9/11 : In Memory Of All Those Who Lost Their Lives And Those They Left Behind.
On September 11, 2001, in New York City the World Trade Center (WTC) was attacked by terrorists. Flight 11 and flight 175 were hijacked and flown into the twin towers. At ground zero, amid all of the chaos, three New York City firefighters raised the American flag as a symbol of freedom. At that moment, Record photographer Thomas E. Franklin captured the unforgettable image that marked the first step for Americans to begin to heal.
Those who perished in 9/11 will never be forgotten.
A staircase used by hundreds of survivors as they fled the ruins of the World Trade Center during the 9/11 attacks has gone on show at New York’s National September 11 Memorial & Museum, ahead of the venue’s official opening next spring.
The Survivors’ Staircase forms the centrepiece of the exhibition of artefacts recovered from the World Trade Center.
A huge, dented piece of the building’s facade, which bore the brunt of the impact of Flight 11 as it slammed into the Trace Center’s North Tower, stands alongside it at the exhibition, which is being held in honour of the 2,996 people who died that day.
Mangled pieces of steel recovered from the burned out wreck of the structure after the attack include the two vast steel columns that originally rose from the base of the North Tower.
Visitors enter to be confronted by the two rusted red columns as they rise into the glass atrium that houses the museum entrance.
Joseph Daniels, president of the memorial and museum, said: “They’re so large – about 70ft tall – that we built the museum around them.
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And we should not be forgetful of the heinous attack on the Libyan Embassy in Benghazi and the violent deaths of Ambassador Stevens and his three colleagues, which took place on the eleventh anniversary of the horrendous World Trade Center terrorist onslaught.
We shall never forget
We shall keep this day,
We shall keep the events and the tears
In our minds, our memory and our hearts
and take them with us as we carry on.
~~Defender of Faith~Guardian of Truth~~ 
Thank you for this.
Your welcome Josh…. shed a few tears whilst blogging it !…..The sheer enormity of that day will live on forever …. but alas I fear that for many it is only thought of once a year’
I guess it is not well to dwell on things sometimes ,but the significance of this event is something we should all contemplate and keep in our hearts,
our prayers and thoughts for all involved…..