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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Statement of William Baker, April 1, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "Immediate Response to the Attacks". In his testimony, Baker speaks from his experience in providing structural engineering assistance to search and rescue teams in addition to evaluating damaged buildings and advising contractors on debris removal. He was a member of the Core Group of the ASCE/SEI Building Assessment Team that is evaluating the WTC disaster.
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2003-04-01
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States: Statement of Gerald Dillingham, April 1, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "Borders, Money, and Transportation Security". Dr. Dillingham is currently serving as the director of civil aviation issues for the U.S. General Accounting Office. In his testimony, Dillingham "addresses (1) transportation security before September 2001; (2) what the federal government has done since September 11 to strengthen transportation security, particularly aviation, mass transit, and port security; and (3) the long-term institutional challenges that face the federal agencies responsible for transportation security."
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Statement of Randall J. Larsen, April 1, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "Law Enforcement, Domestic Intelligence, and Homeland Security". Larsen is an ANSER vice president and the director of the Institute for Homeland Security, a not-for-profit public-service research institute. In his testimony, Larsen argues that the systems in place on 9/11 were ill-equipped to defend our homeland, and that we need to design a new system "that will fuse intelligence information, law enforcement information, and vulnerability assessments along with the enormous amount of data in the commercial sector that is available to banks and other corporations, [...] deliver timely information to its users, [... and] be acceptable within our constitutional and cultural values."
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Day Two, April 1, 2003 [Transcript]
This is the transcript of day two of the the first public hearing of the 9/11 Commission. Day two addressed the following topics: "Borders, Money, and Transportation Security" with testimony from Glenn Fine, Lee Wolosky and Gerald Dillingham; "Law Enforcement, Domestic Intelligence, and Homeland Security" with testimony from Michel Wermuth, Zoe Baird, and Randy Larsen; and "Immediate Response to the Attacks" with testimony from Shawn Kelley, William Baker, and Ken Holden.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States: Statement of Glenn Fine, April 1, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "Borders, Money, and Transportation Security". Glenn A. Fine was confirmed by the United States Senate as the inspector general of the Department of Justice on December 15, 2000. Topics covered in his testimony deal with the Office of the Inspector general reviews relating to border security issues and include such issues as: the INS's contacts with two September 11 terrorists, Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) follow-up review, efforts to control the northern border, nonimmigrant overstays, the INS's automated I-94 system, final orders of removal, the institutional removal program, the visa waiver program, passenger inspections at airports, security at airport facilities, and the Resendez-Ramirez Case.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Statement of Lee S. Wolosky, April 1, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "Borders, Money, and Transportation Security". Lee S. Wolosky is an adjunct fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He testified on the subject of terrorist financing.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Statement of Michael Wermuth, April 1, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "Law Enforcement, Domestic Intelligence, and Homeland Security". Wermuth is senior policy analyst at RAND and manager of domestic counterterrorism programs in RAND's National Security Research Division. In his testimony, Wermuth discusses key issues for the 9/11 Commission, specifically: Law Enforcement, Domestic Intelligence, and Homeland Security. He speaks from the perspective of his work with the Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (Gilmore Commission), and also as a researcher for RAND,
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Statement of Ken Holden, April 1, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "Immediate Response to the Attacks". Holden is the commissioner of the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC). In his testimony, Holden speaks from his experience of mobilizing the DDC to help with search and rescue by organizing and managing demolition, excavation and debris removal operations immediately following the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Statement of Zoë Baird, April 1, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "Law Enforcement, Domestic Intelligence, and Homeland Security". Baird is president of the Markle Foundation, a private philanthropy that focuses on using information and communications technologies to address critical public needs. Baird's testimony is based on the report of the Markle Foundation's Task Force on National Security in the Information Age which addresses the use of information and intelligence to improve domestic security while protecting established liberties.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Statement of Shawn Kelley, April 1, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "Immediate Response to the Attacks". Kelley is the assistant fire chief and chief fire marshal for the Arlington County Fire Department. When an airliner crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, the Arlington County Fire Department was first on the scene, and was in charge of the site through the long rescue and recovery process. Kelley testifies from his experience as one of the key commanders on the scene.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Day One, March 31, 2003 [Transcript]
This is the transcript of day one of the the first public hearing of the 9/11 Commission. Day one of the hearing opened with the Commissioners' statements, followed by remarks by New York Governor George Pataki, and City of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Day one addressed the following topics "The Experience of the Attack" with testimony from Harry Waizer, David Lim, Lee Ielpi, Brian Birdwell, and Craig Sincock; "Representatives of the Victims" with testimony from Stephen Push, Mary Fetchet, Mindy Kleinber, and Allison Vadhan; and "The Attackers, Intelligence, and Counter-Terrorism Policy" with testimony from Daniel Byman, Abraham D. Sofaer, Brian Jenkins, and Magnus Ranstorp.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States [webpage]
