Taking a moment to remember September 11, 2001. A day the world will never forget. So many people lost their lives. God Bless all the victims and their families. You’re alway’s in our prayers.
- Bonnie Lamrock (MJ-Upbeat.com)
Below are some statistics from that day followed by some photos including the Freedom Tower.
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The initial numbers are indelible: 8:46 a.m. and 9:02 a.m.
Time the burning towers stood: 56 minutes and 102 minutes.
- Total number killed in attacks in New York: 2,753
- Number of firefighters and paramedics killed: 343
- Number of NYPD officers: 23
- Number of Port Authority police officers: 37
- Number of employees who died in Tower One: 1,402
- Number of employees who died in Tower Two: 614
- Number of nations whose citizens were killed in attacks: 115
- Remains found: 21,744
- Number of families who got no remains: 1,717
- Number of people who lost a spouse or partner in the attacks: 1,609
- Estimated number of children who lost a parent: 3,051
- Number of FDNY vehicles destroyed: 98
- Tons of debris removed from site: 1,506,124
- Days fires continued to burn after the attack: 99
- Days after 9/11 that the U.S. began bombing Afghanistan: 26
- Estimated number of New Yorkers suffering from post-traumatic-stress disorder as a result of 9/11: 422,000Updated September 2012
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- See Also: The Encyclopedia of 9/11
Such a sad day. We must never forget those we lost. Bless you for posting <3
Yes it was beyond words really.