Category: twin towers

St. Paul’s Chapel in New York City Stands Strong as a Sanctuary of Solace Following 9/11

St. Paul’s Chapel in New York City is not just where George Washington prayed after being inaugurated as first President of the United States. It has been a place of worship for more than two and a half centuries, resulting in countless generations of congregants. But most noteworthy, it is a survivor of September 11,…


Revenge: A Motivating Factor?

Commentary Throughout history, “revenge” has been a motivating factor in geopolitical relations between countries. For example, in 2001, following the destruction of the Twin Towers in New York, the President of the United States, George W. Bush, promised swift retaliatory action against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan that harboured Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind…


Flight 93 Responders Recall a Time When 9/11 Attack Unified America

The Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, was once a coal strip mine. On neighboring land, Camp Allegheny’s then-Executive Director Duane Slade recalls the mine used many charges of dynamite at once, creating loud booms as they crumbled the earth. But it was nothing compared to what he heard on Sept. 11, 2001, when…