Blood drive to honor the 343 NYC firefighters killed on 9/11
Stephen Siller had just finished his shift as a New York City firefighter when the first plane struck the World Trade Center on 9/11. He was on his way to play golf with his brothers when he heard the call over the scanner. He turned around and went back to his station, Squad 1 in Brooklyn. More.
Fire Speech About 9/11 with Chief Garrison and Chaplain Raulochoa
A conversation about 9/11 with Chief Garrison and Chaplain Raulochoa of the City of Glendale, Arizona Fire Department. They take a moment to think about the Firefighters and Police officers that perished on 9/11 and those dying from working on the pile. More.
Retired 9/11 FDNY firefighter meets bone marrow donor who saved his life
A retired FDNY firefighter who survived 9/11-related cancer on Thursday met the British college professor whose bone marrow donation helped save his life — and the two got on like old mates. More.
Covid inspires teachers’ book on classes’ 9/11 pen-pal friendship
Words of empathy and caring, and a smiley face, marked just one of dozens of letters exchanged between two classes of third-grade pen pals following one of America’s darkest days: the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. More.
Beech Tree keeps 9-11 rock in MC family
After the 9/11 attacks in 2001, US Army Ranger veteran Jehoida (Jay) Buchanan painted an American flag on a large piece of granite setting in his yard on Whittle Lane in a display of patriotism. More.
Inside The Tragic Story Of Flight 93 Hero Tom Burnett
Tom Burnett was as playful as he was bookish and often joked that he was one of the last renaissance men alive. He was a well-read history buff who couldn’t shake an illogical sense of doom that began to plague him in 2001. More.
‘Never Forget’ 9/11 exhibit coming to Pittston
The Tunnels to Towers Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit formed after the sacrifice of firefighter Stephen Siller on September 11, 2001, will be bringing its ‘Never Forget’ exhibit to town this Friday. More.
Church destroyed during 9/11 attacks consecrated as national shrine
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine was consecrated Monday (July 4) in New York City. The original church, founded in 1916 on nearby Cedar Street in lower Manhattan, was destroyed in the aftermath of the attacks on Sept. 11. More.