The Pueblo, Colorado, a 9-11 Memorial is located along the historic Arkansas Riverwalk, in front of the Center For American Values, which is dedicated to the delivery of high-quality civics-based education for our nation's youth (K-12) and houses one of the largest Medal of Honor Portraits of Valor. You can read more about this center in a blog post I wrote in 2013 on this link and my post about the historic Arkansas Riverwalk in Pueblo, Colorado on this link.
It's hard to fathom that 22 years have passed since the terrorist attack on the United States that took place on September 11, 2001. At that time, my husband and I were residing in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, where we had a clear view of the top of World Trade Center Building 2 from the front of our home. My husband worked in building 7 of the World Trade Center complex, and we frequented that area of NYC often. Our daughter was studying in college in NYC, while our son was living in Washington, DC for his college education and subsequent work. The memories of that day are still vivid in our minds.
I have written many posts about 9-11 since I began my blog--many, many memories and photos that I took in New York and also my reflections about the day after we moved to Colorado in 2013. You can find all those posts under this link for the posts with the 9-11 label--keep scrolling for more after each post--there are 17 posts in total.
We will never forget!
All 50 states of the United States have memorials to the Terrorist 9-11, as well as many countries around the world. You can see many of them on this link on the 9-11 Living Memorial Website.
In the Colorado neighborhood in which I now live we have a memorial to Jason Dahl, the pilot of Flight 93, the flight the passengers bravely fought the terrorists that took over the plane and it crashed that day in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Jason Dahl lived here --just a few blocks from where I now live--and the community erected this stone that has an eagle figure and the words: "'May he soar with the eagles." In the photo collage above you can see that memorial on the right and on the left is his name on one of the two 9-11 Memorial Fountains, in NYC, that now stand where each World Trade Center Tower once stood. As another memorial, there is a scholarship that has been established in Jason Dahl's memory to help young aviators achieve their dreams,
The 9-11 Living Memorial Project was launched in 2006. The Living Memorial Digital Archive Project is an online collection of photographs that chronicles the 2,977 lives lost on 9/11 and the 6 individuals and an unborn child that died in the 1993 bombing and also documents stories of responders and survivors. Today, the 9/11 Living Memorial is an extensive online collection of over 87,000 photographs that will expand over time. Through their partnership with the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City, the 9/11 Living Memorial is now a core component of their "In Memoriam" exhibition, which commemorates the lives lost in the attacks and provides visitors with the opportunity to learn about the men, women, and children who died. There are also survivor stories as part of the website. Please take some time to read some of the stories today if you can.
Is there a 9-11 Memorial where you live? I'd love to learn about it in your comments below.
To all our friends, neighbors, and work associates that we lost on 9-11...
We will never forget!
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ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful memorial. 9-11 is day I will never forget.
Take care, have a great day and a happy week ahead!
I pray we never forget.
ReplyDeleteHow could we ever forget this awful day. May we all work toward an end to violence and hate.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2023/09/remembering-attack-on-our-nation.html
Thank you for sharing this. I will never forget that day or the lives lost.
ReplyDeleteIt is so hard to believe that it has been 22 years since this tragic event. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is unforgetabble a nice memorial and tribute post :-)
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What a beautiful blog post; I know we have a few 9-11 Memorials in our state but none in our local towns (that I am aware of). I don't think I'll ever forget where I was or what went running through my mind that fateful day.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful post - I'm still sad and upset when I think of all the lost lives.
ReplyDeleteAs vivid as those memories are for all of us who witnessed this on TV or in the days following, they pale compared to yours, with one who worked in the complex and your near proximity to the buildings. 22 years. Impossible to believe. I don't think we can ever forget. We should never be allowed to.
ReplyDeleteA very very dad day..Michelle
ReplyDeleteVery poignant.
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember this horror. It was terrible.
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Have a wonderful week.
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Beautiful post.
ReplyDeleteThank you for remembering 911 it is good to keep the memory of those who perished in our minds so we dont take our freedoms for granted. Thanks for sharing with us at the SSPS #278. Visiting from #13, 14 & 15 ~ Julie Syl
ReplyDeleteWonderful memorial. Yes, hard to believe it's been 22 years!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this beautiful post. Here is one in my city that is not on the list that you provided. It is in Hayward Ca: https://csuhpat1.blogspot.com/2016/11/hayward-911-memorial.html
ReplyDeleteA beautiful post about a terrible event. I'll never forget that day.
ReplyDeleteHeartbreaking to remember but vital that we do so. I remember reading at least some of your excellent earlier memorial posts. They (and this one) brought the tragedy to a more personal level, sometimes easier to relate to than the enormity of the whole thing. It is certainly my hope that our country never forgets this or any of our other sad history. We must remember it all.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing your 9/11 Remembrance post at the Senior Salon Pit Stop! I'm excited to be featuring your post at Monday’s party. Congrats! Pinned
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A tragic and pivotal moment in history—no one will forget, wherever you are in the world.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful memorial, Pat
Nice memorial. 9/11 will always be a sad day in my mind.
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Lovely Remembrance of 9/11 ~ great photos ~ thanks,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
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Congratulations with your spot in the top 5 featured posts at SSPS 279. See you on Monday.
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely. The photos are nice and beautiful.
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A very nice remembrance.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan