I’m going to keep this post fairly simple.
Today is the five-year anniversary of the darkest day in modern American history. On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked civil aircraft and flew them into what were not just crowded buildings, but symbols of America’s might and power. We all stood silent as we watched replay after replay of the World Trade Center towers crumbling to the ground, people in the streets of Manhattan running, foreign leaders standing with America during our darkest hour.
Five years later, I think that many of us have forgotten the sheer terror that day brought each one of us. I’m not going to share any elaborate stories of where I was on 9/11/01, but instead I am going to ask that you please observe a moment of silence, prayer and reflection after you read this post and remember the people whose lives were ended in a horrific act of senseless violence that has since changed our world.
God bless America, and may He also bless the families of the victims and those still suffering to this day from the 9/11 attacks.
CNN has made the first few hours of their coverage of the events of 9/11 available online. The video amazingly goes from anchors speculating on the cause of the planes crashing into the WTC, to them going speechless as they recount the events of the day. It’s worth the watch, simply because it reminds us of what we saw and felt during one of the worst days in American history.
Download the CNN coverage of 9/11/01 (1 hour, 44 min)
I remember that awful day very well.
I remember how I cried, and asked the Lord to be merciful to this nation.