We Will Never Forget

These are the grim facts about the victims of 9/11:

-2,749 death certificates were filed relating to the WTC attacks, as of February 2005.
 
 
-13 people died after the disaster, from injuries received on September 11; three of these people died in Massachusetts, Missouri, and New Jersey, and the rest died in New York.
 
 
- Of the 2,749 people who died, 2,117 (77%) were males and 632 (23%) were females.
 
 
-1,588 (58%) were forensically identified from recovered physical remains.
 
 
-The median age for the victims was 39 years (range: 2-85 years); the median age was 38 years for females (range: 2-81 years) and 39 years for males (range: 3-85 years). Three people were aged under 5 years, and three were aged over 80 years.
 
 
23 New York City Police Officers died on September 11th, 2001.


-People from 83 different countries died in the attacks on the World Trade Center.


-The youngest passenger on the hijacked jets was Christine Hanson on United Airlines Flight 175. She was 2 and on her first trip to Disneyland.


-The oldest passenger on the hijacked jets was Robert Norton on American Airlines Flight 11. He was 82.


-1300 children were left as orphans as a result of the attacks.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of those lost that day. Just innocent people who had no idea of what was going to happen to them when they went to work that morning. As the 10th anniversary of 911 comes this Sunday please take time to reflect on how precious your time is with your family and loved ones. You never know what a day will bring so take time to enjoy them now. 911 taught us all a lesson we will never forget.