9/11: When We Knew Evil
Commentary I remember watching the second aircraft strike the World Trade Center and realizing that the world had changed. As a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, the 9/11 attacks reinvigorated my desire to serve. I knew evil when I saw it, and what we witnessed that morning was evil. Nearly 3,000 people were murdered on Sept. 11, 2001, including 24 Canadians. Office workers, firefighters, police officers, airline crews, and ordinary travellers began that Tuesday expecting nothing more remarkable than another working day. Instead, terrorists hijacked four civilian aircraft, attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon, while the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 fought back before their aircraft crashed in Pennsylvania....
TL;DR
- The author recalls the realization that the world changed upon witnessing the second aircraft strike the World Trade Center.
- The 9/11 attacks inspired the author, a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, to serve.
- The events of 9/11 are described as evil, resulting in the murder of nearly 3,000 people, including 24 Canadians.
- Terrorists hijacked four civilian aircraft, attacking the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
- Passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 fought back before their plane crashed in Pennsylvania.