In 1940, rallying to Churchhill's plea, Britons put to sea in anything afloat to rescue Allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk.  Rightly dubbed "The Miracle of Dunkirk," the Brits battled the elements and German air attacks to evacuate 330,000 men in 9 days.

On 9/11/2001, men and women of the NY/NJ waterfront answered a single radio call from the Coast Guard, to evacuate 300 to 500 thousand terrified civilians from Manhattan. In 9 hours.

It was a feat largely unnoticed until Tom Hanks produced this short, but moving documentary.  Please take a moment to watch it, if you will, and say a little prayer of thanks for everyone that stepped up to the plate on that tragic day.