The 9/11 Commission's first public hearing was held on March 31 and April 1, 2003 in Washington, DC. The purpose of this hearing "was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation." This two-day hearing opened with the Commissioners' statements, followed by remarks by New York Governor George Pataki, and City of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Day one addressed the following topics "The Experience of the Attack" with testimony from Harry Waizer, David Lim, Lee Ielpi, Brian Birdwell, and Craig Sincock; "Representatives of the Victims" with testimony from Stephen Push, Mary Fetchet, Mindy Kleinber, and Allison Vadhan; and "The Attackers, Intelligence, and Counter-Terrorism Policy" with testimony from Daniel Byman, Abraham D. Sofaer, Brian Jenkins, and Magnus Ranstorp. Day two addressed the following topics: "Borders, Money, and Transportation Security" with testimony from Glenn Fine, Lee Wolosky and Gerald Dillingham; "Law Enforcement, Domestic Intelligence, and Homeland Security" with testimony from Michel Wermuth, Zoe Baird, and Randy Larsen; and "Immediate Response to the Attacks" with testimony from Shawn Kelley, William Baker, and Ken Holden.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Transcript and Video Archive
This archived page includes full transcripts and videos of the first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States. The first hearing was a two-day hearing, held on March 31, 2003 and April 1, 2003. The purpose of the hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States: Statement of Harry Waizer, March 31, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "The Experience of the Attack". Harry Waizer recounts his experience as a victim who was trapped inside an elevator of Tower 1 of the World Trade Center on 9/11.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Statement of Stephen Push, March 31, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "Representatives of the Victims." Push is the co-founder and a board member of Families of September 11, which represents 1,500 family members of 9/11 victims. His wife was a passenger on the plane that terrorists crashed into the Pentagon.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States: Statement of Craig Sincock, March 31, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "The Experience of the Attack". In this testimony, Sincock offers his personal observations of what happened at the Pentagon on 9/11 from his perspective as a retired member of the United States Army and a Pentagon worker whose wife perished in the Pentagon attack.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States: Statement of David Lim, March 31, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "The Experience of the Attack". In this testimony, Lim recounts his experience as a first responder during the events of 9/11. Lim was a police officer in the employ of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and a 9/11 survivor.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States: Statement of Daniel Byman, March 31, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "The Attackers, Intelligence, and Counter-Terrorism Policy". Byman is an assistant professor and member of the core faculty in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. In his testimony, Byman offers suggestions for where the Commission should concentrate its efforts in the coming months and discusses the following subjects: assessment of why al-Qa'ida and its affiliates have proven such a difficult adversary for the United States; selected problems the Intelligence Community had in confronting al-Qa'ida and other terrorist groups before September 11; and broader weaknesses of U.S. counterterrorism policy.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Statement of Mindy Kleinberg, March 31, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "Representatives of the Victims." Kleinberg speaks from her experience as a widow who lost her husband in the World Trade Center Attack. Kleinber also offers her perspective on the response to 9/11 as the founding member of September 11th Advocates, a family advocacy group that spearheaded the grassroots effort for the establishment of the independent commission on September 11th.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Statement of Abraham D. Sofaer, March 31, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "The Attackers, Intelligence, and Counter-Terrorism Policy". Sofaer is a scholar and senior fellow at The Hoover Institution, Stanford University and a professor of law at Stanford Law School. In his testimony, Sofaer focuses on the issue of the use of force to prevent terrorist acts from occurring.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Statement of Allison Vadhan, March 31, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "Representatives of the Victims". Vadhan speaks from her experience as the daughter of a passenger on United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Statement of Lee Ielpi, March 31, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "The Experience of the Attack". In this testimony, Ielpi recounts his experience of 9/11 as a member of the New York Fire Department who aided in the rescue efforts of the World Trade Center.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States: Statement of Brian Jenkins, March 31, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "The Attackers, Intelligence, and Counter-Terrorism Policy". Jenkins is a senior advisor at RAND and one of the world's leading authorities on political violence and sophisticated crime. In his testimony, Jenkins "[addresses] three issues: (1) the nature of the current terrorist threat, (2) goals of a counter-terrorist strategy, and (3) the use of intelligence in dealing with terrorism."
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Statement of Magnus Ranstorp, March 31, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "The Attackers, Intelligence, and Counter-Terrorism Policy". Dr. Ranstorp is a lecturer in international relations at the University of St Andrews. In his testimony, Ranstorp outlines what he "[perceives] to be the future of the global terrorist threat, as well as prescriptive initiatives which should form the bedrock of a comprehensive response to the international scourge of terrorism."
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Statement of Mary Fetchet, March 31, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "Representatives of the Victims." Fetchet speaks from her experience as a mother who lost her son in the World Trade Center attack, and also from her perspective as the co-chair of Voices of September 11th, a 9/11 family advocacy group.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Statement of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, March 31, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. In this testimony, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg focuses on New York City's emergency response on 9/11; the recovery effort in the days and months immediately afterward; and what has been done since in the arenas of counterterrorism and preparedness.
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First Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States: Statement of Brian Birdwell, March 31, 2003
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31-April 1, 2003 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY. The purpose of this public hearing was to engage those whose lives were forever changed by the events of September 11 in a public dialogue about the Commission's goals and priorities. The Commission also sought to learn about work already completed and the state of current knowledge, in order to identify the most important issues and questions requiring further investigation. This testimony was part of a panel entitled "The Experience of the Attack". In his testimony, Birdwell recounts his experience of the events of 9/11 from his perspective as a member of the United States Army and a survivor of Pentagon attack.
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