20 Years Later: The Little Town in Newfoundland That Welcomed Nearly 7,000 Strangers on 9/11
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20 Years Later: The Little Town in Newfoundland That Welcomed Nearly 7,000 Strangers on 9/11
In the darkness of the Sept. 11 tragedies two decades ago, the Canadian community of Gander in Newfoundland opened its doors to about 7,000 stranded passengers.
Sep 11, 2021
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Nearly 7,000 air passengers were suddenly rerouted to Gander, Newfoundland, moments after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Here's how the small town stepped up in a big way. https://usat.ly/2vSx0TB | USA TODAY Video
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On 9/11, when the United States shut down its airspace, tiny Gander, Newfoundland, opened its heart. A town of just 10,000 people welcomed nearly 7,000 stranded passengers, most of them Americans, with food, beds, clothes, phones, medicine, and kindness. Families opened their homes. Schools and churches became shelters overnight. No one asked for credit. We simply showed up for our closest friend. Before anyone questions Canada’s loyalty… Remember what Gander did on 9/11. 👉 Follow North of MAGA
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F-35 Royal Air Force landing at Gander International Airport (YQX) yesterday, stopover on delivery flight. Video: twitter.com/briggs_aero Photos: facebook.com/AeronewsGlobal/posts/3507396966003045 | Aeronews
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Nearly 7,000 air passengers were suddenly rerouted to Gander, Newfoundland, moments after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Here's how the small town stepped up in a big way. https://usat.ly/2vSx0TB | USA TODAY Video
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On 9/11, when the United States shut down its airspace, tiny Gander, Newfoundland, opened its heart. A town of just 10,000 people welcomed nearly 7,000 stranded passengers, most of them Americans, with food, beds, clothes, phones, medicine, and kindness. Families opened their homes. Schools and churches became shelters overnight. No one asked for credit. We simply showed up for our closest friend. Before anyone questions Canada’s loyalty… Remember what Gander did on 9/11. 👉 Follow North of MAGA
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#OnThisDay in 2001, Gander, Newfoundland opened its doors to 38 airplanes & 6700 passengers who diverted to Gander International Airport following the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania. When the United States shut down its airspace in response to the attacks, there were still hundreds of international flights crossing the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Too far along to turn back, and with many of their destinations now closed to them, the planes were ordered to land
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