Patriot Day 2025
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I was teaching a class in Unix at a local technical college when the announcements began rolling in.
Some of those in attendence became dazed over the news ... others exhibited extreme anger.
The hijackers flew three planes into large important buildings:
The Pentagon in Washington DC and
The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York
The fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after the plane passengers fought the hijackers.
I recall a rather elderly female participant in another class down the hall exclaiming how "They're all animals" in her very Jewish sounding New York yankee accent.
I had a Pakistani in my class who had already been complaining about being searched every time he attempted to board a plane fretting about the additional encumberances the World Trade Center attack would likely place on his travel.
All in all it was a very tiring day and I was glad to see it end at long last.
Another September 11 finds us observing Patriot Day.
It gives rise to consideration of the World Trade Center attacks which claimed nearly 3000 lives and devastated the country. It makes note of the first responders who were also hit hard by the consequences of the act of war.
Patriot Day was proclaimed by President George W Bush and is recognized every year on September 11.
It typically begins with US flags being lowered to half staff, with a country-wide moment of silence at 8:46 am (Eastern Daylight Time), which is when the first plane crashed into one of the Twin Towers.