Firstly, I would just like to say I am from England and I didn't know anyone connected to what happened that terrible day in America on 11th September 2001. Like many millions of people across the world I watched it all happen live on TV. That day in New York and all those horrible events have affected me ever since.
It is now 12 years since the 9/11 attacks in America, and it only seems like yesterday. I have recently been looking at images, watching videos, and reading articles about that day. I feel so sorry for those people who suffered such terror.
What I can't get out of my mind are those people waving from the windows and holes in the WTC, those people who decided to jump from the towers, and those who made phone calls just before they died.
When I hear Melissa Doi and Betty Ong I cry. Kevin Cosgrove's desperate 911 call from the Twin Towers as they collapse is truly terrifying. The site of Edna Cintron (the waving woman), makes me feel so helpless. The pain and terror that these people felt still haunts me. I often think about them. It's a strange feeling really, it's almost as if I knew them personally. Today, I just wish I could help or speak to them, and say hey, I care, I am thinking about you today - 10 years later.
In total 3,497 people died in the attacks on September 11, 2001
2,735 civilians in the World Trade Center.
87 passengers and crew members aboard American Airlines Flight 11 that hit the North Tower.
60 passengers and crew aboard United Flight 175 that hit the South Tower.
343 New York City firefighters and rescue workers, 23 New York City law enforcement officers, 47 Port Authority workers and 37 Port Authority Police Officers.
36 passengers and crew aboard United Flight 93.
64 passengers and crew aboard American Airlines Flight 77.
125 people in the Pentagon.
World Trade Center 9/11
20,000 body parts were recovered from Ground Zero. Up to 200 remains were linked to a single person. Only 293 intact bodies were found. Only twelve could be identified by sight. After 12 years, there are still NO remains for 1,123 of the victims who died at the World Trade Center.
I will never forget those poor people who suffered, and my heart goes out to their families.
Best 9/11 DVDs
9/11 - The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition
This is the best documentary on 9/11 I have ever seen. I have watched it many times, and it actually gives me some comfort. It makes me feel I am not alone in my thoughts, and that other people all over the world also remember those brave people who lost their lives.
9/11 Commemorative Set 2008 - 8 DVD Set Brand New!
Remembering 911 This title will be released on August 9, 2011. Pre-order now!
Best 9/11 Books
Tower Stories: Amazon Review
If you're looking for an excellent book about 9/11, then look no further. This book will give the reader a clear idea of what it must've been like to actually be there in Manhatten and see the carnage first-hand. Read the true stories of men & women who experienced 9/11 and learn about how it has changed their lives forever. See the horrors from their perspective; the fires, the smoke, the debris, the falling bodies, the pandemonium, the collapse the the towers, and the aftermath. This book is a must have.
A Place of Remembrance: Official Book of the National September 11 Memorial (9/11 Memorial) This title will be released on August 16, 2011. Pre-order now!
Product Description
On September 11, 2011, the world will be watching as the National September 11 Memorial opens on the site of the World Trade Center. With photographs and architectural plans never before published, paired with comments in the very voices of those who witnessed the event, those who struggled in its shadow for days and months after, and those who have dedicated the years since to rebuilding a place of hope and meditation at Ground Zero, this book will stand apart from all the rest on the tenth anniversary of that world-changing event. Heavily illustrated and elegantly designed, the book recalls the excitement and symbolism of the Twin Towers, the horror and chaos of the attack of 9/11, the fierce devotion and exhaustion as rescue of living victims became recovery of remains. But it also carries on from that date in history to tell the inside story of the long, complex, and sometimes contentious efforts to turn eight acres of Downtown Manhattan into a lasting memorial to those lost in New York, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon. A solemn reminder, a historic keepsake, and a fascinating read, this is the official book published by and about the National September 11 Memorial, created by those who have been working for years to honor those who died that day. A special fold-out lists all the names of the victims, making the book itself an enduring memorial to those who died on September 11.
