9/11 Honor the Fallen
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by Wilker Nath
If you’re IRL American, you probably pay attention to news/politics a little more than usual around this time on every 4th year.
And if you’re invested more than usual in the news, you’re probably not having a great time, no matter which political camp you find yourself in.
We’re seeing buildings burning, antifa killing proud boys, people shooting at BLM protesters, it’s a mess. And to top it off, most of the killers are being praised as heroes by one side or the other.
So I thought I’d give you a little piece of hope, and tell you about heroes who actually deserve to be praised. Ones who can warrant praise from both sides.
On this day in 2001, some people hijacked some passenger planes and crashed them into buildings in NYC, killing thousands. Other hijackers got another plane, and crashed it into the pentagon in DC.
Those hijackers had some more friends, but these guys didn’t complete their goal. These guys tried to hijack United Airlines Flight 93.
A few hours into the morning, after Flight 93 had been hijacked, and after the other planes had hit their targets, the passengers on board took a vote and decided to fight the hijackers. Regular people, knowing they were going to die, decided to stand up to murdering terrorists.
Between the minutes of 9:57am and 10:03am, the passengers struggled to break into the cockpit, where the hijackers had barricaded themselves. They got in, and a recorder on the plane captured audio of the last moments, as civilians wrestled with the hijackers over control of the plane’s steering.
That recording ended when the plane crashed into an empty field.
There were no survivors of that flight.
But there were no deaths on the ground.
Today, let’s remember and praise the people who gave their lives not to escalate violence, but to prevent it.
Honor the fallen heroes of 9/11.
God Bless America.
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Just watched the movie United 93, war recommendation to anyone who hasn't watched it. It's about the devastating story of the people on that flight, and the moments leading up to the crash itself, the passengers' struggle to overcome the hijackers, the disorganized authorities on the ground, etc..
Rick Rescorla
Saved more than 2,700 people South Tower WTC, NYC.
After getting those people out he returned to check for any other possible suvivors.
He died when the south tower collapsed.
o7
Frank De Martini and Pablo Ortiz both worked for Port Authority NY/NJ, are credited with saving at least 50 lives in the North Tower, WTC, NYC on the 88th and 89th Floors. They helped these people out and then went back in to help others.
Both died when the North tower collapsed at 10:28 am.
o7
These are just 3 of god only knows how many people in that inferno of chaos and agony that was the World Trade Center, NYC.
All 3 would have survived that gruesome day. But they chose to renter those dying buildings to help others live.
yeah, that is the right stuff.
RIP
To them and all the other people that died that day.
The Falling Man: https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a48031/the-falling-man-tom-junod/
How were you able to get thru the first couple paragraphs?
I march with BLM every weekend and we haven’t destroyed anything, All peaceful protests.
I can show you videos of proud boys being instigators on peaceful protests and getting arrested for beating up little weak teenagers.
Biden 2020 bitch!
Trump promised to remove us from Afghanistan and did nothing but deploy more troops! Trump has also passed more regulations on guns than any president in recent history.
how is this relevant?
actually, you saying you're a never trumper should've been my first clue that this whole thing is b8.
I have to congratulate you. 7/10 you had me fooled for a bit
Allah Bless America!