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Since September 11:
In the attacks of September 11, 2001, terrorists target prominent symbols of the United States to create fear and a feeling of vulnerability in the American people. News of the attacks is met with disbelief, sorrow, and anger, followed quickly by a renewed sense of unity and patriotism that sweeps across the country. American servicemen and women deploy to Afghanistan and throughout the Middle East and along with US intelligence personnel, hunt the terrorists of al-Qaeda. Though Osama bin Lad, the founder of al-Qaeda is killed in 2011, the fight against the terrorists continues.
The Flight 93 Memorial:
In towns throughout the country, daily routines return, but indelible memories of that day and those lost remain. Memorials are constructed at the site of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in cities and small towns across the nation. Here in Shanksville, people from across the United States join together to create a national memorial -- a permanent tribute to the extraordinary courage of 40 ordinary people. The serene fields, wooded groves, and rolling hills that bore witness to such violence, are now a lasting testament to the courage of the passengers and crew of Flight 93. Follow this walkway to their final resting place. |