Remembering 9/11

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – It was a typical Tuesday morning in southside Manhattan. As many have described, there were no clouds to pair with the crystal blue skies. However, that would soon change at 8:48 a.m.

A hijacked American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 struck the north tower of the World Trade Center. At 9:06 a.m., United Airlines Flight 175 imploded into the other, south tower.

This was a planned attack by Osama bin Laden and his terrorist organization al Qaeda. His men also seized American Airlines Boeing 757, Flight 77 and flew it into the west wing of the Pentagon.

On this day, the American people and supporters around the world remember the 3,000 people who died during these attacks. People also support friends and family who have lost a loved one.

The events of 9/11 are significant because of the number of people who died and how international security threats were completely rewritten and forever changed global warfare.

On the 22nd anniversary of this tragedy, people continue to commemorate the lives taken on September 11, 2001.

Emily McGlynn is a fourth-year majoring in broadcast journalism. To contact her, email esm5378@psu.edu.