Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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Septem6er lltft It was a day no one will ever forget. Within minutes the World Trade Center’s twin towers disappeared from the New York City skyline, the Pentagon was left with a gaping hole, an unidentified plane went down in Pennsylvania and lives were lost or affected everywhere. After the initial shock of the attacks, people everywhere did whatever they could to help. They donated blood, painted murals, held candlelight prayer vigils, and flew the American flag proudly, all while still struggling to understand the new threat of terrorism. It is the pictures, though, that we will never forget. Businessmen and women running in terror from an enormous cloud of black smoke. Lines, two blocks long, of people waiting to donate blood. A wall full of posters of fathers, husbands, mothers, wives all missing in the attacks. And one resolute image firemen raising an American flag from a hill of cement, dust, and papers, symbolizing the everlasting and unbreakable American spirit. On October 7, 2001, President Bush began a War on Terrorism by sending military forces to Afghanistan with orders to strike terrorist training camps and the Talibans’ military bases. In his address to the nation. Bush assured citizens that, We are supported by the collective will of the world.” However, some people believed that Bush acted too quickly. While most of the nation supported the war on terrorism, others led peace rallies. Almost everyone, though, agreed that at least one good thing arose from the rubble of ground zero: a newfound sense of community and patriotism with a realization of the importance of helping others. ty SvuML JJk. ‘Aibi (y tin ikvMiiAiu September iitk tw eA) • W

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I 11II (I) Deputy U.S. marshal Dominic Cuadagnoli helps a women alter she was injured in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (2) People run from the collapse of one of the World Trade Center Towers. (3) A tired worker rests his head early Thursday morning at the World Trade Center site in New York two days after the tragedy. Workers dug through the rubble hoping to find survivors of the terrorist attack. tO • opening

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