15 years ago the United States faced its worst terror attack ever. This day began as an ordinary day for most people in the United States, especially the people of New York. However, their days quickly changed and took a turn for the worse. If you ask anyone who can remember 9/11, they can tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing when two planes flew into the World Trade Centers in New York. Not only was there an attack in New York, but there was one on the Pentagon in Washington, D.C as well. We also cannot forget about the plane that landed in the field in Pennsylvania. Most importantly, let us not forget about the thousands of people who lost their lives on this gruesome day in American history.
It is hard to believe that it has already been 15 years since 9/11. 9/11 is now taught about in schools because the last people to be alive for these attacks are now juniors in high school and the last people to probably remember the attacks are either sophomores or juniors in college now. Even though I was only four years old when these attacks happened, I still remember seeing stuff on the TV about it. I've heard from my mom many times where she was when the attacks happened, as well as where my dad was when 9/11 took place.
I will never forget watching a documentary in high school about 9/11. This documentary was filmed by two French brothers while they were experiencing what it was like to be a firefighter in New York. One of the brothers is the only person to have gotten footage of the first plane hitting the first tower on camera. As I watched this documentary, and they showed what it was like in the buildings and the surrounding areas, I could not help but be shocked by what I was seeing. Even now, going back and looking at pictures from that day, I am still shocked by what I see.
One thing the US has accomplished since 9/11 is killing the person held responsible for these attacks. I remember my dad coming into my room the day Osama Bin-Laden had been killed and telling me that the person responsible for 9/11 was dead. Then, when I was in eighth grade, I was able to go to Washington, D.C with my class and we went to the Newseum, where I was able to see an exhibit about 9/11. I got to see one of the antennas from one of the buildings and they had headlines from all around the world from different publications from the day that Bin-Laden had been killed.
As we remember 9/11 15 years later, let's not forget about all the families that lost a loved one on that horrific day and all the people that also lost their lives in these attacks.
