{"id":2339979,"date":"2024-09-11T21:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T01:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/incredible-9-11-survivor-visits-ground-zero-for-first-time-on-anniversary-of-attack\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T21:02:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T01:02:27","slug":"incredible-9-11-survivor-visits-ground-zero-for-first-time-on-anniversary-of-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/incredible-9-11-survivor-visits-ground-zero-for-first-time-on-anniversary-of-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Incredible: 9\/11 Survivor Visits Ground Zero for First Time on Anniversary of Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fincredible-9-11-survivor-visits-ground-zero-for-first-time-on-anniversary-of-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2339979&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-committed-the-worst-media-malfeasance-during-the-brett-kavanaugh-smear-campaign\/\" title=\"WaPo Committed The Worst Media Malfeasance During The Brett Kavanaugh Smear Campaign\">article reflects<\/a> on the enduring impact of the September 11, 2001 attacks on America, highlighting the\u2062 personal \u200cstory of Dirk Delph, a 50-year-old \u200dsurvivor who returned to Ground Zero for the first time on the anniversary\u2063 of\u200c the attacks in 2024. Delph, who worked on Wall Street during the attacks, describes his harrowing experience of being knocked unconscious by the collapse of the South Tower and awakening to a dark, chaotic scene. He recounts\u200b the challenges he faced in the aftermath, \u200dincluding physical ailments like asthma and psychological trauma that still affect him today.<\/p>\n<p>Delph&#8217;s return\u200d to \u200dGround Zero was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyiv-reports-that-russia-ran-out-of-iranian-shahed-136-drones\/\" title=\"Kyiv Reports That Russia Ran Out of Iranian Shahed-136 Drones\">spontaneous decision<\/a> driven by a sense of remembrance and courage. He reflects on the unity the nation experienced in the wake of the attacks, contrasting it with the current divisions and \u2062tensions that seem \u2062to mark \u200bcontemporary America. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-eliminates-dei-team-leader-says-policies-are-no-longer-essential-for-business-20\/\" title=\"Microsoft eliminates DEI team, leader says policies are no longer essential for business\">article raises \u200cquestions<\/a> about whether a similar\u200c tragedy today would unite or further\u200d fracture the nation. it emphasizes the enduring significance of 9\/11 in America&#8217;s collective memory and the varying responses to its legacy in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ricky-gervais-jokes-the-office-would-be-canceled-today\/\" title=\"Ricky Gervais Jokes \u2018The Office\u2019 Would Be Canceled Today\">contemporary society<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even after more than two decades since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, America still remembers. Every year, incredible yet untold stories are brought to light about the day that changed the world.<\/p>\n<p>Another one of these incredible stories was brought to the forefront during this year&rsquo;s remembrance of the attacks. For Dirk Delph, the 50-year-old man behind it, 2024&rsquo;s 9\/11 anniversary was a landmark.<\/p>\n<p>This is because today&rsquo;s anniversary is the first time Delph returned to Ground Zero on Sept. 11.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/11\/us-news\/9-11-survivor-visits-ground-zero-for-first-time-on-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reports Delph was at work at M.S. Farrell &amp; Co. on Wall Street on the morning of the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Delph and a co-worker went outside after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/spread-lawlessness-america-reflection-9-11-beyond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the two planes rammed into<\/a> the North and South Towers.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>When the South Tower collapsed, the force of it knocked him out despite the distance. According to Delph, &ldquo;everything went black.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I woke up it was black, everything was so black, you couldn&rsquo;t see your hands in front of your face,&rdquo; Delph told the Post. &ldquo;You couldn&rsquo;t breathe.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was so quiet. Day turned into night. When I woke up I thought it was what death looked like. Everywhere was black. I thought I was dead.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Delph, covered in the atomized remnants of the planes, the towers and everything that was once inside of them, walked over bodies before crossing the Manhattan Bridge on foot to return home.<\/p>\n<p>People helped him along the way, from someone giving him water to clear the toxic dust from his mouth and throat to being triaged along with countless others by overwhelmed medical professionals.