September 11, 2001
The World Trade Center
Two towers, and the ground beneath them
2,753
killed
73
named here
The first aircraft struck the north tower at 8:46 in the morning, the second the south tower at 9:03. The south tower came down at 9:59, the north at 10:28.
Two thousand seven hundred and fifty-three people were killed here: in the offices above the impacts, on the floors below them, in the plaza, in the lobbies, on the stairs, and aboard the two aeroplanes. Three hundred and forty-three were firefighters of the New York City Fire Department. Seventy-one were law enforcement officers. Eight were paramedics and emergency medical technicians.
The rest had gone to work.
The roll
Ordered by the day each was taken. This roll is not closed.
Ronald John Hemenway
Wesley Mercer