#9 11 in remembrance quotes series#
“Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. "The number of casualties will be more than most of us can bear." - Then-New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. It is perpetrated by fanatics who are utterly indifferent to the sanctity of human life, and we, the democracies of this world, are going to have to come together and fight it together." - British Prime Minister Tony Blair. "This mass terrorism is the new evil in our world today. 12, 2001 where terrorists plunged an airliner early Tuesday, Sept. Bush speaks in front of the west side of the Pentagon Sept. Patrick Brown, whose company had climbed to the 35th floor of the north tower a half-hour before the first collapse.Īccompanied by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, left, President George W. We're trying to send them down first… We're still heading up.” – Capt. "Numerous civilians in all stairwells, numerous burn are coming down. We have some problems over here right now." – Air traffic controller on the ground on Long Island shortly after the first plane struck the north tower. Please remain quiet." – Hijacker aboard United Flight 93, which crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. There is a bomb on board and we are going back to the airport. "We're young men we're not ready to die." - Kevin Cosgrove, a business executive who was on the 105th floor of the south tower moments before it collapsed. "Are you guys ready? Let's roll." - Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer, apparently as a signal to other passengers to attack the hijackers. Oh my God, we're -” – Flight attendant Madeline Amy Sweeney describing the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 11 at the end of her phone call to a supervisor. If you try to make any moves you'll endanger yourself and the airplane.” – Mohamed Atta, American Airlines Flight 11 hijacker pilot, heard on a radio transmission while intending to send a message to the passengers.
“What do I tell the pilots to do?” - Barbara Olson, CNN commentator and a passenger on American Airlines Flight 77 during a cellphone call to her husband, Solicitor General Theodore Olson. Both towers were hit by planes crashing into the buildings, and they collapsed a short time later.
The World Trade Center in New York City, Sept.
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