As we near the anniversary of the events that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001, those of us who are older have vivid recollections of that day – a day when 2,977 people lost their lives in New York City, at the Pentagon, and on Flight 93 in Pennsylvania.
It was a day filled with horror as we watched the Twin Towers fall and learned of the other attacks. There also was an eerie silence in the sky as planes across the U.S. were at a standstill shortly afterward while people gathered around their televisions, uncertain of what the next hours and days would bring.
Today, more than two decades later, those memories remain etched forever as we remember those whose lives were lost on that day…