On Sept. 11, 2001, after others hit the World Trade Center in New York City, a handful of Islamic terrorists hijacked a plane with 64 passengers and crew aboard and deliberately crashed it into this manifestation of American might. All aboard were killed, as well as 189 in the building. But also dying that day was the public's feeling of American invincibility and their sense of detachment from issues and conflicts on the other side of the globe.
In this, the first of two issues on the events since 9/11 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., and the World Trade Center, ENR commemorates the loss of life, property and innocence, but also celebrates the amazing response by the construction industry over the past year in repairing the Pentagon and clearing away over 1.5 million tons of rubble in New York ahead of schedule and under budget. ENR will cover the rebuilding of lower Manhattan in a special report in the Sept. 9 issue.