Today marks the 6th anniversary of the tragedy of September 11, 2001, take this day to remember the children who perished on that fateful day.
September 11 took the lives of 2,974 people, not including the 19 hijackers, an additional 24 people still remain listed as missing. Of those who lost their lives, 8 where children: 5 on American 77 ranging in age from 3 to 11, 3 on United 175 ages 2, 3, and 4.The youngest victim was a 2 year-old child on Flight 175. In the towers, the youngest victim was 17 years old.
But it was not just the death of 8 children we must remember, as more than 3,051 children lost parents on in the 9-11 tragedy. Today on Oprah, you can hear from some of the child survivors, who's young lives where forever changed on that early September morning six years ago.
Links:
Children of September 11
Talking to your children about September 11
September 11 Through the Children's Eye's
