REMEMBERING 9/11 ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY

“On this day … 20 years (September 10th) ago, 246 people went to sleep in preparation for their morning flights. 2,606 people went to sleep in preparation for work in the morning. 343 firefighters went to sleep in preparation for their morning shift. 60 police officers went to sleep in preparation for morning patrol. 8 paramedics went to sleep in preparation for the morning shift. None of them saw past 10:00 am Sept 11, 2001. In one single moment life may never be the same. As you live and enjoy the breaths you take today and tonight before you go to sleep in preparation for your life tomorrow, kiss the ones you love, snuggle a little tighter, and never take one second of your life for granted.”

Unknown

https://www.911memorial.org/911-faqs

REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

Read here and here two articles about the National September 11 Memorial & Museum situated at the site of the former World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, where the “Twin Towers” were destroyed and more than 2,700 lives were lost. 

REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

The precious gift of time

The moment to spend with a husband who loves me, or a sick friend, or a delicious new grandchild is here and now. Not some time later. And yes, now is the time to do that work in the community I've always said I wanted to do.

The nation learned this lesson all at once that horrible day in September 2001. The pictures stay with us — the fires and falling debris and, most hauntingly, the faces. Look how young so many of them were, people who thought there would be much more time, a lot of "later" when they could do all the things they really wanted to do. I grieve for their families — especially for those, like me, who haven't found any trace of the people they loved. But I grieve even more for the people who died that day. They couldn't know what we know now about the precious gift of time. 

Cokie Roberts, political commentator for ABC News, senior news analyst for NPR News

Here you'll find teaching and learning resources about 9/11.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS

During this day of contemplation and remembrance,  President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle marked the 11th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. Surrounded by White House staff, the Obamas walked onto the South Lawn at the time the first aeroplane hit the World Trade Centre. Ceremonies were also held in New York, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon for people who wished to remember the horrific scenes and commemorate the heroic acts that were carried out on September 11, 2001.

“When the history books are written, the true legacy of 9/11 will not be one of fear or hate or division. It will be a safer world; a stronger nation; and a people more united than ever before.”  ~ President Obama

“On this day, we honor the memories and the lives of those who were killed and the families who will never forget them. We also honor the first responders who bravely put themselves in harm’s way – many of whom never returned home. It is also our obligation and our duty to make sure that we will always remember.”  ~ Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York