New York remembers September 11th
Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan filled up Monday morning as Americans gathered to commemorate the 16th anniversary of 9/11.
Visitors wore pictures of loved ones around their necks and tucked red roses and American flags into the engraved names on the bronze parapets surrounding the reflecting pools.
East Rutherford, NJ, resident James Taormina came to the site for the very first time to remember his brother, Dennis, a 36-year-old vice president of finance at Marsh & McLennan, who died in the North Tower that day.
“It feels like yesterday,” said Taormina, 39. “I woke up that morning to a phone call from my mother telling me the plane had hit the building and my brother was inside.
“I held hope for weeks until I saw a magazine that showed where the plane hit and I figured he was killed on impact.”
“I never liked driving in the city, but maybe there was a little emotional stress as well,” Taormina said about why he never came before. “It’s a little easier for me now.”
The ceremony at Ground Zero is marked by six moments of silence — to mark the times each plane hit the Twin Towers, to mark when each tower fell and to mark the attacks on the Pentagon and Flight 93.
The names of the nearly 3,000 victims of both the 9/11 and the 1993 World Trade Center attacks are also read.
The annual recitation included touching personal remembrances.
“I know you’re looking down at me with a big, big smile on your face,” said Connor Murphy while fighting back tears. He lost his father, Kevin James Murphy.
Magaly Lemagne broke down before collecting herself to read her brother’s name, David Prudencio Lemagne. She remembered the slain Port Authority and New Jersey police officer as “the embodiment of selflessness and bravery.”
“I hope today as we commemorate the 16th anniversary of 9/11, everyone will stop for a moment and remember all the people who gave their lives that day,” said Lemagne. “Maybe then we can put away our disagreements and become one country again.”
Young grandchildren of 9/11 victims also attended the ceremony, though they’d never gotten the chance to meet their lost relatives.
“I wish more than anything that I could have met you,” Ruth Daly said after reading the name of her late grandmother, Ruth Sheila Lapin. “I’m very proud to be your namesake. I hope you’re watching down on me from heaven.”
Dignitaries at the Manhattan event included Mayor Bill de Blasio, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Charles Schumer and former Mayor Mike Bloomberg.
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump somberly stepped out of the White House to observe a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., when American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower.
They bowed their heads with other staffers on the South Lawn as bells tolled and placed their hands over their hearts as taps was played.
The president will participate in a 9/11 observance at the Pentagon, where 184 people were killed when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building. Most were service members in the Army and Navy.
Trump, who was in New York during the terrorist attacks, spoke of the strength of America after 9/11 and gave thanks to our military.
“We shed our tears in their memory, pledged our devotion in their honor and turned our sorrow into unstoppable resolve to achieve justice in their name,” the president said of the 9/11 victims. “The terrorists who attacked us thought they could incite fear and weaken our spirit, but America cannot be intimidated, and those who try will soon join the long list of vanquished enemies who dare to test our mettle.”
Trump also praised the work of Sgt. Isaac Hoopii, who responded that day and rescued as many as 20 people when the Pentagon was struck.
“He sped to the scene and raced into smoke and fire — few people would’ve done it,” Trump said. “In the pitch black, he began calling out to people in need of help. Isaac heard faint voices and he wanted to answer those faint voices. One by one, he carried people out of the burning rubble.”
Vice President Mike Pence and US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke delivered remarks at the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where passengers brought down the plane during a courageous revolt against the al Qaeda hijackers.
Bells tolled and names of the 33 passengers and seven crew members of United Flight 93 were read. On Sunday, ground was broken on the park’s final element — a 93-foot Tower of Voices with 40 tubular wind chimes, one for each victim. It is scheduled to be completed by next year’s anniversary.
*When do you remember learning about September 11th for the first time, Explain? What did you think and feel?
*What information in this article do you find most interesting? Explain your feelings about the article and what sticks out to you?
What i remember about when i learned about September 11, 2001 is the pain in my teacher's voice she lost someone that day and it still followed her for years. I remember her showing us the news channels and how terrified they were . I remember my teacher explain how that was one of the worst days in american history and thousands were lost and injured .The terror in the news anchors voices broke my heart even though i was only five or six. I remember my teacher explaining that she was also in New York that day going to visit her husband and that she would’ve been one of the thousands too if she hadn’t left to go grab their lunch. It’s not about how we remember the day well it is but it’s also about how we remember the people and all of the brave heroes that risked their lives.
