United Airlines Flight 93

attacks occurred. Charles Barbuti, a friend of the officer, reported that Moira was spotted carrying people out of the burning World Trade Center buildings and then going back in on multiple occasions. It is said that she had the opportunity to leave, but she chose not to. Smith was putting her own life in danger while also having a family back home. Smith did in fact die on the scene, but she made the ultimate sacrifice that day to save as many people as she possibly could by her choice. She was later awarded for her actions with the New York City Police Department’s Medal or honor for her heroism. Tom Burnett was associated with the off site events of 9/11. Burnett was not a police officer, but a passenger on the hijacked plane United Airlines Flight 93. Burnett was in continuous communication with his wife over the phone explaining the hijacking and asking her to contact authorities. He was notified about the attacks on the World Trade Center from his wife, Deena. Deena reportedly over the phone heard her husband saying, “I know we’re going to die. There are three of us who are going to do something about it.” Burnett knew his fate, but continued to act. Rather than just accepting that fact that he was going to die, he decided to fight for his life and the lives around him. Burnett and a small group of other citizens decided to gain control of the plane. The plane eventually crashed in Pennsylvania and everyone on board was killed. Burnett took the risk of saving the…

Sandy Dahl, wife of the pilot of Flight 93 Jason Dahl, said, “If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” I believe that this quote perfectly addresses the horror and loss that the terrorist attacks on 9/11 brought Americans. Sandy Dahl could have been angry, aggressive, or even belligerent following the 9/11 attacks, but instead Dahl very maturely used the events as a life lesson that helped her appreciate the lives we do have. She now…

The specific reason for why they chose these four flights were due to the amount of fuel that was stored for the long trip to California. Two of the four planes, United Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, were flown right into the buildings of the World Trade Center located in New York City. One of the four planes, United Airlines Flight 77, flew into the Pentagon located in Washington D.C. The final plane, which was United Airlines Flight 93, crashed into a field in Shanksville,…

to be killed in a terrorist attack in the United States (“September 11th Fast Facts” 1). The September 11 attacks lasted only 102 minutes, but changed the lives of many Americans in many ways. Most people can remember where they were on September 11, 2001. Many can also remember seeing a plane hit the World Trade Center live on television. September 11 was a powerful and emotional day for many people across the country, and even around the world. Two buildings collapsed,…

hijackers pass through security at the Portland International Jetport. Their names are Mohamed Atta and Abdul Aziz al-Omari. These men board a commuter flight that will connect with Flight 11. They will be the ones along with three others to board American Airlines Flight 11 and fly into the North Tower. Within the next few hours, the remaining hijackers will board United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines 77, and United Airlines Flight 93. It is 7:59 a.m in Boston, Massachusetts. American…

morning the first of two planes, American Airlines flight 11 took off from Boston, Massachusetts destine for Los Angeles, California, a Boeing 767 loaded with ninety two passengers which included the five hijackers and the flight crew of eleven as well as twenty thousand gallons of jet fuel barreled into the north tower of the World Trade Center located in New York City. The hit left a burning hole the size a commercial jet, in the building near the 80th floor of the one hundred and ten story…

September 11th, 2001 was one of the scariest acts of terrorism the United States has ever encountered. Remembering this day can bring any person into tears. Many people lost their lives while many others lost their loved ones. There are many questions that were never answered and many that never can be. One thing we do know is the events that led up to the Twin Towers collapsing. At Logan International Airport in Boston, it was just a normal day. People were being checked by security and sent…

Yesterday, at 7:59 A.M. American Airlines flight 11 took off from Boston’s Logan international airport meant to go to Los Angeles. What wasn’t known at the time was that was the start of a horrible terrorist attack on The United States. 20 minutes later flight attendants on flight 11 informed ground personnel that the plane had been hijacked. Fighter planes were to be sent up, but just before they were in the air, flight 11 crashed floors 93-99 of the north tower of the world trade center.…

been an attack on the United States, and for teachers to turn on the televisions in the classrooms. The first thing that went through my head was that the president had been assassinated. Just as my teacher turned the television on, the video of the first plane to hit the World Trade Center was playing. Chills ran down my spine as we watched the towers collapse, and engulf the city in grey smoke. When we were informed that the attacks on America were carried out by terrorists that wanted to kill…

Tragedy and government has shaped the world we live in today. Politics, terrorism, and war are events that generations of people have experienced themselves or have been effected by them in some way. In my lifetime, I have seen many tragedies and the effects of them on the people around me. I will share what I think are the tragedies that have effected my life the most. September 11th 2001 was a typical day in New York city. Residents and workers in the big apple started their days as they…