(Washington, D.C.) Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a day that claimed nearly 3,000 lives and changed the course of American history.
On that morning, terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes. Two planes were flown into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, another struck the Pentagon near Washington, D.C., and passengers on the fourth plane fought back against the hijackers before the aircraft crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Congressman Zach Nunn of Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District remembers the impact of that day.
Immediately afterward, Nunn joined the U.S. military and went on to serve multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Nunn said he is proud to have been part of the generation that answered the call to serve following 9/11. He also expressed pride in those who continue to serve both overseas and on the homefront, saying those who wore the uniform after the attacks understood what they were defending mattered.
Twenty-five years later, Nunn said Americans have a responsibility to make sure the next generation understands both what the country lost that day and how Americans responded.
