On September 11, 2001, four planes were scheduled to leave American airports within twenty-five minutes of each other. Aboard each of those planes were terrorists who had planned a coordinated attack on American buildings. Two of the planes flew into the twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center.
Hundreds of firefighters and thirty-seven Port Authority police officers, trying to rescue people from the burning buildings, died when both towers unexpectedly collapsed. Sgt. John McLoughlin and Officer Will Jimeno, buried twenty feet below the rubble, were among the last survivors to be pulled from the wreckage. The bodies of thousands of people were never recovered.
Learn the story behind the film and meet former U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Dave Karnes who found the trapped officers. Examine primary sources including links to the 9-11 Commission Report, exhibits from the only trial the government was able to conduct about the attack, videos of the events, photographs (in slide-format) prepared by news organizations and video interviews with the real people profiled in the film. Also explore the "September 11 Documentary Project" at the Library of Congress, featuring the reaction of children and young adults to the attack. Brought to you by Click2Flicks, a channel of AwesomeStories.com.
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