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Two Towers Gone, Two Decades Later, & Two Heroic Generations Serving our Community
“It Can All Change in One Day” One day in America, we all woke up and began our day like the one before—losing our car keys on the way out the door, getting our coffee from Starbucks (making us late again), dropping our science projects in the hallway three minutes before the bell rings for science class, and cursing all the red traffic lights you keep hitting. The day seemed almost too normal, too typical. Children in public schools all across America rose from their chairs, placed their hands over their hearts, and pledged allegiance to the US flag before starting their daily studies. Little did we all know, by the end of the day, our allegiance to that flag would grow stronger, and our bond to the country we all share would be tested in unimaginable ways. Sept. 11th was an act meant to break our spirit as a country. To break apart the very unity that lies within our name, The United States of America. By attacking the symbols of American prosperity and capitalism, terrorists attempted to rip the fabrics of our society. But, really, the 9/11 attacks only made us more passionately bonded with our neighbors. We started the day pledging to a flag with 50 stars, and people across the country ended the day praying for one single nation—our nation. E Pluribus Unum, or “Out of many, one,” can be found We were forever changed the moment the on American currency. The September 11th first plane hit the World Trade Center’s North attacks failed to break our spirit, but they did Tower. Then, the world was forever changed remind us all; we are one nation, and we are all as the second hijacked plane exploded into worth fighting for. 8 | SEPTEMBER 2021 | ENID MONTHLY
the South Tower, slicing down the second tallest building of NYC’s iconic skyline. Aside from being the tallest building in New York City at the time, 911memorial.org also states they
