BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA)/Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC)/Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) remember all those lost and impacted by the September 11 attacks 25 years ago.
Some Americans sacrificed their lives for others that day, while others continue to feel the impact.
- 40 courageous passengers on United Flight 93 overrun the terrorists and crashed their plane in Pennsylvania before it reached its target
- 403 First responders who answered the call that day did not make it home
- 2,343 U.S. troops were killed in Operation Enduring Freedom and the Global War on Terrorism that followed the attacks on 9/11
- 1,609 people lost a spouse or partner in the attacks
- 3,051 children lost a parent
- 56 million, or 20 percent of the U.S. population in 2001 (estimate), knew someone hurt or killed in the attacks on September 11.
For all those lost and those who continue to feel the loss 25 years later.
