepest sympathies and heartfelt prayers are with the victims, their families and everyone affected by Tuesday's tragic events. Unfortunately, I was closely affected by the tragedy also. I work for New York State Department of Taxation and Finance in Albany, NY... but our office has a New York office also that was in Two World Trade Center on the 87th Floor. At last count, there were 198 state workers that are unaccounted for... Seven of which are from our office, and 39 of which are from the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance.
The
Creation
of
the
Firefighter
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"Author
Unknown"
When
the
Lord
was
creating
Firefighters,
he
was
into
his
sixth
day
of
overtime
when
an
angel
appeared
and
said,
"Your
doing
a lot
of
fiddling
around
on
this
one."
And
the
Lord
said
"Have
you
read
the
specification
on
this
person?
Firefighters
have
to be
able
to go
for
hours
fighting
fires
or
tending
to
a
person
that
the
usual
every
day
person
would
never
touch,
while
putting
in
the
back
of
their
mind
the
circumstances.
They
have
to be
able
to
move
at a
second's
notice
and
not
think
twice
of
what
they
are
about
to
do,
no
matter
what
danger.
They
have
to be
in
top
physical
condition
at
all
times,
running
on
half-eaten
meals,
and
they
must
have
six
pairs
of
hands."
The
angel
shook
her
head
slowly
and
said,
"Six
pairs
of
hands...no
way."
"It's
not
the
hands
that
are
causing
me
problems,
"
said
the
Lord,
"it's
the
three
pairs
of
eyes
a
Firefighter
has
to
have."
That's
on
the
standard
model?
"
asked
the
angel.
The
Lord
nodded.
"
One
pair
that
sees
through
the
fire
and
where
they
and
their
fellow
Firefighters
should
fight
the
fire
next.
Another
pair
here
in
the
side
of
the
head
to
see
their
fellow
Firefighters
and
keep
them
safe.
And
another
pair
of
eyes
in
the
front
so
that
they
can
look
for
the
victims
caught
in
the
fire
that
need
their
help."
"Lord"
said
the
angel,
touching
his
sleeve,
"
Rest
and
work
on
this
tomorrow."
"I
can't,
said
the
Lord,
"I
already
have
a
model
that
can
carry
a 250
pound
man
down
a
flight
of
stairs
and
to
safety
from
a
burning
building,
and
can
feed
a
family
of
five
on a
civil
service
paycheck."
The
angel
circled
the
model
of
the
Firefighter
very
slowly,
"Can
it
think?"
"You
bet,"
said
the
Lord.
It
can
tell
you
the
elements
of a
hundred
fires;
and
can
recite
procedures
in
their
sleep
that
are
needed
to
care
for a
person
until
they
reach
the
hospital.
And
all
the
while
they
have
to
keep
their
wits
about
themselves.
This
Firefighter
also
has
phenomenal
personal
control.
They
can
deal
with
a
scene
full
of
pain
and
hurt,
coaxing
a
child's
mother
into
letting
go of
the
child
so
that
they
can
care
for
the
child
in
need.
And
still
they
rarely
get
the
recognition
for a
job
well
done
from
anybody,
other
than
from
fellow
Firefighters."
Finally,
the
angel
bent
over
and
ran
her
finger
across
the
cheek
of
the
Firefighter.
"There's
a
leak",
she
pronounced.
"Lord,
it's
a
tear."
"What's
the
tear
for?"
asked
the
angel.
"It's
a
tear
from
bottled-up
emotions
for
fallen
comrades.
A
tear
for
commitment
to
that
funny
piece
of
cloth
called
the
American
Flag.
It's
a
tear
for
all
the
pain
and
suffering
they
have
encountered.
And
it's
a
tear
for
their
commitment
to
caring
for
and
saving
lives
of
their
fellow
man!"
"What
a
wonderful
feature
Lord,
you're
a
genius"
said
the
angel.
The
Lord
looked
somber
and
said
"I
didn't
put
it
there."
Me with Trade Center in background. Thank you so much Jori!!
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