September 11th Memorial

On September 11, 2001, a clear, bright day turned into one of the most tragic in United States history in just 102 minutes as 19 men driven by a terrorist ideology attacked the American way of life and freedom. American Airlines Flight 11 took off from Boston at 7:59 am, United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston at 8:14 am, American Airlines Flight 77 from Washington D.C. at 8:20 am, and United Airlines Flight 93 from Newark at 8:41 am. The attacks caused 2,973 fatalities, including 2,603 at the World Trade Center, 87 on American Airlines Flight 11, 59 on American Airlines Flight 77, 40 on United Airlines Flight 93, 59 on United Airlines Flight 175, and 125 at the Pentagon, while approximately 25,000 people were evacuated from the World Trade Center. In the hours, days, and months that followed, members of the local community joined rescue and recovery efforts in NYC, with the Troy Police and Fire Departments among the first law enforcement responders to report there, the 42nd Infantry Division "Rainbow" leading much of the military support, and hundreds of volunteers from across Rensselaer County serving throughout the effort at the World Trade Center. Many men and women of the City of Troy and Rensselaer County also answered the call to duty and were deployed on combat tours in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Middle East as part of the Global War on Terrorism. Though freedoms were attacked, structures were demolished, and lives were lost, Americans united and drew strength from the memory of the innocent dead and from the heroism of uniformed service members and ordinary citizens who answered fellow citizens in need.

Troy, New York · United States