The United States suffered on September 11, 2001, the most serious attack in its history, which killed 2,974 people, after Islamic fundamentalists attacked the Twin Towers of New York and the Pentagon in Washington, on which they crashed three air crafts with passengers that had been previously hijacked.

There was a fourth aircraft that crashed on the Pennsylvanian soil before reaching its target, apparently the White House itself, after their brave passengers rebelled against the kidnappers.

After the bombing, the United States declared war on terrorism and 26 days later attacked Afghanistan, the country of the Taliban, from which emerged the inspirational maximum of Islamist terrorism, Osama Bin Laden.

VICTIMS REMEMBRANCE

The truth is that the tragedy of 9/11 remains very present among the American people, who as every year are preparing to honor the victims on a date that former President Obama declared National Day of Service and Remembrance.

Adopted as a tradition for many years, the homage to the victims of September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States begins with the reading of the names of the 2,983 dead victims.

A sober ceremony at the site of the Twin Towers in New York that does not reduce the emotion and tears of the attendees despite the passing of time.

The emotion and tears of family and friends, many of them carrying photographs of their loved ones, do not fall in the hours that lasts year after year, reading the names in the so-called Ground Zero when September 11th arrived.

This homage to the victims of the most serious terrorist attacks in US history follows this year, in New York City, the same ritual as in previous editions.

The ceremony involves a total of two hundred people who read the names of the deceased in alphabetical order.

Other points in New York, such as police stations, fire stations, the Port Authority of New York, organize parallelly, albeit much shorter, ceremonies.

SUFFERING HAS MANY FACES

The suffering of the aftermath of September 11 also has the face of thousands of New Yorkers who responded from the outset to the emergency that arose in the city as a result of the attacks on the famous financial center that was reduced to ashes.

Years later, they struggle daily to overcome the psychological and physical consequences, in some cases against cancer, and also to be recognized that this disease, which is slowly undermining their health, is a result of having been exposed to pollution after the collapse of the Twin Towers, rescue, cleaning or security in the so-called "zone zero".

Respiratory problems, skin conditions, cancer, backache, stomach pain; The list of sequels that suffer hundreds of those who worked in cleaning after the collapse of the towers is for many endless, and in some cases loneliness, unemployment and the scarcity of economic resources, since the aid that many of them receive does not cover the basic needs of a person, much less a family.

Emotional, physical and spiritual suffering. That's what the September 11 date means to thousands of people who lost loved ones and also to hundreds of workers in New York as the city and the whole country prepares to remember all of the victims of that date when terrorists Islamist group Al Qaeda crashed two commercial aircraft against the Twin Towers, located in the financial complex of the World Trade Center.

                      

ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER TOUCHES THE SKY

The skyscraper One World Trade Center already touches the sky of New York and that officially makes it the roof of America. A milestone symbolizing the resurgence and resistance of our state and our nation "said New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The works of the skyscraper, of 104 plants, began in 2006 and since then the bill has been going up to about 3,000 million dollars.

THE MEMORY MUSEUM

The exact location where the Twin Towers rose was transformed into a memorial in memory of the victims of 9/11, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the bombings, presided over by two huge swimming pools and a forest of trees, and the names of the victims printed in bronze.

The museum on September 11, 2001, attacks keeps the memory of the victims alive and shows that "nothing can break us," said US President Barack Obama.

Visiting the building is a profound and moving experience that allows knowing and remembering the almost 3,000 victims.

The museum shows photographs of each of the victims and explains their lives.

MEMORIAL DAY SEPTEMBER 11

 More than 40 million Americans will participate in service projects and good deeds that will mark the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks

By presidential proclamation, all Americans are called to observe what they officially call a Patriot Day.

 OFFICIAL CEREMONY

The official ceremony of the 16th anniversary of September 11, 2001, attacks will be held in the Patriot Plaza, as every year, it is a private event exclusively for relatives of the victims where they are invited to read the names of their relatives who lost their lives that day.

There will be moments of silence at 8:46 am, marking the time of the first impact to Tower 1 of the WTC; at 9:03 am, marking the time of the second impact to Tower 2 of the WTC; at 9:37 am marking the third impact time in Washington; at 10:03 am marking the time that Tower 2 of the WTC collapsed; and a moment of silence at 10:28 am marking the time that Tower 1 of the WTC collapsed.

The live broadcast of the ceremony begins at 8:39 am.

 

TRIBUTE IN LIGHT

Two beams of light will illuminate the sky from the point known as zone zero, will reach the sky again this year from the evening of Monday 11 until the dawn of Tuesday 12. The two beams of light evoke the Twin Towers and are visible for 25 miles in each direction.

 

PROJECT OF SERVICE

The National Service Day 911, recognized by the federal government and coordinated annually by the nonprofit organization MyGoodDeed, will attract more than 40 million people this year to commemorate 9/11, transforming this date into the Day of Charitable Service more with volunteer projects in cities like New York, Dallas, and Miami.

With widespread support from the 9/11 community, in 2003 the organization MyGoodDeed created the 9/11 Memorial to pay tribute to victims and those who served in response to the terrorist attacks.

In 2009 the group succeeded in passing a bipartisan law that officially established 9/11 as a National Day of Service and Commemoration under federal law.

Currently, 9/11 is the nation's largest annual charitable service, with the participation of more than 47 million people from all 50 states and many nations around the world.

This year's 9/11 activities will include Service Projects in the major cities of the country, where students will be doing charities remembering 9/11 or for the benefit of veterans and emergency services personnel.

For more information on how to participate in an act of service visit the site at www.911Day.org or www.serve.gov

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