2021-K457

Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York State and the Nation

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2021-K457



Assembly Resolution No. 457

BY: M. of A. Heastie

COMMEMORATING the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11
terrorist attacks on New York State and the Nation

WHEREAS, September 11, 2021, marks the 20th Anniversary of the
terrorist attacks that forever changed New York, our country and the
world; and

WHEREAS, We honor the memory of those who lost their lives in those
devastating attacks on our State and Nation, memories that will forever
remain with their families and will live in the hearts of every New
Yorker and every American; and

WHEREAS, To those who were lost and the loved ones they leave
behind, to those who were there to help, we will never forget; and

WHEREAS, On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, 19
terrorists hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks
against targets in the United States; two of the planes were flown into
the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third
plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth
plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania; and

WHEREAS, These cowardly attacks resulted in 2,977 fatalities, over
25,000 injuries, and countless first responders who have died or
continue to suffer from illnesses related to serving at Ground Zero, in
addition to at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage;
and

WHEREAS, Of those who perished during the initial attacks and the
subsequent collapses of the towers, 343 were New York City firefighters,
23 were New York City police officers and 37 were officers at the Port
Authority; and

WHEREAS, Every New Yorker and every American remembers where they
were on the morning of September 11, 2001, when they heard about the
attacks; and no matter age, race or religion we were all affected;
whether we knew someone who perished, heard about a first responder's
bravery, or watched the tragedy unfold on the news; for weeks, perhaps
even months, we were glued to our televisions, hoping to witness a
miracle; and

WHEREAS, Across the country, people came together as Americans,
putting flags outside their homes and businesses, and lining up at the
Red Cross to donate blood for those in need; and

WHEREAS, Every year since, at the site of the World Trade Center,
the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Americans come together to
hold memorials, reciting the names of those lost, so they will continue
to live on in the hearts and minds of all Americans; and

WHEREAS, Ten years after the terrorist attacks that changed our
world, we dedicated the National September 11 Memorial, where waterfalls
that occupy the footprint of the Twin Towers are surrounded by the names

of those lost in the attacks; and in 2014, the National September 11
Museum opened to the public, where people can come to learn and to
reflect; and

WHEREAS, Today, 20 years later, we come together as a nation to
remember and pay homage to those who perished in these horrific attacks
and to honor those first responders who gave the ultimate sacrifice as
they ran to help those in mortal danger; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New
York State and the Nation.

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  • 10 / Jun / 2021
    • INTRODUCED
  • 10 / Jun / 2021
    • ADOPTED

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