1. 9/11/2015 I can reflect on 9/11. QOD What group was responsible for the attack on 9/11? Al Qaeda CICERO © 2011

2. Agenda 1. Notes 2. Audio stories/messages 3. Videos 4. Reflection piece CICERO © 2011

3. September 11, 2001 New York – Arlington – Shanksville

4. New York City CICERO © 2011

5. New York City 8:46 a.m. – American Airlines Flight 11 was the first to crash into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. At 9:03, United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower. Images from World Trade Center Building Performance Study conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). CICERO © 2011

6. New York City The second crash was captured on live television. Structural damage (and fire) to both the North and South Towers caused them to collapse. The South Tower collapsed first at 9:59 a.m. The North Tower collapsed at 10:28. 2,977 were killed including: –343 Firefighters –23 Police Officers –37 Port Authority Police Officers –A bomb-sniffing dog named Sirius CICERO © 2011

7. New York City CICERO © 2011

8. Arlington, Virginia 9:37 a.m. – American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. The western side of the building was engulfed in flames. Part of the building collapsed. 189 people were killed: –64 aboard Flight77 –125 inside the Pentagon building. CICERO © 2011

9. Shanksville, Pennsylvania On September 11, 2010, Former First Lady Laura Bush and First Lady Michele Obama visited the site of United Airlines Flight 93 airplane crash. CICERO © 2011 The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, was expected to head toward the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Passengers in that plane, however, prevented that from happening. Unfortunately, at 10:03 A.M., the plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing everyone onboard.

10. Rescue and Recovery Efforts It took months to complete the rescue and recovery efforts. Some survivors were found and rescued from under the rubble, but not many. The fires beneath the rubble burned for weeks, and the cleanup was not fully complete until May 2002. Relief funds were established to help the victims and victims’ families. CICERO © 2011

11. Lives Lost CICERO © 2011 In all, 2,977 people died that day. –The youngest victim was a 2-year- old girl on U.A. Flight175. –The oldest victim was an 82-year- old man on A.A. Flight 11. –To date, the remains of only 1,629 victims have been identified. More than 6,000 people were injured. It was the largest attack on United States soil since Pearl Harbor.

12. Lives Lost CICERO © 2011

13. Broader Effects Beyond those who lost their lives on September 11, many thousands more were directly affected: –It is estimated that about 3,000 children lost a parent and more than 1,600 people lost a spouse. – 20% of Americans knew someone who was either hurt or killed that day. –Nearly 150,000 jobs were lost in New York City alone as a result of the attacks. –1 year later, 7 in 10 Americans reported they had experienced depression since the attacks. Twin boys hold a photograph of their father, who was killed in the September 11 th attacks. CICERO © 2011

14. Story corp voice records https://www.911me morial.org/StoryCor pshttps://www.911me morial.org/StoryCor ps Seconds from Disaster video Voices of 9/11 video CICERO © 2011