Posted on 02/26/2009 4:48:11 AM PST by Sergeant Tim
The World Trade Center was first attacked sixteen years ago today, February 26, 1993. Along with more than 1,000 people injured, these six people were murdered during that bombing by radical Islamists:
John DiGiovanni, age 45, Kerr Manufacturing Company; Dental Supply salesman. Visitor to the World Trade Center.Robert Kirkpatrick, age 61, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Senior Structural Maintenance Supervisor for the World Trade Center.
Stephen Knapp, age 47, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Chief Mechanical Supervisor for the World Trade Center.
William Macko, age 57, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Assistant Chief Mechanical Supervisor for the World Trade Center.
Wilfredo Mercado, age 37, International Hilton Company; Purchasing Agent for Windows on the World.
Monica Rodriguez Smith, age 35, (and her unborn child) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; World Trade Center Maintenance / Mechanical Unit Secretary.
'The Foreshadowing of 9/11' by Howard Lutnick
The bomb went off shortly after noon and shook the building like an earthquake. Our offices on the top floors of 1 World Trade Center (the north tower) went dark. No one knew what had happened, but within minutes the emergency lights kicked on and our 700 employees at Cantor Fitzgerald calmly headed for the stairs. The stairway quickly became a traffic jam as 20,000 workers on lower floors were also evacuating that cold February day, but the Cantor folks didn't panic. Some of them lashed their ties and belts to the wheelchairs of handicapped people and carried them down the 105 flights of stairs. Others helped those who were unable to walk unaided down to the 25th floor where fire fighters, who were on their way up to help, took over. We all made it out.
Editor --
Click on the image above to read Mr. Lutnick's full report.
In addition, please click here and visit the web site of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum for more information.
Please take a moment and remember.
Yeah but Clinton “brought them to justice!”
That stopped them, huh?
There for the Grace of God...
Too many memorable moments in history, conveniently forgotten, to our everlasting shame and eventual destruction if we continue to forget.
...and we thank Him for it.
Yes I do!
As tragic as this was, it was practice for survival later:
Friends who worked in WTC this day in 1993 are alive today because they walked away from a smoke break on the morning of 9-11-01.
We shall NEVER forget!
bttt
Thank you for the ping Tim.
I’m ashamed to say that I didn’t know that many were killed or that there were so many injured. I wasn’t paying attention. How could I be so dense - or is the word ‘stupid’?
Thanks for the ping, post, tagline. The lessons of history happening that day, 9-11 and practically everyday...12,798 since 9-11...
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/
Thank you for posting. We can not allow them to be forgotten.
All the Cantor Fitzgerald employees survived....
Thanks for posting this. I’ve sent on to local conservative radio host.
Thanks for posting this, Tim. I will never forget.
BTTT
This played big part of Clinton's legacy of incompetence.
MAY WE NEVER FORGET
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