Show I t BACK M n m. m- m Suzanne Houghton Senior Editor Within minutes our nation fe fell victim to catastrophe Our freedom freedom freedom free free- dom came under attack am and everyone's life changed 2616 individuals perished a athe at atthe atthe the World Trade Center firefighters firefighters firefighters fire fire- fighters and 75 police officers officer lost their lives trying to save anc and protect others individuals died at the Pentagon An additional additional additional addi addi- people the passengers and flight crews on American Airlines flights 11 and 77 and United Airlines flight night were killed Many of the 40 passengers passengers passengers gers on United Airlines flight 93 decided to take a stand against the terrorists and attempted to take control of the plane Although the plane went down in ina ina a field in Pennsylvania it was perhaps the first strike back Th- Th against ff the terrorism unleashed that day 2998 moms dads brothers sisters children friends and unforgotten individuals lost their lives 2337 others were left injured The individuals who carried c carried car car- r- r ried out the vicious and unforgivable unforgivable able act attempted to destroy the freedom our forefathers fought so j. j a 54 q k r i 4 b 9 z u of i n 1 4 a a i yV t v y r x I B t V s e Y t b x wN t Collage n jc by uy JT Kyle yit Yost hard to achieve What the terrorists terrorists terrorists terror terror- hoped to achieve failed Within minutes of the attacks American citizens who were strangers to one another the previous previous previous pre pre- day carried each other through the rubble and out to safety As people stood on the street they watched as planes plummeted P 1 into the World 17 Trade Trad e Center and Pentagon They watched watched-as as workers their not not- knowing what else to do jumped out of windows from the floors above They watched as the buildings came tumbling towards the earth Lives were taken before Americas America's eyes and people watched in terror as their safe world was attacked However since then America has watched the country rebuild and take back back- the freedoms once attacked In a speech given September 2001 President George W. W Bush promised I will not forget the wound to our country and See 9 11 continued on page 6 GL J BE SP SPORTS TS R-TS 9 11 continued from page 1 those who inflicted it I will not yield I will not rest I will not relent in waging this struggle for freedom and security for the American people Residents in New York City and Washington DC D.C. along with the rest of the country looked to their leaders to guide them after the attack on freedom Later named as the Person of the Year for 2001 by Time magazine former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani spent hours after the attack trying to assess the situation laid before his city In a statement made before the nation he said Tomorrow New York is going to be here and were we're going to rebuild and were we're going to be stronger than we were before I want the people of New York to be an example to the rest of the country and the rest of the world that terrorism cant can't stop us Two years have passed since the assault but most Americans can tell you where they were when they first heard the news As time passes the day might return back baek to normal and become a distant memory emory but most will always have a special place in their hearts for the vic vic- vic vic- tims This year the GLOBE staff would like to remember the victims vic vic- victims victims vic vic- tims of 9 We will never forget forget forget for for- get the attack on our country and commit to continue upholding the freedom for every man woman and child living in this nation and across the world C statistics were used from berl |