9/11: Extraordinary Stories From The Sidelines

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Salter 1 Ariel Salter Mr.Dever English 10 29 June 2017 9/11 Since 9/11 is soon upon us and that other countries are having terrorist attacks, I want to see how a bystander felt in that moment. Vries, Paul De. “Remembering 9/11: Extraordinary Stories From the Sidelines” Web. 11 Sept.2012. This article is about a man on his way to work in New York on the train. The train conductor made an announcement saying the Twin Towers have been hit. Instead of going home he wanted to go a block from the attacks to help people. He took a cab and as soon as he got out he saw a handsome man crying uncontrollably, the man asked if the handsome man needed help he said yes and he told a story about how he day started. The Handsome man said “my daughter is

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