ReplyDeleteThat's good for the first part of the question but you didn't say anything about the article. There was nothing about the article tho other than that it was very good but you said I remember a lot but good job
DeleteWow Adrianna I really learned from your (200) words there where something's I hadn't known in your article and as a classmate and friend I want to say good job 👏🏼
DeleteThe first time I remember learning about September 11th was in 4th grade. 4th grade was the first time I learned about September 11th is because before 4th grade we were not mature enough to handle the violence of it. Another reason they taught it to us in 4th grade is because we're becoming more mature. What we learned was that 4 planes were hijacked. Two of them crashed into the twin towers. One crashed into the pentagon and the last one crashed into a field. And they didn't go into detail because we we're still too young to learn how everything happened in detail.
ReplyDeleteThe part of the story that I find most interesting is “Visitors wore pictures of loved ones around their necks and tucked red roses and American flags into the engraved names on the bronze parapets surrounding the reflecting pools.” I find that most interesting because that shows that they care about everyone from the 9/11 attacks. Another part that was very interesting is “today we commemorate the 16th anniversary of 9/11, everyone will stop for a moment and remember all the people who gave their lives that day.” I also find that interesting because everyone's taking time out of there day to be quite for everyone who lost theirs lives on the 9/11 attacks. That also shows that that care about everyone that died on September 11th and that it was a horrible day for many people.
I agree with Ryan Parks answer, The first time that i remembered learning about 9/11 was around 4th grade. I was able to understand the answer very well, he also included a lot of detail like how people would where roses and have American flags. Also he was very descriptive how many plane there were and what the had crashed into. This is why i agree with Ryan.
DeleteThe first time I remember learning about september 11th, was i think around 3rd grade. They were very brief with all the descriptions that I know now but that's because I was young. They were just saying how there was a terrorist attack at the twin towers .That it was a tragic thing that happened to us and we lost a lot of lives that day. What I took from this article was how hurt everyone was. I would be to. One person said how she still feels like it was yesterday. This happened 17 years ago and she still remembers how she felt and what was said. We still have a whole day to remember this terrible day. And that's how it should be. Hundreds of thousands of people lost their best friend, sister, brother, mom, dad etc. That's a lifetime without that one person and they died from something terrible. What happened that day will never ever be forgotten we will be learning about this for the rest of our lives. We have to honor what other people feelings are and help anyone who needs it.
ReplyDeletei agree with you kelsey this was a very good description good job.
DeleteThe first time that I remember learning about September 11th was in 4th grade. My teacher asked us to put all of our things aside. We wondered why the class had gotten so serious, Our teacher began to explain, she had told us that it was the most horrifying thing she and most of America had seen. Two planes in a short period of time crashed into both of the twin towers in New York City. After about an hour the first tower had collapsed, about a half an hour later the other did the same. We lost thousands of lives that day and many were injured. There were a total of 4 planes hijacked that day, obviously one into each tower, but the other two had plans, one successfully crashed into the Pentagon the largest office building in the world. The final plane was hijacked but the passengers attempted to stop this from happening, they ended up having a big fight with the hijackers which stop them from their target and they ended up crashing into a field in PA. People believe that the target was the White House. We ended up finding out that the man behind this was Osama Bin Laidin. He caused us to lose somewhere around 3 thousand people that day. It also cost so much money to rebuild everything that had been hit. It was a very unfortunate day.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Nick’s answers because the first time he learned about the 9/11 attacks was in 4th grade and I also first learned about it in 4th grade. He was also very detailed and spacific. He was detailed about how the planes were hijacked. He was spacific about how many planes there were, what it crashed into, the times and the terrorist. He also says that it was a horrible day that we lost over 3 thousand people and it coasted a lot of money to rebuild all the buildings. That is why I agree with Nick’s answer
DeleteI think that Nick's 200 words are good because he gave a lot of detail into one little paragraph. The only thing you have to word on tho is that you didn't talk about the article but everything else good .
