Patriot Day, on Sept. 11, is the designated day to stop and remember what happened in 2001 in New York City, Washington, D.C., and in a Pennsylvania field. The extremist group al-Qaida, launched a series of coordinated terrorist attacks upon the United States, killing almost 3,000 people.
Terrorists hijacked and crashed passenger planes into two towers at the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C. A fourth plane crashed into an empty field in Pennsylvania, after hijackers’ plans were foiled by a group of passengers who tried to take control of the aircraft before hijackers were able to crash into another "important symbol of democracy and freedom."
Although our Mom is ancient, she cannot remember anything at all about 9-11. Four days before, she was in a car accident and got a head injury. As a matter of fact, she does not remember very much about the next year and a half.
Mom's first job after, was as a Training Developer with the Calgary Police Service doing special projects. While doing this Mom met and interviewed quite a few Canadian Police and Firemen who went down and helped out after 9-11. She heard many of the stories these brave men and women told. Mom also has met a few people who survived that day and many others whose lives were affected by those events and how they have built a legacy out of the horrible tragedy that profoundly affected their lives.
