Archive for September 2016
Tribune Ledger News: Etowah High students reflect on tragedy of 9/11 at school’s permanent memorial plaza
By Kayla Elder Students at Etowah High School took a moment Monday morning to reflect on the terrorist attacks carried out 15 years ago on Sept. 11. … “Proudly flown below the United States flag is the Flag of Honor. This flag has the names of every 9/11 victim and it will be permanently flown…
Read MoreCincinnati.com: Alexandria remembers Sept. 11 losses
Tara Barone, of Alexandria, read a poetic tribute as Bryan Harp and Nick Reitman of Woodsmen Life Chapter 918 present the Flag of Honor to Joe Smith of VFW Post 3205 during the Alexadria 9/11 memorial ceremony. Read the article
Read MoreGrand Forks Herald: “We can’t afford for it to happen again:” Border Patrol transformed after 9/11
By April Baumgarten More than 15 years ago, Robert Tuttle was one of two men who manned the U.S. Border Patrol Station in Warroad, Minn. On Sept. 11, 2001, he was getting ready to travel on assignment to Grand Forks when radio reports began to pour from his radio about a plane hitting the World…
Read MoreKTVB: Idahoans pay tribute to victims, fallen soldiers on anniversary of 9/11 attacks
BOISE – Ceremonies marking the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks took place in Idaho and around the nation on Sunday. … In Meridian, hundreds made their way to Kleiner Park to participate in a flag walk. Volunteers with the Mission43 veterans initiative walked two flags around the park all day from 7:30 a.m. until…
Read MoreSanta Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz County Vet Center hosts 9/11 remembrance at Twin Lakes
By Ryan Masters SANTA CRUZ >> Fifteen years to the day after the deadliest attacks on U.S. soil since Pearl Harbor, veterans gathered on the sands of Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz to remember the victims and those otherwise affected by the events of Sept. 11, 2001. … As J.T. Bikul, a readjustment…
Read MoreDalles Chronicle: Artifacts keep 9/11 memory alive
When the World Trade Center was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, 2,606 people died and the twin towers were reduced to hundreds of thousands of tons of debris. … Mid-Columbia Fire & Rescue was the recipient of two pieces of steel beams from the former WTC. These were affixed to a…
Read MoreMassapequa Observer: The Footsteps For 15: Remembering 9/11 Victims
By Elizabeth Johnson A fantastic 75-mile journey began Saturday, Aug. 27, from Manhasset to lower Manhattan to raise money for Tuesday’s Children, a Manhasset nonprofit that helps families of terror victims. Eva Casale, 51, a long-distance runner from Glen Cove, and handcyclist Michael Roesch, 36, of Shelter Island, began their 75-mile odyssey on Saturday from…
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