DeleteI think i learned about september 11th in third grade but they didn't put it in very much detail until 6th grade. When my teacher told me about it all i felt was a tingling feeling through my body. I was so upset for all of the lives that were taken. Then they showed us a video and that was even worse. People were being burned to death and they were jumping out the window. Technically jumping to their death. September 11th was such a scary terrorist attack that can never be forgotten about.God bless New York City and all the people in it. That's how i felt when i first learned and heard about September 11th. How did you feel?
ReplyDeleteThe article that i find most interesting is the 20th and 21st paragraph. They talked about a guy named Isaac Hoopii. This man went into the pentagon and rescued 20 people. He cared then out one by one. In the text it says, “ Trump also praised the work of Sgt. Isaac Hoopii, who responded that day and rescued as many as 20 people when the Pentagon was struck.“He sped to the scene and raced into smoke and fire — few people would’ve done it,” Trump said. “In the pitch black, he began calling out to people in need of help. Isaac heard faint voices and he wanted to answer those faint voices. One by one, he carried people out of the burning rubble.”This was my favorite one because it was very interesting and it also made me so happy that a kind man like isaac risked his life for others. Those people today are probably so blessed that a man like Isaac Hoopii went into that building to save those innocent people from burning to death. God bless him. Did you read the passages? If so which one was your favorite and why?
I remember learning about 9/11 for the first time when I was about 8 or 9 years old. I don't really remember anything from that age but from the last few years I could tell you most things that I learned. When I first started learning about it, it was upsetting. Since we were so young they taught us in a fun way so it wouldn't get us upset. At the time we had no idea what terrorists were or what the did so it was pretty easy to teach us in a fun way. Once we got older a lot of things changed. They started to tell us what was really going on and what they actually did. Once we learned what they actually did it was so upsetting to many people. I felt terrible for the people who had to die because some people can't handle that everyone has there own opinion and religion. Terrorist are people that believe that there should only be one religion and one belief, and most of the time it had to be the leaders way.
ReplyDeleteIn the article I read there was a lot of interesting facts and stories. One of the most interesting thing that I thought was amazing was when Stg. Isaac Hoopii rescued as much as 20 people. I really enjoy this part the most because, if you do one thing to help or save a person and or thing then you did your part in helping the world, especially if it was on that day. On reading more of the article I felt great on how people were responding and helping others in need, and risking their life to save others they didn't even know. That's beyond amazing, they are true heros. All the firefighters, police men, and just everyone who risked their life to save someone else's husband, wife, brother, sister etc. and they knew most likely that they wouldn't walk back out alive yet they still did it, and that's what 9/11 is truly celebrating, all the heros, loved ones who died, and the brave souls who did everything they could to help.
I remember learning about 9/11 when i was in the fifth grade just learning the slight things that happened .the general things like they flew threw the twin towers. But i felt great depression because just thinking about death is depressing to me and the amount of people that suffered that day and the amount of people that just stood there and watched not knowing the reality of it all. So many people that didn’t know that it was happening and how they just killed so many people how so smart someone can be but so ignorant in other aspects is very saddening.What stood out the most was the gap that 9/11 left in people's hearts and how some people didn’t even get to meet their relative they were supposed to meet listed as “Young grandchildren of 9/11 victims also attended the ceremony, though they’d never gotten the chance to meet their lost relatives.” and losing someone you know and love is worse like “I know you’re looking down at me with a big, big smile on your face,” said Connor Murphy while fighting back tears. He lost his father, Kevin James Murphy.” and that’s just imaginable haveing to lose someone very close to you.
