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Remembering September 11
September 9, 2020
September 9, 2020
Remembering September 11
In recognition of the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, we have put together a few stories from our September 11th Initiative, created in partnership with The National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The stories below are told by survivors and those who lost loved ones on that day and in the events to follow. Their words illustrate the innumerable personal costs of this national tragedy. We hope that this collection offers a space for reflection and remembrance.
Listen to the full collection of September 11th Initiative stories, and learn more about the September 11th Initiative.
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She Was the One
When Richie Pecorella met Karen Juday, she captured his heart and changed his life. They were engaged when she was killed at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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“I opened up the back door of that church to see these hundreds of eyes all staring back at me, knowing where I had been.”
Joe Dittmar
Joe Dittmar recounts making his way back home on September 11, 2001 after surviving the attacks on the World Trade Center.
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"He gave me the joys of motherhood, and the pains of motherhood."
Salman Hamdani
Talat Hamdani remembers her son, an EMT and NYPD cadet who died at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 as a first responder and was wrongfully accused of having terrorist links.
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John and Joe
The late John Vigiano Sr., a retired FDNY captain, honors his sons — John Jr., also a firefighter, and Joe, a police detective — who were killed while saving others on September 11, 2001.
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Sean Rooney
Beverly Eckert shares her final conversation with her husband, Sean Rooney, before he died in the south tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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"There's a form we fill out and it's called 'On My Death.'"
Father Mychal Judge
Father Michael Duffy delivered the homily at the funeral of his friend Father Mychal Judge, a victim of the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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"People saw only a turban and a beard."
Balbir Singh Sodhi
Rana and Harjit Sodhi remember their brother, Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh man who was killed in the first hate crime following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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Always a Family
Monique Ferrer remembers the last time she spoke with her ex-husband, Michael Trinidad, on September 11, 2001, when he called her from the 103rd floor of the World Trade Center’s north tower to say goodbye.
Read the full transcript here.
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Source: SNPR Story Corps