COMMEMORATION TO THE HEROES OF 9-11

There are many qutoes that could sum up this day but the best two maybe are, "A shot hear around the world" or Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech the day after the attack on Pearl Harbour may suit better,"Yesterday, [September 11, 2002 was] a date which will live in infamy".

8:45 a.m. (all times are EDT): A hijacked passenger jet, American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts, crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center, tearing a gaping hole in the building and setting it afire.

9:03 a.m.: A second hijacked airliner, United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston, crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes. Both buildings are burning.

9:43 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon, sending up a huge plume of smoke. Evacuation begins immediately.

11:18 a.m.: American Airlines reports it has lost two aircraft. American Flight 11, a Boeing 767 flying from Boston to Los Angeles, had 81 passengers and 11 crew aboard. Flight 77, a Boeing 757 en route from Washington's Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles, had 58 passengers and six crew members aboard. Flight 11 slammed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. Flight 77 hit the Pentagon.

11:26 a.m.: United Airlines reports that United Flight 93, en route from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, California, has crashed in Pennsylvania. The airline also says that it is "deeply concerned" about United Flight 175.

11:59 a.m.: United Airlines confirms that Flight 175, from Boston to Los Angeles, has crashed with 56 passengers and nine crew members aboard. It hit the World Trade Center's south tower.

On that day the world sat in awe staring at the unimaginable images displayed on their television screens. Some pondered what was ahead. Some worried, while others cried for those who were dead or dying. But today we should stop for a minute to commemerate those who gave their lives attempting to save others. They weren't soldiers but were police officers, fire fighters, nurses and doctors. So, today as you pass by one of these professionals stop and shake their hands or just smile at them and wish them a good day becasue without these people to help our day to day lives our country(s) would not be as great a place to live as they are. So, take the time to thank them for what they do for us because the ones that are gone we cannot thank .