The family then walk on over to the National 911 Memorial Museum and went through the exhibits. They then walked around the memorial pools and gardens. It was an amazing but solemn place. The family had taken on a reverential quiet and looked and read and paid homage to those who died that day. The architecture and the layout were truly beautiful.

Bette walked the group to a nearby café to get everyone a drink and give their feet a rest. Angie looked at Bette and said with all sincerity

Angie: Thank you for bringing us here. Even though this happened before I was born, it’s a tragic event in our country’s history. A really senseless event for which there is no explanation.

Bette: There were a good number of brave people who rushed to the rescue of others who died in that process. The planes struck those building shortly after 9 in the morning and within an hour and a half, those building were on the ground. It’s a wonder there weren’t more lost. Fortunately, many started evacuating immediately. Those above the where the planes struck, never had a chance.

Tina: And it then took a while to officially determine what actually brought the building down. One thing they knew was that they did not collapse because of the impact of the planes. It turns out to be the fire which actually caused the collapse. All that fuel made for an inferno which literally weakened and bent the steel girders which finally they could not hold the cement floors. One floor fell onto another until they just pancaked down with ever increasing weight from each successive floor was like a land slide. As well constructed as those buildings were, they were not constructed to hold that kind of weight nor be able to repel the momentum of it falling from that height. If there had been no accompanying fire with that heat, those buildings would be standing today.

Mary: A terrible tragedy for which there are people still suffering as a result with today. Many first responders have health problems as a result of exposure to the smoke and debris while trying to find survivors. I am sure many civilians just in the area have suffered health related issues from the collapse. There was no warning and there really is no explanation of such a tragedy. And in the end, I’m not sure we can ever protect ourselves from such an event as this. I think we can make it harder to do. And for every weakness we plug, we probably leave three others opened. For the most part, all we can do is hope that people do not find it appropriate to kill their fellow human beings no matter what the cause. There has to be a better way to put a message across.