The Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department is one of many in Wisconsin collecting gently used shoes to be used in a 9/11 Memorial. In all, they're looking to collect 351 pairs: one for all the firefighters and EMS personnel who died responding to the World Trade Centers on Sept. 11, 2001. More.
Wisconsin firefighters collecting shoes for 9/11 memorial
Cost of Benefits for Post-9/11 Veterans to Double by 2050, New Report Estimates
The cost of care and benefits for post-9/11 veterans could be $2.5 trillion -- double previous estimates and a staggering figure that a new report says is due in part to an expansion of services but also to the extensive injuries among those who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. More.
How the city of Scranton plans to commemorate the anniversary of 9/11
September 11, 2021, marks 20 years since the horrific terrorist attack, and the 9/11 memorial committee of Lackawanna County will hold a special ceremony in front of the Everheart museum in Scranton. They made the announcement Tuesday morning in front of the Everhart museum alongside veterans, a congressman, and the mayor. More.
Father of 9/11 hero will be keynote speaker at Cashmere memorial this year
David Beamer, the father of Todd Beamer who gave his life heroically on Sept. 11, 2001, will be the keynote speaker in Cashmere on the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. Beamer will speak at the 911 Spirit of America Memorial remembrance in Riverside Park, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. More.
20 Years Later: Meet the Children Who Were Born After Their Fathers Died on 9/11
The children of 9/11 never knew their fathers, and yet in the face of unthinkable loss, they have shown us how life — and hope — carries on. Beginning on Sept. 7, the Magnolia Network will be streaming Rebuilding Hope: The Children of 9/11, a documentary chronicling the past two decades of four children. More.
9/11 memorial excludes first responders, survivors on 20th anniversary
This memorial went from never forget — to forget about the heroes of 9/11. A ceremony next month to honor those killed 20 years ago on Sept. 11 will be limited to family members of the fallen, after organizers decided first responders, survivors and others wouldn’t be invited to the milestone commemoration. More.
Life after terror: the children of 9/11
Twenty years after the World Trade Center attacks, four young people, then unborn, who lost their fathers, reveal how the events shaped their lives. Ronald Milam Jr, 19, Texas: Like for most young Americans growing up, 9/11 was a fairly constant presence, with online videos and TV documentaries, memorials and references to it on the news. More.
How One Family Grieves Their Son, 20 Years After 9/11
This is an extraordinary story by Jennifer Senior about the various ways in which members of a family grieved the death of a beloved son who died in NYC on 9/11: What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind. More.