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Mitchell Zuckoff set out to get all the facts from the security detail operators' perspective. Mitchell Zuckoff’s sole purpose for this book was to give an accurate account of what happened on September 11, 2012. On that date, American Ambassador Chris Stevens and many more died in Benghazi, Libya. A team of different American operators was in Benghazi at the time providing security for Ambassador Stevens. This is their story. The book starts out with Jack Silva, a former Navy Seal, flying into…

It was bright and early no later than 7 o’clock at the naval base. The sun just coming over the horizon, the ocean was like glass. Me and my 21 other band members getting ready in are ironed white uniformed. At 8 o’clock we are all going to play are routine of playing the national anthem on the deck of the Arizona. Around 7:30, heading down for breakfast Fredrick told us that crew wanted to hear us perform up on the deck of the ship and play are hit Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, ect. It was 7: 45…

A Great Change Not many events have as much of an effect as this event did. It’s the day, “ the earth stood still,” it’s the day everyone united, and it's the day everything changed. It is 9/11. A tragic day that changed everything, but most of all it gave us hope. On September 11, 2001 disaster struck our wonderful nation. What happened at 7:59 that day changed the way we look at everything. At 9:59 the south tower collapsed killing 600 workers and first responders but the ended total was out…

In the early evening of January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into Washington DC’s 14th Street Bridge and plunged into the Potomac River, just minutes after take-off from Washington National Airport. Only six passengers survived the crash, all of whom clung to the tail section of the plane as it sunk slowly into the freezing, ice-clogged waters. Arnold D. Williams, Jr. was one of those passengers. As rescue workers and ordinary civilians tried desperately to reach the injured and…

Dan Cooper Mystery Title “It took a lot of thought, planning and nerve, and I think he got away with it. I think he’s a hero, and I’d hate to find out that he was dead,” Mr. Steinwachs, a welder in the Ariel, Washington area, stated of the infamous hijacker Dan Cooper, who was believed to have parachuted down from the plane he commandeered to somewhere in the local area in 1971. Many others like Mr. Steinwachs still hold on to the hope that this anti-hero survived the landing and made it off…

jacked four airliners and executed suicide attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the pentagon in DC, and the last one was in a field in Somerset County in Pennsylvania. I am going to give a review on the two planes that hit the Twin Towers in New York City. At 8:45 am on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 was high jacked midflight and went on to crash into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a burning hole near the 80th…

On November 23, 2016, Tennessee's biggest fire occurred in Gatlinburg. This enormous fire lasted over a span of days and affected thousands of animals and people. A numourous amount of people had to evacuate the area and leave all their possessions behind. Researchers are saying that the fire was possibly man-made. Some civilians believe this statement, while others think it was caused naturally. People like to jump to conclusions when they a tragic event happens and not consider what other…

oil in the air as if the air felt heavier than usual. When Dave arrived at his office on the 21st floor of the Amex Tower, he received a call from his newlywed wife Murph. Murph told Dave that a plane had just hit the North Tower in the World Trade Center. His first reaction was that it was a sightseeing plane and Dave hoped no one was hurt. About 15 minutes later the second plane hit. The sound of the second plane was a huge explosion and the building shook. Through the windows of Dave’s…

This photo was taken just outside of the main part of New York City on the 11th September 2001. The photo is of the infamous attack on the world trade centre in which suicide bombers crashed planes into the two buildings. This devastating event shocked the world all over. Many pictures were taken, some shocking others tragic, however one seems to stand out more than the others. This photo, taken by German photographer ‘Thomas Hoepker’, proved to be highly controversial and was actually banned by…

It was a bright sunny day outside my office in the World Trade Center. Getting my work done glancing at stock writing reports, you know the usual. I had my formal attire on today and my hair well done. It was my job as the chief of staff to take care of such things to get the economy balanced and get the most out of my employees. Everything was going swell that is what I thought until 8:50, when someone yelled, “PLANE!” Everything went still at that moment. It felt like time was slowing down,…