As you aware (I'm sure), today marks thirteen years since the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were destroyed.
There's nothing I can say about the terrible events of that day that hasn't already been said, except for this: Whatever the truth about it is, it probably won't be known during my lifetime.
That said, I'm writing to point out something that's on display at the 9/11 Memorial Museum, which opened in May. (The Memorial opened on the ten-year anniversary in 2011.)
The bicycle rack, and bicycles attached to it, were found mostly intact on Vesey Street. Ironically, Five World Trade Center, a low-rise office building just to the south of the Twin Towers, shielded the bikes and rack from the destruction that befell the Twin Towers.
Only one rider stepped forward to reclaim his bicycle. To this day, the identities--and fates--of the owners of the other bikes are not known. Given that the Towers were struck by Flight 11 at 8:46 am, one or more of the owners may well have been a messenger making that day's first delivery--or a restaurant delivery worker bringing some executive his or her coffee and bagel.
There's nothing I can say about the terrible events of that day that hasn't already been said, except for this: Whatever the truth about it is, it probably won't be known during my lifetime.
That said, I'm writing to point out something that's on display at the 9/11 Memorial Museum, which opened in May. (The Memorial opened on the ten-year anniversary in 2011.)
The bicycle rack, and bicycles attached to it, were found mostly intact on Vesey Street. Ironically, Five World Trade Center, a low-rise office building just to the south of the Twin Towers, shielded the bikes and rack from the destruction that befell the Twin Towers.
Only one rider stepped forward to reclaim his bicycle. To this day, the identities--and fates--of the owners of the other bikes are not known. Given that the Towers were struck by Flight 11 at 8:46 am, one or more of the owners may well have been a messenger making that day's first delivery--or a restaurant delivery worker bringing some executive his or her coffee and bagel.
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