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2 planes just hit the world trade center in new york
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Siegfried: [QB] I've been trying to go to sleep for a good long while now. I don't think I'm going to get much, if any, at all. My father was alive at the time of World War II. He's talked a good bit about his reaction and the country's collective reaction when the news came in that Pearl Harbor had been attacked, the Pacific battleship group devastated. I never really was able to put it in a proper frame of reference to understand fully the impact. Now I do. I'm never going to forget what I've been seeing on ABC, NBC, CBS, and CNN yesterday. I woke up today at 7:45 a.m., Central Standard Time. This was about the moment that the first airliner struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center. It wasn't until 8:20 a.m. (about 15 minutes after the South Tower was hit) that I learned of what was going on. My first class was cut short; we listened to periodic news updates through the time we did have class. After that, I headed to the cafeteria in my old dorm to grab some food and watch TV. I remember when I woke up, the first thought in my mind was whether I was going to have to fight off anymore invading tree roaches in my room. It's still odd to me thinking that I was worrying about tree roaches when hundreds of people were dying. All of the footage from today will stay with me forever. CNN recently showed amateur footage of the first plane hitting the WTC #1. I'll forever remember the roar of the jet engines, the wild pan of the camera, and the final shot of the massive plane sailing right into the tower and exploding in a fireball. I'll remember the first footage of the second strike at the WTC I saw. This was a view of the South Tower perfectly hidden behind the North Tower, with her gaping holes, flames, and black smoke. I'll remember the precision curve that the second aircraft made as she came in from behind and struck the tower. Forever seered in memory is that giant fireball erupting on three sides of that tower and billowing up. The other angles of the second plane attack will be remembered as well. The plane soaring through the sky and simply slicing through the tower. The plane sneaking in from behind and stabbing the tower from the back. The film of the closeup of North Tower's gaping holes with tons of black smoke. From the bottom left, the giant fireball of South Tower glows against the intact windows of North Tower. In it, one can see all too clearly the millions of sheets of office paperwork floating in the wind. I'll remember the footage of the smoldering ruins of the southwest side of the Pentagon. And I'll remember that roof and walls collapsing on that section. When the reporters and anchors thought things could not get any worse, it did. The South Tower, mortally wounded in the midsection and heavy damage to at least two corners of her structure, gave out, and she collapsed in on herself, trapping her occupants, her victims, and their rescuers. Then, her twin sister joined her as the supports for the top floors gave out and the rest of her body pancaked in on itself. As the gray smoke and ash billowed out of the collapsing structure, I'll remember her giant mast antenna slipping into the smoke and disappearing forever. In the aftermath, I'll remember the tours of the ash and paperwork littered streets. The shot of a single shoe left behind on the street. The pictures of bloodied people, and people emotionally and physically exhausted trying to survive and rescue others. So, yes, I will never ever forget what happened today. I will never ever forget that on a day I worried about class, work, and roaches, tens of thousands of people died in a senseless and simply horrible act. However, there is one somewhat inspirational image that I will not forget. You have the scene of the Manhattan battleground with the skin of one of the massive twin towers in the background. In the foreground, there's a traffic pole that managed to survive. Bent across it is a flagpole with a tattered, but intact, American flag waving in the wind. I think this one picture sums up best has happened and what will happened. We Americans are like that flag: we're tattered, but we will survive like that flag. And, ultimately, good will come of such a horrible tragedy. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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