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September 11, 2001 and The War on Terror

==== On September 11, 2001 the United States were scared to death by the horrible disaster of the trade center crash. Four planes were hijacked by terrorists. Many people were going to work and staying in the lower floors of hotels when a plane crashed into the middle of the north tower. Seventeen minutes later the south tower was hit and went in to flames. The twin towers were not the only targets, the pentagon was one of the four targets. Forty-two minutes after the south tower was hit, the pentagon was hit by American flight 77. At 10:05 A.M., the same time the south tower collapses, the white house is evacuated. Then the same time the hit section of The Pentagon collapses flight 93 crashes in a wooded area of a Pennsylvania with no survivors on the flight. So many people lost there lives’ that day, and many heroes died that day trying to save people inside the tower walls. Ever sense then the United States has changed. The war on terror has gone on longer than we thought it would. Some people think it’s for nothing others see it as fighting for our freedom. I see it as brave, determined, and warm hearted souls fighting for more than what we think. They are fighting for not only their freedom, but for the freedom of our country as a whole. They are fighting for the soldiers who stand beside them and fight under heavy fire. They fight for what they believe is right. They die for us day after day, night after night. For some this may be a way to show old high school buddies that they have changed. Others it maybe a way to feel as if they can protect there are families better than the average adult. No matter the reason they are still fighting for my country, your country, and our country. ====

__ Timeline of September 11th Events __ **7:58 a.m.** - United Airlines Flight 175 departs Boston for Los Angeles, carrying 56 passengers, two pilots, and seven flight attendants. The Boeing 767 is hijacked after takeoff and diverted to New York.

**7:59 a.m.** - American Airlines Flight 11 departs Boston for Los Angeles, carrying 81 passengers, two pilots, and nine flight attendants. This Boeing 767 is also hijacked and diverted to New York.

**8:01 a.m.** - United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757 carrying 38 passengers, two pilots, and five flight attendants, leaves Newark, N.J., for San Francisco.

** 8:10 a.m. ** - American Airlines Flight 77 departs Washington's  Dulles International Airport for Los Angeles, carrying 58 passengers, two pilots, and four flight attendants. The Boeing 757 is hijacked after takeoff.

**8:46 a.m.** - American Flight 11 from Boston crashes into the North Tower at the World Trade Center.

** 9:03 a.m. ** - United Flight 175 from Boston crashes into the South Tower at the World Trade Center. - U.S. Federal Aviation Administration shuts down all New York area airports.

** 9:21 a.m. ** - Bridges and tunnels leading into New York City are closed.

** 9:25 a.m. ** - All domestic flights are grounded by U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

** 9:45 a.m. ** - American Flight 77 crashes into The Pentagon.

**10:05 a.m.** - The South Tower at the World Trade Center collapses.

**10:05 a.m.** - The White House is evacuated.

**10:10 a.m.** - A large section of one side of The Pentagon collapses.

**10:10 a.m.** - United Flight 93 crashes in a wooded area in Pennsylvania, after passengers confront hijackers.

** 10:28 a.m. ** - The North Tower at the World Trade Center collapses.