8:46AM Good morning. Today is September 11, 2018 – seventeen years ago today, 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours, destroying nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville in rural Pennsylvania, after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane, which the hijackers had redirected toward Washington, D.C. There were no survivors from any of the flights. Today, we remember not only the victims of this attack on the United States, but also pay respect to the Patriots responding that morning and all hours since – as firefighters, military personnel, and law enforcement. At this time, we will pause for a moment of silence.