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Twenty-five years ago on Sept. 11, 2001, the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon outside of Washington, D.C, a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania were crashed into by terrorist-hijacked planes, killing 3,000 people and injuring 6,000. The attack remains the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil in U.S. history.
Four of the 3,000 people had ties or were from North Dakota. Twenty-five years later, we remember and share their stories.
Ann Nicole Nelson grew up in Stanley and lost her life in the attack of the World Trade Center, where she was working as a bond broker on the 104th floor. Minot State University’s Ann Nicole Nelson Hall was dedicated to her in 2003. Annie’s House additionally was built in honor of her memory at Bottineau Winter Park. The house is a year-round adaptive recreation program for veterans and those with disabilities.
James Douglas Halvorson was born and graduated from high school in Devils Lake, and he graduated from Dakota State University in Fargo. Halvorson was a managing director for a firm in the World Trade Center.
Robert Rasmussen, born in Fargo, grew up in Hunter and graduated from North Dakota State University. He was a financial analyst working in the World Trade Center.
Alfred Marchand was born in Fargo and was a flight attendant on United Airlines Flight 175 when the plane was hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center.