September 11, 2024 |
Photo – Flag at half-staff – Bigfoot99 file photo
Today is a 9/11, the anniversary of the deadly multi-front attack on the United States in 2001 that remains shrouded in conspiracy mysteries.
That’s the voice of Joseph Pfeifer. He was a Battalion Chief with the New York City Fire Department on September 11, 2001. His responsibilities included the World Trade Center on the southern tip of Manhattan. He played a crucial role in the initial response and rescue efforts after the city was attacked on this date 23 years ago.
Pfeifer’s story is featured in the National Geographic documentary 9/11: One Day in America.
The two attacks in New York, as others in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. are officially labeled by the U.S. Government as international terrorism, coordinated and carried out by the Islamic terrorist group, Al Qaeda.
The death toll has been revised numerous times in the last 23 years. It now stands at 2,977, including 343 firefighters.
Governor Mark Gordon ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flag to be flown at half-staff statewide today from sunrise to sunset on this so-named Patriot Day, to honor and pay our respects to the individuals who lost their lives in the attacks.
By a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001 (Public Law 107-89), the Congress designated September 11 of each year as “Patriot Day,” and by Public Law 111-13, approved April 21, 2009, the Congress has requested the observance of September 11 as an annually recognized “National Day of Service and Remembrance.”
Governor Gordon has issued the following statement:
“For those of us who remember that day, it has become an indelible memory of how our nation must be ever vigilant. For all of us, this tragedy will always serve as a reminder of the strength, resilience and compassion we possess in the face of devastating loss. I urge all citizens to take a moment to commemorate and honor the Americans who were lost, who were injured and who saved lives on that tragic day, and to do our part to never forget.”