ReplyDeleteDuring my years attending school we learned a lot about the attacks that occurred on September 11th. From what I understand four planes were hijacked, one of which crashed into a field in Pennsylvania, another crashed into the Pentagon only causing a minimal amount of damage to the facility, and the last couple were crashed into the World Trade Center. That one attack would cause a total of 2,996 deaths. Not until eighth grade did we learn more of the attacks on September 11th, and later learned a greater multitude of facts during this year so far. Most recently i've learned more on the people who prevented a possible attack on the Presidential House, or the Capitol Building, those people being the ones who were aboard on Flight 93. The passengers on that flight attempted to retake control of the plane, they engaged in a fight inside the cockpit. The fight resulted in a person hitting the wheel forcing the plane down, crashing in a field near Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Overall I believe that what I learned in school about September 11th was interesting, and truly showed how courageous people can be.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the article about the September 11th attacks I was reminded of what happened on that day. I also learned of the ceremony, and how people respected the ones who had died on that fatal day. Yet towards the end when I read about what occurred on Flight 93 took my interest. I admit that I already knew of what happened on that flight, but to hear how the ones aboard that flight fought to secure the plane for their safety, and others really caught my interest.
I honestly don’t exactly remember when I learned about 9/11 but i definitely know it was in school, a few years ago. Even though we re learn about it every year, it actually hit me pretty hard this year when I was in History. The reason why I felt so deep about the situation is because of the pictures of people deciding to jump off the bridge. Either because they didn’t want to burn and die, or die when the buildings collaps. I also felt upset being the fact that they’re all innocent people just living their life and wasn’t expecting none of this at all. I could only imagine all those little kids getting phone calls from their parents that they won’t be making it back home… man that’s so devastating. Like you put yourself in that situation and just think and see how those people were feeling. It's so unfortunate that a situation like that had to happen.
ReplyDeleteA situation in this article that I found pretty interesting would be was the fact that the people on the plane tried to resist the high jackets from taking over the plane.
ReplyDeleteThe first time i remember learning about September 11th,was in 2nd grade. They told us about how early in the morning of September 11th two planes were hijacked and one hit into the one tower. Then 8 minutes later the second plane hit into the other tower.In that morning it was already all over the news and showed the explosions and how people were jumping to their deaths.They said people were only jumping because they rather die by jumping, then be burned alive.Only a small handful of people made it out alive.Everyone was so devastated and worried if any of their family members were in there or if they were still alive.When i heard about this i was so shocked and never thought any thing tragic like this would happen ever.I felt so bad for those people who had to watch it or be in the buildings or the plane.
The very first time I learned about September 11th was when I was in my elementry days. It made me just sit there speach less when my teacher started telling us what happen that day . Ever since that day I never forgot about the fallen folks that didn’t make it .
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the article I thought that everything was intresting because everyone stayed positive and showed love to their fallen ones . “ Visitors wore pictures of loved ones around their necks and tucked red roses and American flags into the engraved names on the bronze parapets surrounding the reflecting pools “ is an example from the article where it shows that everyone remembers about their loved ones!
I really don’t remember the first time I learned about September 11th but I remember when I learned about it, I really felt sad because people died, and I thought how the family members of the people that died how they felt. I would feel really sad if one of my family members dies.The information in this article that I find most interesting is that there were 3,000 victims in September 11th because I didn’t know that.
DeleteI remember first hearing about September 11th when I was in 2nd grade. I was horrified by what happened. I thought “Why would someone ever do that?”. I remember almost crying when I first heard about the planes crashing in the towers. What’s worse is that my 2nd grade teacher, teaching young kids of ages 9 or 10, pulled up a video of all things. She showed videos of the planes hitting the towers, and the towers sinking. She also pulled up images of the debris after the towers collapsed, and some firefighters with dust on them. I hated watching the video, I almost cried due to how scary it looked. Just imagining people on those planes trying to tell their family and friends everything will be okay is just heart breakingly sad. Kids, teens, young adults, even expecting parents, died that day. Me having a bad fear of death watching those videos also made me extremely afraid. After that day, I’ve had a fear of planes. Even just hearing the word or hearing a plane above made me afraid. I even told my mom that they made the class watch a video, and worse, homework about 9/11. My mom didn’t want me doing the homework because she could tell I was terrified, and she also was angry that they made the class watch the video. For the rest of the day, possibly even the month, I was so scared I didn’t even want to talk. I also had some nightmares that woke me up a lot to where I would start crying. I didn’t get over the images until 2 months later when I forgot about it.
ReplyDeleteThe article was a little short and not much detail, but I feel sorry for those families who lost someone to this tragedy. It’s still sad to see families still affected by this, still crying, sobbing, suffering, it’s horrible.