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ri / iI <br />predffivaivir <br />The City of*La Porte Joining the National Moment of Remembrance of the 10 Anniversary of September 11 <br />WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of La Porte expresses its support of the United States Senate regarding coming together <br />as a Nation and ceasing all work or other activity for a moment of remembrance beginning at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on <br />September 11, 2011, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks committed against the United States on September 11, <br />2001; and <br />WHEREAS, at 8:46 a.m., on September 11, 2001, hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the upper portion of the North <br />Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, New York; and <br />WHEREAS, 17 minutes later, at 9:03 a.m., hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade <br />Center; and <br />WHEREAS, at 9:37 a.m., the west wall of the Pentagon was hit by hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, the impact of which caused <br />immediate and catastrophic damage to the headquarters of the Department of Defense; and <br />WHEREAS, at approximately 10:00 a.m., the passengers and crew of hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 acted heroically to retake <br />control of the airplane and thwart the taking of additional American lives by crashing the airliner in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and, in <br />doing so, gave their lives to save countless others; and <br />