Introduction.

This three-piece work set in the LB/SF Universe is to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that took the lives of almost 3,000 individuals.

The victims were Americans. The victims were visiting foreign nationals. The victims were black, white, Hispanic, Christian, Muslim, Jewish—et cetera.

The attack was not targeted at a specific group-it was targeted at our way of life.

At 8:45 a.m. on the morning of September 11th, American Airlines Flight 11 collided with the North Tower.

At 9:02 a.m. on the morning of September 11th, American Airlines Flight 175 collided with the South Tower.

At 9:37 a.m. on the morning of September 11th, American Airlines Flight 77 collided with the Western side of the Pentagon.

At 10:03 on the morning of September 11th, Unite Airlines 93 went down in a Pennsylvania field. Its hijacking was thwarted by the determined actions of the passengers aboard—men and woman who refused to allow an attempt on the White House.

There you have a timeline of events. Most of you remember where you were, and what you were doing. Most of you remember your reaction. Most of you will never forget.

I was an eight-year-old kid.

My strongest memory is how much my Mom cried.

What follow this intro are three one-shots, each detailing a monumental aspect of the aftermath of September 11th, 2001: the establishment of the Pentagon Memorial, the Execution of Osama bin Laden, and the Tenth Anniversary.

They are in chronological order.

Each is posted at one of the times mentioned above, beginning with this introduction at 8:45 (EST)

I dedicate this trilogy to the men, women, and children who died that day, and to the men, women, and children who have died in the ten years since as a result.

Specifically, I dedicate this to Dana Falkenberg—because her story always hit me hardest.

"Have you forgotten how it felt that day? To see your homeland under fire and her people blown away?
Have you forgotten all those people killed? Yaah some went down like heroes in that Pennsylvania field.
Have you forgotten about our Pentagon? All the love ones that we lost and those left to carry on..."
-Darryl Worley; Have You Forgotten