We never forget. Moment of Silence, 8:46 a.m., Sept. 11
On Sept. 11, 2019, and as it has done for the last 25 years on the day, the Rockport Fire Department remembered those who had fallen with its own simple yet meaningful statement: We never forget. (file photo)
On Sept. 11, 2019, and as it has done for the last 25 years on the day, the Rockport Fire Department remembered those who had fallen with its own simple yet meaningful statement: We never forget. (file photo)Throughout the country, there will be a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., Sept. 11, marking the clock when hijackers deliberately crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into floors 93 through 99 of the North Tower of the World Trade Center, in New York City.
Bells will toll, and we remember.
"A quarter century after the September 11, 2001 attacks, 100 million Americans are too young to remember the day that changed our city and nation forever," the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, in NYC, says at its website. "It is our shared promise — made 25 years ago — to never forget so those born after 9/11 learn its significance and enduring legacy. As we commemorate this anniversary, a new generation will learn about the unimaginable loss we experienced and the inspiring stories of bravery, compassion, unity, and service that we witnessed, and have rippled through the decades."
Every year as part of the official commemoration ceremony held at the World Trade Center for victims' families, there are six moments of silence marking the key events of 9/11.
- 8:46 a.m.: Hijackers deliberately crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into floors 93 through 99 of the North Tower.
- 9:03 a.m.: Hijackers deliberately crashed United Airlines Flight 175 into floors 77 through 85 of the South Tower.
- 9:37 a.m.: Hijackers deliberately crashed American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon, near Washington, D.C.
- 9:59 a.m.: The South Tower collapsed.
- 10:03 a.m.: After learning of the other attacks, passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 launched a counterattack on hijackers aboard their plane to try to seize control of the aircraft. In response, the hijackers crashed the plane into an empty field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
- 10:28 a.m.: The North Tower collapsed, leaving the 16-acre World Trade Center site in ruins and collateral damage affecting all adjacent properties and streets. The rescue effort commenced immediately.
