We all know where we were and what we were doing when the World Trade Center buildings came crashing down in New York City. It was a historical and cultural watershed moment. I had just showered and got dressed when my wife said, “Turn on the TV. Some days ago I posted on my Instagram profile a photo of my neighborhood in Padua, that included a sight on Memoria e Luce (Memory and Light) the 9/11. You gotta to see this.” I was a 27-year-old youth pastor, serving a congregation in rural South Georgia. I had intended on heading on to church that morning when my wife’s suggestion piqued my interest and I turned on the TV in our living room. Tower 1 was already on fire and the newscasters described how a plane had crashed into the building. I backed up and found a seat, not on the couch, but on the coffee table. I felt both the gravity and the confusion of the moment. The World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Here are the most gripping photos I took, and the stories behind them. I thought, “ How could a pilot be so foolish as to fly directly into a building?” Growing up in a middle class family in a midwestern town in the booming prosperity of the 80s and 90s did not prepare me for this experience. Im a photographer who covered 9/11 and its aftermath. I had just returned from a three-week trip to India where I had led various conferences for village pastors and church planters throughout India. Please take a few moments to remember and share your memories of the events of September 11, 2001. The Facebook Cover Photo is the large panoramic image space at the top of the timeline. Please take a few moments to remember and share your memories of the events of September 11, 2001. But if you want better quality, use an image that’s at least 1880 pixels by 704 pixels. During my trip, I had a conversation with my friend Aby Vargis about the unsettling presence of Indian military at their airports. Facebook Cover Photo Size 2023 Recommendation: Use an image that’s at least 940 pixels wide by 352 pixels tall. ![]() “You don’t have to worry about terrorism in your country,” my friend said to me, “but we do.” I had intended on staying longer in India for my friend’s wedding. My first itinerary had me flying home from India via Europe on September 11. Had I not changed my travel plans I would have been in the air during the 9/11 terrorist attacks and I would have been diverted to Canada for an indefinite amount of time.Īs I continued to watch the live news coverage, the second plane crashed. ![]() I joined the corporate gasp of my neighbors both near and far. Then I heard the phrase “terrorist attacks.” I sat motionless on the edge of the coffee table staring at the television screen, breathless and stunned. Our home phone rang and I received word that a former church member had an adult son working in NYC near what had become ground zero and I was asked to pray for him.
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