Thirteen years ago, on September 11, 2001, all of our lives were changed forever. Our country was brutally attacked. Four planes were hijacked by terrorists. Two of the planes were sent crashing into the Twin Towers in New York City; the third plane into the Pentagon in Washington D.C.; and the fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. By the end of the attacks, the death toll had mounted to nearly 3,000;
343 FDNY Fire Fighters
23 NYPD Officers
37 Port Authority Police Officers
8 EMTs and Paramedics
2,195 New Yorkers
87 Passengers of American Flight 11
60 Passengers of United Flight 175
125 Pentagon Workers
59 Passengers of American Flight 77
40 Passengers of United Flight 93
During this tragic event many ordinary people rose to the occasion and sacrificed their life in an attempt to save others. I never got a chance to meet Christopher Amoroso, but I've seen his love, compassion and spirit in his sister's eyes. Chris was anything, but ordinary. As seen in the picture above, he assisted with evacuating and getting the injured from the towers to safety. However, he did not stop there. Chris rushed back to the Twin Towers, where he gave his life, to help as many people as he could. This is one of many heroic stories that came out of the tragedy. We must honor the memories of these heroes and their families by helping everyone we can, cherishing every day and and never taking anything we have for granted.
I assure you, there are thousands of Islamic extremists that are actively planning and would execute far worse attacks than this. We must not forget and we must remain vigilant as a nation; this threat has not subsided.
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