September 11, 2001 - It's been 20 Years

Heritage Explains

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4.7 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

It's been 20 years since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. It's hard to describe in a short blurb what that day has meant for Americans, and all that has changed because of it. So this week, we wanted to take a special look at and acknowledge the calamity, chaos, and confusion, but also look at the tremendous heroism of first responders, men and woman in uniform, and the incredible charity displayed by everyday Americans. We also talk with Steve Bucci. He was the military assistant to Sec. Donald Rumsfeld on September 11, and recounts being in the Pentagon when the plane hit including the great story of Sec. Rumsfeld pulling wounded people out of the Pentagon. He saw (first hand) the best of Americans in the face of such incredibly dark circumstances. Given the incredibly challenging circumstances we are currently facing in Afghanistan, Bucci also calls on policymakers to be bold in addressing the threats we face today.

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0:00.0	From a hotel room in Orlando, Florida, I'm Tim Dessier, and this is Heritage Explains.
0:29.0	It's been 20 years.
0:36.7	We have a breaking news story to tell you about.
0:38.3	Apparently a plane has just crashed into the World Trade Center here in New York City.
0:44.3	It happened just a few moments ago, apparently.
0:47.3	We have very little information available.
1:00.0	It appears that there is more and more fire and smoke enveloping the very top of the building. And as fire crews are descending on this area, it does not appear that there's any kind of an effort up there yet.
1:09.0	Now remember, oh my God. That looks like a second plane.
1:14.6	I don't see a plane go in. That just exploded.
1:19.6	We just saw another plane coming in from the side.
1:22.6	You did. That was out of it.
1:24.6	Yes, and that's the second explosion. You could see the plane come in just from the right-hand side of the screen.
1:30.3	So this looks like it is some sort of a concerted effort to attack the World Trade Center that is underway in downtown New York.
1:39.3	Hold on just a moment. We've got an explosion inside.
1:47.0	The building is exploding right now. You've got people running up the street.
1:51.0	Okay. I'll tell what's going on.
1:53.0	Okay. Just put Winston on pause there for just a moment.
1:56.0	The whole building just exploded for more. The whole top part.
1:59.0	The building is still intact. People are running up the streets.
2:07.6	We're looking at live pictures of the Pentagon where there is billowing smoke.
2:11.6	Jim Miklischvsky just reported that he heard an explosion.
2:16.6	We are hearing, again, unconfirmed reports that this was the
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