Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School 9/11 Memorial Tribute

OAK LAWN, IL — Tuesday, September 11th, 2001 at 8:45am started off as a normal day, but soon made a devastating and unbelievable historical turn. Militants who were associated with the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and had a sole objective of attacking specific targets in America.

Of the four planes, two planes were flown directly into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, the third plane hit the Pentagon outside of Washington, D.C., and the fourth and final plane crashed in a field located in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Almost 3,000 people did not make it home that night because they were killed during the 9/11 terrorist attack.

At OLHMS, we honor and remember all those who were killed during 9/11 terrorist attack through a memorial to honor the 20th anniversary.

This press release was produced by the Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123. The views expressed here are the author’s own.