9/11 Terrorists Accidentally Get Honored By The Secret Service [WATCH]
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The United States Secret Service posted and later deleted, a social media message on Wednesday that mistakenly[1] honored the 19 hijackers involved in the September 11, 2001, attacks.
The original post, shared on X (formerly known as Twitter), commemorated all 2,996 people who died on that tragic day, a number that includes both the innocent victims and the 19 al-Qaeda terrorists responsible for the attacks.
The message, posted by the Secret Service Wednesday morning, stated, “The flag hanging in our headquarters is a solemn reminder of 9/11 and our mission’s purpose. A testament to freedom and sacrifice, it honors all 2,996 lives lost, including our own Master Special Officer Craig T. Miller & Special Agent in Charge Charles L. Friend.”
Image Credit: X Screenshot - Secret Service
X Screenshot – Secret Service
This figure of 2,996 includes the 19 hijackers, a detail that led to swift criticism. According to 911memorial.org, 2,977 innocent people were killed in the attacks. Adding the 19 terrorists brings the total number of deaths to 2,996.
The Secret Service deleted the original post shortly after 3 p.m. on Wednesday. At 3:30 p.m., a corrected version was posted, replacing the number with the correct figure of 2,977 victims.
The revised post read: “This is a correction of an earlier version of this post. In the original post, we erroneously included the total number of deceased from the Sept 11 attacks, which included the hijackers. Our intent was to only honor the victims of that tragic day and we deeply apologize for the error.”
This is a correction of an earlier version of this post. In the original post, we erroneously included the total number of deceased from the Sept 11 attacks, which included the hijackers. Our intent was to only honor the victims of that tragic day and we deeply apologize for the…
The original post also included a video tribute honoring Secret Service personnel who lost their lives during the attacks. Among those memorialized were Master Special Officer Craig T. Miller and Special Agent in Charge Charles L. Friend. Both men were killed in New York City on September 11, 2001.
Craig T. Miller was on temporary assignment in New York City, preparing for the upcoming United Nations General Assembly at the Secret Service Field Office in the World Trade Center’s Tower 7. However, according to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, Miller’s exact location during the attack remains unclear. Charles L. Friend also perished in the tragedy.
The Secret Service’s social media misstep is the latest in a series of high-profile incidents involving the agency.
In late July, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned just ten days after an incident in which a man shot former President Donald Trump in the ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report later in July, documenting several failures by the Secret Service during the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
