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    Et 911 Tragedy

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    On September 11, 2001, 19 al Qaeda terrorists hijacked 4 commercial airplanes and crashed 2 planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, a third plane into the Pentagon building near Washington D.C., and a fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed during the coordinated terrorist attacks which were the deadliest foreign attacks on American soil in U.S. history. The 9/11 attacks triggered major national security initiatives and defined the presidency of George W. Bush.

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    On September 11, 2001, 19 al Qaeda terrorists hijacked 4 commercial airplanes and crashed 2 planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, a third plane into the Pentagon building near Washington D.C., and a fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed during the coordinated terrorist attacks which were the deadliest foreign attacks on American soil in U.S. history. The 9/11 attacks triggered major national security initiatives and defined the presidency of George W. Bush.

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    On September 11, 2001, 19 al Qaeda terrorists hijacked 4 commercial airplanes and crashed 2 planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, a third plane into the Pentagon building near Washington D.C., and a fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed during the coordinated terrorist attacks which were the deadliest foreign attacks on American soil in U.S. history. The 9/11 attacks triggered major national security initiatives and defined the presidency of George W. Bush.

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    On September 11, 2001, 19 al Qaeda terrorists hijacked 4 commercial airplanes and crashed 2 planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, a third plane into the Pentagon building near Washington D.C., and a fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed during the coordinated terrorist attacks which were the deadliest foreign attacks on American soil in U.S. history. The 9/11 attacks triggered major national security initiatives and defined the presidency of George W. Bush.

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    "9/11 Tragedy"

    On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four
    airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were
    flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon in
    Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Shanksville,
    Pennsylvania. Almost 3,000 people were killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which triggered major
    U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism and defined the presidency of George W. Bush.

    At 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of
    jet fuel crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City.The impact left a
    gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people
    and trapping hundreds more in higher floors.As the evacuation of the tower and its twin got underway,
    television cameras broadcasted live images of what initially appeared to be a freak accident. Then, 18
    minutes after the first plane hit, a second Boeing 767—United Airlines Flight 175—appeared out of the
    sky, turned sharply toward the World Trade Center and sliced into the south tower near the 60th
    floor.The collision caused a massive explosion that showered burning debris over surrounding buildings
    and onto the streets below. It immediately became clear that America was under attack.

    As millions watched the events unfolding in New York, American Airlines Flight 77 circled over
    downtown Washington, D.C., before crashing into the west side of the Pentagon military headquarters
    at 9:45 a.m.

    Jet fuel from the Boeing 757 caused a devastating inferno that led to the structural collapse of a portion
    of the giant concrete building, which is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense.

    All told, 125 military personnel and civilians were killed in the Pentagon, along with all 64 people aboard
    the airliner.Less than 15 minutes after the terrorists struck the nerve center of the U.S. military, the
    horror in New York took a catastrophic turn when the south tower of the World Trade Center collapsed
    in a massive cloud of dust and smoke.The structural steel of the skyscraper, built to withstand winds in
    excess of 200 miles per hour and a large conventional fire, could not withstand the tremendous heat
    generated by the burning jet fuel.
    At 10:30 a.m., the north building of the twin towers collapsed. Only six people in the World Trade Center
    towers at the time of their collapse survived. Almost 10,000 others were treated for injuries, many
    severe.

    "Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to
    reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11." “If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that
    life is short and there is no time for hate.”As of now,U.S still looking back at the tragedy who almost
    shattered everyone's lives,Silently praying not to experience the kind of tragedy once again.

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