Today marks the 24th anniversary of the attacks on 9/11. On September ninth, 2001, hijackers from an organization called al-Qaeda crashed three planes into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, otherwise known as the Twin Towers. This was a very tragic event where almost 3,000 people died. To this day, on 9/11, people all across America mourn the lives of those who died 24 years ago.
I was not alive when the attack on 9/11 took place, but I have learned a lot through stories and photos. Pictures taken from that day are able to capture how tragic this event was so that people will be able to learn and feel a small amount of the heartache from that day.
In the photo above you can see a bird’s-eye view of the destruction that took place. This photo shows the twin towers collapsing, killing all people left inside the building. After the plane crashed into the Twin Towers, the people who were not already dead didn’t have long to get out, and many did not make it out in time. Even the people around the towers would have been killed due to the towers collapsing on them or smoke and debris filling their lungs until they couldn’t breathe anymore.
In this photo you can see how devastating 9/11 was. These people are covered in debris, meaning that they were likely in the building at the time of the crash. The man and the woman both are carrying some of their belongings with them in hopes of saving themselves and some of their valuables. The man and woman both have a look on their faces that tells the viewer how tragic this event really was. These people look like they have seen a ghost, but really, they have seen much worse. They have seen the people they sit next to every day and people they don’t know die. These people will have those images engraved into their brains forever and will likely be traumatized by the events that happened. Some people even may have serious lung conditions from all the smoke and debris.
In this photo, first responders and even other people from the community are helping to carry out a man from the destruction. Though 9/11 was a very tragic day, it highlighted how the people in communities can come together to help each other. These first responders do not likely know these people, but they are risking their own lives to save them.
As a result of these first responders risking their lives to save others, almost 350 first responders died. The first responders did not know these people, but they were willing to die for them. This showcases their devotion to their job and how they will come together for their community.
Overall, 9/11 was a tragic event that showed how a community can come together in times of crisis. Photos taken from that day help us to picture what it was like for those who experienced 9/11.
