Twenty years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, an associate professor in West Virginia University’s College of Law still has “the most vivid pictures” in her head of that morning in New York City.
As the world watched the twin towers fall on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans everywhere questioned what would come next. Jonathan McGee, now a senior studying political science, however, knew what was ahead for him. At the time, he was delayed enlistment for the U.S. Air Force and waiting for an open spot in the firefighting school. Amanda McCarty, currently a senior chemistry major, was in ninth grade when the attacks on Sept. 11 took place. It was then that she decided she wanted to do her part to defend her country. When she turned 18, she enlisted.
Two decades after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, members of West Virginia University’s Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC will stand vigil in shifts for 24 hours, as is tradition, to mark the 9/11 anniversary at the downtown campus memorial site. It is among several planned events to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the attacks.