9/11 Attacks

Today in MUN class, we watched footages of the attack of September 11, 2001. It was heartbraking. We watched a footage of the second plane crashing into the second building, via a bystander's videocam. Hearing her reaction, made me want to cry. Because it was that moment, when she saw the plane actually fly into the building, that she realised it was a terrorist attack. For people in my generation, who only learned of the attacks during school, and annual memorials, didn't know the first feeling of shock when it happened. We only learned the story from other's point of view AFTER the initial attack. So when we looked through the eyes of the bystander and heard her reaction, we realized what shock and terror was really like. Furthermore, we watched videos of people waving out the windows who were trapped in the top floors, and people jumping out the buildings. This, for me, was the saddest part. There were video after video of people jumping out. One bystander stated that you could hear the sound of people falling onto the cement. 200 people jumped. We also saw videos of people crying on the street, traumatized by the whole attack. It must have been very, very horrible. Not only for the victims, but also for their family and friends. Nearly 3,000 people died that day. Many of them were firefighters who died during the collapse of the building. It makes me said to think that the people who did this, thought they were doing the right thing.