Bruno Dellinger, a French survivor of the September 11 attacks, recently reflected on his experience 25 years after the event. Dellinger was working in his office on the 47th floor of the World Trade Center in New York when the attacks began. He recalled hearing the sound of an airplane that had struck the first tower at 8:46 AM. Unlike the noise of an aircraft on the ground, this sound was unmistakably that of a plane in flight. At first, he did not feel alarmed, believing the towering structure to be unshakable. He reassured his colleagues, saying, "Don't worry, it's an airplane," and returned to his desk to continue working. Fifteen minutes later, something in his gut told him to leave. He described the evacuation as "very civic," with employees descending the stairs "step by step." It took him 50 minutes to exit the tower, which collapsed 102 minutes after the first impact. Once outside, he took a step and saw the tower on fire. Then, turning around, he witnessed the second tower collapse 55 minutes after it had been struck. The experience left Dellinger in profound shock. He described feeling as though he had died, and for weeks after the attacks, he believed he was dead. In the years following 9/11, Dellinger’s life has been guided by a search for beauty. He now works on constructing a park and an outdoor sculpture trail north of Paris. On September 11, 2001, two hijacked planes struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center, a third hit the Pentagon, and a fourth, which appeared to be heading toward the Capitol or the White House, crashed in a wooded area in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers attempted to regain control. In addition to the 2,977 people who died that day, more than 9,400 others have died from illnesses related to their exposure to the attacks, according to a federal program established to monitor their medical care. The trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, suspected of being the mastermind of the attacks and one of the key lieutenants of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has been scheduled for June 2028 in Guantánamo, where he has been detained for 20 years. The case has drawn significant attention and has been the subject of legal and ethical debate over the years.