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Sept. 11, 2001
was one of the saddest day in US history. More than 3000 thousands
innocent people were killed by pure madness of some terrorists,
attacking New York city and elsewhere. Four planes commandeered
by Al Qautta hijackers slammed into the Pentagon and New York's
landmark World Trade Center on Tuesday September 11, 2001, burying
thousands of people alive. The 4th airplane crash outskirt of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2654 people including New York & New Jersey firefighters,
emergency crews, Port Authorities, &
Policemen lost their lives on
September 11, 2001. Most of them were employees of various
companies working inside World Trade Center. In the first
48 hours of rescue effort, just only 5 survivors were found through the
wreckage of Ground Zero. More than 40,000 people working at the
World Trade Center at the time of the attack were evacuated safely,
including 18 who escaped from above the impact zone in the second tower.
6291 people, including rescue and recovery workers, were treated for
injuries. The number of missing people had been estimated 6000 after
the attack, but started to decline when reports shown less casualties.
1058 bodies had been identified and 90 remains could not be identified.
World Trade Center Construction began in 1966 with New York and New
Jersey port authority $700 millions investment. Minoru Yamasaki
was the architect of 1362 & 1386 feet tall twin towers in a foot
print of 209x209 feet each. World Trade Center housed more than 450
companies from 30 countries mostly banking, finance, insurance,
transportation, import and export companies, customs brokerage, trade
associations and representatives of foreign governments. An estimated
55,000 people worked in the World Trade Center in 700 firms, and
another 140,000 visited the complex in a daily basis. Its post
cards was the most popular ones for tourists visiting New York City.
7:59AM, ET, AA flight 11 departed Boston's Logan airport
for Los Angeles with 81 passengers, 9 flight attendants, and 2
pilots. 5 Al Quatta hijackers aboard took over the plane and
changed its course toward New York. On 8:46AM, ET, the hijacked
plane hit the World Trade Center Tower 1 (north
tower) killing all aboard. The airplane crashed into floors
between 93 and 100. Hour later on 10:28AM, ET, the 110 story
north tower collapsed down to its foundation, burying thousands alive
under 200,000tons of steel, 425000 cubic yard of concrete, and 14
acres of glass window.
On 7:58AM, ET, UA flight 175 departed Boston's Logan
airport for Los Angeles with 56 passengers, 7 flight attendants, and 2
pilots. 5 Al Quatta hijackers aboard took over the plane and
changed its course toward New York. On 9:03AM, ET, the hijacked
plane hit the World Trade Center Tower 2
(south
tower) killing all aboard. The airplane crashed into floors
between 73 and 80. Hour later on 9:50AM, ET, the south tower
collapsed down with the speed of 120 miles per hour.
In similar accident, in 1945 a B-25 bomber accidentally smashed into
the 79th floor of Empire State building, killing 14 people. And
in another terrorist attack on Feb 26, 1993 a van explosion tore
a 60x100 foot hole (4 story deep) in World Trade Center parking
basement, killing 6 people.
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Partial
List
of Victims at World Trade Centers: |
New York Civilians:
Frank DiMitri, WTC technical manager died at north tower.
David Berry, 43, chief of research, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Pamela Boyce
Stephen P. Cherry, 41, Stamford, Conn., partner, Cantor
Fitzgerald
Swede Joseph Chevalier, 26, Middletown, N.J., equities trader,
Cantor Fitzgerald
Stephen Colaio, 35
Timothy John Coughlin, 42, New York, N.Y., senior managing
director, Cantor Fitzgerald
Robert Cruikshank, 64, executive vice president, Carr Futures
Joyce Cummings, 65
Jack L. D'Ambrosi Jr., 45, Woodcliff Lake, N.J., vice president
of operations, Cantor Fitzgerald
Julio Fernandez, 52
Timothy J. Hargrave, 38, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
John C. Hartz, 64, Basking Ridge, N.J., senior vice president,
Fudiciary Trust International
John Iskyan, 41, Wilton, Conn., financial analyst, Cantor
Fitzgerald
John Keohane, 41, Jersey City, N.J.
Mary Kimelman, 34, Cantor Fitzgerald
Eugene Lazar, 27
Joseph Livera, 67
Farrell Peter Lynch, 39, Centerport, N.Y., trader, Cantor
Fitzgerald
Michael McCabe, 42, Rumson, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald Francis Noel McGuinn, 50, Rye, N.Y., managing director of
emerging markets, Cantor Fitzgerald
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New York Civilians:
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Keith McHeffey, 31, Monmouth Beach, N.J., equity trader, Cantor
Fitzgerald
Robert G. McIlvaine, 26, media relations, Merrill Lynch & Co.
