Special Heros And Terrorist Attacks

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Everyone remembers the sad day that the twin towers fell tower down. The terrorists attacks brought New York city into panic as the world trade centers were on fire. Then BOOM! The towers fell down and kill thousands of lives. They also put the people that did survive without jobs.There are 4 people to remember. Two of them were part of the law and the other two were just normal people who risked their lives for others. Moira smith NYPD, Leonard Hatton FBI, Welles Crowther, and Tom Burnett. They all are special heros and did there art to save all those innocent lives. Today, people love to walk by the memorial and think what could I have done?

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