The Pentagon

applications, might not have been here to watch me graduate. I push those possibilities out of my head because I cannot bear the thought of them; yet, for many people, it is a reality. The families of those who died in the Towers, the planes, the Pentagon, and the aftermath, cannot forget 9/11. However, some people have chosen to ignore and thus forget this tragedy because, to them, some of the victims are a disgrace. The photograph of the Falling Man shows a figure suspended in the air,…

1. Gaddis’ hint on the policy maker agenda is completely accurate and falls in line with both films. For example, in the film Farewell, the KGB Colonel defected from the Soviets. The reasoning behind this was driven by such policy makers. As the film provides, he defects because he feels the leadership of the USSR is leading to conflict that is unnecessary. It is because of the ambitious chasing of policy that the Colonel is forced to switch sides and provide vital intel in the first place. The…

priorities, which are to rebuild combat readiness of America's military, while being faithful stewards of every taxpayer dollar we spend on defense" (Gould, 2017). Due to the budget decisions of Mattis’ predecessor, President Trump has “ordered the Pentagon and the Office of Management and Budget to develop — within 90 days — an emergency budget amendment to boost military spending this year, and for Mattis to update and revise existing budget plans for fiscal 2018” (Gould, 2017). With a new…

piloted by plot leader Mohamed Atta. ” (Library 28 07 2013). A different plane that was going to the same place from Boston hijacked by Marwan al Shehhi crashed flight 175 into the South Tower. Nineteen terrorist bombed the Twin Towers and the Pentagon on September 11.“Atta - Egypt, tactical leader of 9/11 plot and pilot ” (Library 27 07 2013)Abdul Aziz al Omari, Wail al Shehri, Waleed al Shehri, and Satam al Suqami were all from Saudi Arabia, Asia. Without these people none of…

What caused the 9/11 attack against the United States of America? The 9/11 attack was orchestrated due to United States government continued support of Israel by providing military support presence in the middle east. The 9/11 planners, attackers or terrorists did not like the fact that United States government officials supported Israel. They did not like the invasion of Iraq nor the presence of US troops in Saudi Arabia. The terrorists believed United States government officials and citizens…

attack on America ever. These 19 members hijacked four planes and executed attacks across the east coast. Two of the these planes were deliberately crashed into the two twin towers of the world trade center. The second plane was sent to crash into the pentagon in the country 's capital Washington D.C., and the fourth was sent to deliberately sent to crash into the White House or the Capitol Building, but was overtaken and crashed into the ground by passengers on board flight 93. These attacks…

bombers carried out the massive attack (Currie 6) The nineteen suicide bombers who flew the planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11th, were planning that attack for over twenty years (Levin 8). Currie said, that during September 11th film cameras and cell phones caught the footage of the planes crashing into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. After the horrific attack on 9/11 almost every American became scared to ride on an airplane. Homeland Security was…

purpose of causing destruction and United Flight 93’s passengers taking a bold step against the terrorists. The first event of American Airlines 77 took place at 9:45 a.m. The flight headed towards Washington, D.C., crashed into the west side of the Pentagon killing 125 people in the building along with 64 people aboard the plane. Although, the situation looked like it could not get any worse. There was still further despair to hit the nation. As the world looked at the horror that was taking…

involved in the development of investigative journalism in the U.S. Its highlight is the publication of the Watergate scandal, however, it was already known by the publication of other investigative reports such as The Pentagon Papers, a series of articles of a classified Pentagon report that “made clear that the US had been involved in Vietnam far longer than most Americans realized” (Brooke Kroeger). Saying that, maybe the newspaper could have a team focusing only in that type of journalism,…

The Arlington National Cemetery- There are many people in the world that lost their lives during all different kinds of wars to keep the United States safe. Most of the people are buried at the famous Arlington National Cemetery. This cemetery is very peaceful and quiet and it is considered home to many people who visit. The heroes who are buried in the cemetery fought for the United States and made it a free country. Arlington National Cemetery is located in Arlington, Virginia, containing…