8:46 a.m. – American Flight 11 from Boston crashes into the North
Tower at the World Trade Center.

9:03 a.m. – United Flight 175 from Boston crashes into the South
Tower at the World Trade Center.

- U.S. Federal Aviation Administration shuts down all New
York area airports.

9:21 a.m. – Bridges and tunnels leading into New York City
are closed.

9:25 a.m. – All domestic flights are grounded by U.S. Federal
Aviation Administration.

9:45 a.m. – American Flight 77 crashes into The Pentagon.

10:05 a.m. – The South Tower at the World Trade Center collapses.

10:05 a.m. – The White House is evacuated.

10:10 a.m. – A large section of one side of The Pentagon collapses.

10:10 a.m. – United Flight 93 crashes in a wooded area in
Pennsylvania, after passengers confront hijackers.

10:28 a.m. – The North Tower at the World Trade Center collapses.

Sept. 11, 2001 I was sitting at my desk at work when the first plane struck.  A late arriving co-worker heard the news on the radio and we turned on the television set in time to see the second plane hit. We spent the morning watching the horrors of that day unfold.

Around 11:00 a.m. my parents showed up unexpectedly at my place of work and were obviously very shaken. We went out for an early and subdued lunch and I realized  that they needed to be close to one of their children….the events of the morning had resurrected their feelings of the other day that lives in infamy…Pearl Harbor.  That day the roles changed and the child became the comforter for the parent.

So, today, the 7th anniversary of September 11, 2001, I will spend the day with my mother and put aside politics.

‘Put aside Politics

Senators Obama and McCain, the Democratic and Republican nominees in November’s election, will appear together at Ground Zero in the afternoon to lay wreathes in honour of the victims.

In a joint statement from the campaigns announcing their decision to visit Ground Zero together, the two men vowed to come together “as Americans” and suspend their political campaigns for 24 hours.

“We will put aside politics and come together to renew that unity, to honour the memory of each and every American who died, and to grieve with the families and friends who lost loved ones,” the statement said.

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