Utica’s Benjamin Walker – Standing Up In Memory of 9/11 at Burrstone and Genesee Streets
“The day should be never forgotten, because this is a special day.”
“The day should be never forgotten, because this is a special day.”
In what's become a grim and somber ritual for Americans, citizens will gather Tuesday to mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, in which Islamic extremists killed nearly 3,000 people.
Thousands are expected to come together in New York City, Washington, DC and Pennsylvania to pay their respects.
Today we remember the tragic events of September 11, 2001, which we have come to know as 9/11. For every American, including this one, it was a moment frozen in time. I remember exactly where I was when the news starting pouring in about the attacks on that fateful day. A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I were in New York City and visited the 9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero.
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Those of us tuning in to TV news on that tragic September 11th Tuesday morning, were relying on anything we could see and hear from the TV coverage for information. During the first few minutes of the 9/11 attacks, no one knew exactly what was taking place.
Was that first plane crash into one of the World Trade Center Towers an accident or an intentional attack? The TV media couldn't answer that question until minutes later, when the second plane hit the other Twin Tower, and then more and more details were unfolding before our very eyes.
September 11, 2001 is one of those dates frozen in time, and one of the only events in American history simply known by its date...9/11. I recall exactly where I was when the news came in. I was working in advertising, and as I was beginning my work day in my Clinton office, I got a phone call from a friend who said, "Are you watching TV? Did you see what happened a few minutes ago in New York City?"