Inc.
Daniel McNeal, 29, analyst, Sandler O'Neill
Christopher W. Murphy, 35, Stamford, Conn., senior research
analyst, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Robert E. Parks Jr., 47, Middletown, N.J., bond broker, Cantor
Fitzgerald
Michael Pascuma
Maria Ramirez
Robert Arthur Rasmussen, 42, Hinsdale, Ill., financial analyst,
Vestek
Thomas Barnes Reinig, 48, Bernardsville, N.J., investment banker,
Cantor Fitzgerald
John Armand Reo, 28, Larchmont, N.Y., bond trader, Cantor
Fitzgerald
David Rice, 31, New York, N.Y., investment banker, Sandler
O'Neill
Mark Schwartz, 50
Sean Shielke, 27, New York, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
Andrew Stern, 45
Timothy Stout, 42, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., quality assurance
specialist, Cantor Fitzgerald
John J. Tobin, 47, Kenilworth, N.J., senior vice president, Marsh
& McLennan Inc.
Kenneth W. Van Auken, 47, East Brunswick, N.J., bond trader,
Cantor Fitzgerald
William J. Wik, 44, Crestwood, N.Y., AON Corp.
John Willett, 29, New York, N.Y., analyst, C02e.com
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Partial List
of NYC firefighters, emergency crews, Port Authorities, & policemen: |
Fire Fighters:
Eric Allen
Louis Arena
Capt. Daniel Brethel, 40
Andrew Brunn, 28
Peter Carroll, 35
Robert Curatolo
Lt. Andrew Desperito, 44
Ray Downey, chief of special operations command, New York Fire Department
Capt. Martin Egan Jr.
William Feehan, 72, first deputy commissioner, New York Fire Department
Peter Ganci Jr., fire chief, New York Fire Department
Sean Hanley
Thomas Hannafin
Timothy Haskell, 34
William Henry
Capt. Walter Hynes, 46
Father Mychal Judge, 68, New York, N.Y., fire chaplain, New York Fire Department
Joseph Lovero, 60, Jersey City, N.J., fire department dispatcher,
Jersey City Fire Department
Martin McWilliams, 35
Yamel Merino, 24, Yonkers, N.Y., emergency medical technician
Lt. Dennis Mojica
Manuel Mojica
Richard Prunty, battalion commander, New York Fire Department
John Santore, firefighter, New York Fire Department
Daniel Suhr, 37, Neponsit, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire
Department
Lawrence Virgilio, firefighter, New York Fire Department
Lt. Michael Warchola, firefighter, New York Fire Department
Michael Weinberg, 30, firefighter, New York Fire Department
Lt. Glenn Wilkinson, firefighter, New York Fire Department
Lt. John Williamson, battalion commander, New York Fire
Department
Raymond York, 45, firefighter, New York Fire Department
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Police Officers:
George Howard, 45, Hicksville, N.Y., police officer, Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey
Dominick Pezzulo, 36, Bronx, N.Y., police officer, Port Authority
of New York and New Jersey
Stephen J. Fiorelli, 43, Aberdeen, N.J., civil engineer, Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey
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List of other victims of
September 11, 2001 Terrorists attacks:
American Airlines
Flight 11: List of Pilots, Crew,
Passengers and Hijackers crashed into World Trade Center, tower 1, New York
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United Airlines
Flight 175: List of Pilots, Crew,
Passengers and Hijackers crashed into World Trade Center, tower 2, New York
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United
Airlines Flight 93: List
of Pilots, Crew, Passengers and Hijackers crashed in western
Pennsylvania |
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American Airlines
Flight 77: List of Pilots, Crew,
Passengers and Hijackers crashed into Pentagon, Washington DC
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List
of Victims at Pentagon |
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Provider's Thoughts : |
As the soot and dirt and ash rained down, We became one color.
As we carried each other down the stairs of the burning building,
We became one class.
As we lit candles of waiting and hope,
We became one generation.
As the firefighters and police officers fought their way into the
inferno,
We became one gender.
As we fell to our knees in prayer for strength,
We became one faith.
As we whispered or shouted words of encouragement,
We spoke one language.
As we gave our blood in lines a mile long,
We became one body.
As we mourned together the great loss,
We became one family.
As we cried tears of grief and loss, We became one soul.
As we retell with pride of the sacrifice of heroes,
We become one people.
We are
One color, One class, One generation, One gender, One faith, One language,
One body, One family, One soul, One people.
We are The Power of One.
We are United.
We are America.
This candle was lit on the 11th of September, 2001.
Please pass it on to your friends & family so that it
may shine all across America.
"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle."
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