For a Short While, the Whole World was American

(last in a week-long series)

There are countless heroes still among us who helped so many people on September 11 and the days following. Some of them are known, many are not. I'm sure they'd all trade the tragedy for any kind of notoriety for their help. A special thank you @Jikiri for sharing some memories with me of all the good that happened during the experience; and a special thanks to @cnin whom I know to have been an NYPD officer serving at that time.


We should all remember what we're living for.


In total 3,497 people died in the attacks on 11 September 2001. 

• 2,735 civilians in the World Trade Center died 
• 87 passengers and crew members aboard American Airlines Flight 11 that hit the North Tower
• 60 passengers and crew aboard United Flight 175 that hit the South Tower
• 343 New York City firefighters and rescue workers and 23 New York City law enforcement officers, 47 Port Authority workers* and 37 Port Authority Police Officers, lost their lives when they rushed in to save the victims in the World Trade Center
• 36 passengers and crew aboard United Flight 93, who gave their lives stopping four hijackers over Pennsylvania 
• 64 passengers and crew aboard American Airlines Flight 77 that crashed into the Pentagon, killing them and 125 people in the building. 

*I could not find a list of the victims' names

In addition, 19 cowards - the terrorists who hijacked four airliners and murdered 3,497 people - also died. 
An American tragedy, an attack on the world:

Country Total fatalities  Argentina 4 [34]  Australia 11  Bangladesh 6  Belarus 1 [35]  Belgium 1  Brazil 3 [36]  Canada 24 [37][38]  Chile 2  China 4  Côte d'Ivoire 1  Colombia 17  Democratic Republic of the Congo 2  Dominican Republic 1  El Salvador 2  Ecuador 3  France 3  Germany 11  Ghana 2  Guyana 3  Haiti 2  Honduras 1  India 41 [39]  Indonesia 1  Ireland 6 [40]  Israel 5 [41]  Italy 10 [42]  Jamaica 16  Japan 24 [43]

Country Total fatalities  Jordan 2 [44][45][46]  Lebanon 3  Lithuania 1  Malaysia 3  Mexico 16  Moldova 1  Netherlands 1  New Zealand 2  Nigeria 1  Peru 5  Philippines 16  Portugal 5 [47]  Poland 1  Romania 3  Russia 1  South Africa 2  South Korea 28  Spain 1  Sweden 1  Switzerland 2  Republic of China (Taiwan) 1  Ukraine 1  Uzbekistan 1  United Kingdom 66* [48][49]  Bermuda 1  Venezuela 1 (Source: Wikipedia: Casualties of Sept. 11)

More sobering numbers can be found HERE.

Part of the Proposed NYC Memorial

the Pentagon Memorial

       Shanksville, Pennsylvania is slow to achieve the goal of a fitting Memorial

A lovely ODE to America, read it here.

New York Times September 11: Port

raits of Grief

Project 2,996

9-11 Heroes

9-11 Mem0rial

Biography.com/911