Patriot Day commemorates the catastrophic events of September 11th, 2001. On the morning of that day, the World Trade Center towers and Pentagon were attacked by terrorists crashing jet planes into them. They sought to harm the USA, and in the process, they killed 2,977 innocent people.
In the wake of the World Trade Center collisions, many brave men and women from the emergency services risked their lives to try to help rescue victims of the attacks, and of them 411 lost their own lives attempting to fight fires and rescue people.
Patriot Day is recognized by US law as the official day of remembrance for these tragic events, and has been observed every year since. Each year on this day, American flags are flown at half-staff to honor and commemorate those lives lost. The US President asks fellow Americans to observe a moment of silence at 8.46am (Eastern Daylight Time), the time of the first plane collision into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
While the events took place within the USA, the shock and grief experienced in response to the attacks was shared across the globe, and for this reason Patriot Day will be observed not only in America, but all over the world.
Shoot Straight honors all those who have given or lost their lives for our Country. May God bless them.
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