<\/p>\n<p>His brother, thinking the worst after Delph failed to return from his Ground Zero-adjacent workplace, phoned relatives in Guyana. They were told Delph had died while trying to be a &ldquo;hero&rdquo; during the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>While Delph left the attacks with his life intact, he was diagnosed with asthma and gastroesophageal reflux disease. These are among the many diseases and complications that are often found plaguing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/remembering-man-red-bandana-one-great-heroes-9-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9\/11<\/a> survivors.<\/p>\n<p>Psychological damage, however, is something Delph is still reeling from.<\/p>\n<p>Noises, such as subway construction, could set him off and make him believe the city was once again under attack. He says his life and career were both derailed after the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Delph says this is the first year he has returned to Ground Zero on the anniversary of the attacks. It was a spontaneous decision.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I got back home, something told me to come here,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Something told me to get dressed and get on the train to brave it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This story out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/actor-steve-buscemi-attacked-broad-daylight-walking-new-york-city-street-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York City<\/a> is one of millions that shows the small moments and unity that defined America in the hours and days following the collapse of the Towers.<\/p>\n<p>Now, 23 years after the attacks, American unity is at a worrying low.<\/p>\n<p>Violence between citizens is becoming a common occurrence in many areas where it once was not. The border delineating American sovereignty is walked over daily by countless foreigners who see support from the U.S. government, not accountability. Government institutions are losing trust by the day and abuse of power is rampant.<\/p>\n<p>We are no longer the America that stood as one in the days following 9\/11. 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Each year, remarkable yet often unheard stories emerge about that fateful day that transformed the world. This year\u2019s commemoration highlighted another such story involving Dirk Delph, a 50-year-old man who marked the anniversary by returning to Ground Zero for the first time. According to reports from the New York Post, Delph was working at M.S. Farrell &amp; Co. on Wall Street when the planes struck the North and South Towers.<\/p>\n<p>After witnessing the impact of the planes, Delph and a colleague stepped outside. When the South Tower fell, its force knocked him unconscious despite being some distance away. He recounted his experience: \u201cEverything went black.\u201d Upon regaining consciousness in total darkness where he couldn\u2019t even see his hands in front of him, he described it as eerily quiet\u2014\u201cDay turned into night,\u201d he said\u2014and thought he might be dead.<\/p>\n<p>Covered in debris from both planes and towers as well as everything inside them, Delph walked over bodies while making his way home across Manhattan Bridge on foot. Along his journey, strangers offered assistance\u2014providing water to help clear toxic dust from his throat and medical attention alongside many others overwhelmed by injuries.<\/p>\n<p>His brother feared for his safety after not hearing from him and reached out to family members in Guyana with news that they believed Delph had perished while trying to be a \u201chero\u201d during those tragic events. Although he survived physically unscathed initially, Delph later faced health issues like asthma and gastroesophageal reflux disease\u2014common ailments among 9\/11 survivors.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is psychological trauma that still affects him deeply; everyday sounds like subway construction can trigger memories of that day when chaos reigned again in his mind. He noted how both his life and career were significantly impacted post-attacks.<\/p>\n<p>This year marked Delph&#8217;s first return to Ground Zero on this solemn anniversary\u2014a decision made spontaneously: \u201cWhen I got back home, something told me to come here,\u201d he shared about feeling compelled to confront those memories head-on.<\/p>\n<p>Delph&#8217;s experience is just one among millions illustrating moments of resilience and unity witnessed across America following the collapse of the Towers. Yet now\u201423 years later\u2014the sense of national unity appears alarmingly diminished; violence among citizens has become more frequent in areas once considered safe zones; countless individuals cross borders daily seeking support rather than accountability from U.S authorities; trust in government institutions continues eroding amid rampant abuse of power.<\/p>\n<p>The question lingers: if another unimaginable attack were ever to occur again would it bring us together or further divide us<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2339980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/911-Attack.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[15532,4143,40696,5494],"class_list":["post-2339979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-9-11","tag-anniversary","tag-ground-zero","tag-survivor"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/911-Attack.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}