September 11th

Rafael Hernandez risked his life to go running into the to twin towers on 9/11 to go save the hundreds of people trapped in the buildings.

9/11 was a day to remember. It started out as a normal day in New York. Cars were zooming on the roads people headed to work and school and the streets were filled with traffic. But out of nowhere a large American Airlines plane comes flying by really close to the ground headed for the Twin Towers. The entire city was confused and scared when the plane hit one of the towers. The confused city turned to a panic. Fire engines raced across the streets when another plane hit the second tower.

Rafael Hernandez was visiting New York for vacation. When he heard the Twin towers were under attack he had to go help. He showed the American fire fighters his Mexican badge. They gave him a suit so he could help and that is what he did. This man was a true hero. He went into to the towers and he didn’t even have to. Sadly he died on September 25, 2011. He was a true hero.