Like you, I remember all too clearly the events of that horrific day. I watched in disbelief as one unbelievable event after another unfolded, all the while hoping it was a nightmare from which I would awaken to find it had all been a dream. But it wasn't a dream. It was all too true. When I think about the timeline of that day, it's almost incomprehensible to me how quickly everything happened. Only about an hour-and-a-half elapsed from the time the first plane hit the South Tower (an "accident" most of us probably thought at the time) to the time the fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania.

Time has not dimmed my memories or feelings of horror, grief and helplessness. I know I will never forget how our world changed that day. I don't want to forget, not really. Because to do so would be a disservice to those whose lives were lost and those who've had to live every day with the loss of a loved one. So many lives cut short too soon. Too many dreams for the future unrealized. So much pain and grief—and anger. I can't even begin to imagine how difficult it must have been for those who lost someone to find the strength to go on. I keep them in my thoughts and heart now and always.

This tribute will remain for as long as my web site is active. I dedicate it to everyone whose life was impacted by this brutal act of terror—not only in America but wherever they may be around the world. Too often this event is perceived as "an American tragedy", but it directly impacted the lives of the citizens of more than 90 countries.

This is one way I can honor the countless heroes of that day and of all the days which have followed. I may not have lost someone I knew or loved, but my world was forever changed nevertheless. And . . . I WILL NEVER FORGET.

 

Roshaun - Guardian Of Remembrance Adopted From Amanda's Castle

Music Player Controls Music Playing: Ave Maria -- Shubert

 

"From this tragedy, the whole civilized world comes together.
So today, we are all Americans."
                Sushrut Dhital, Kathmandu, Nepal

 

This drawing was published on the editorial page of my local Alabama newspaper shortly after September 11th. It had a tremendous emotional impact on me and wanted to share it with others.

 

 

Heroes are often the most ordinary of men. --- Henry David Thoreau

 

Dedicated To The Memory Of Those Lost Helping Others
ENGINE 1 ENGINE 33 ENGINE 214 Andrew Desperito Kevin Pfeifer Carl Bedigian Michael Weinberg David Arce John Florio   Michael Boyle Michael Roberts ENGINE 4 Robert Evans Kenneth Watson Calixto Anaya, Jr. Robert King, Jr.   James Riches Keithroy Maynard ENGINE 216 Thomas Schoales Robert Spear, Jr. Daniel Suhr Paul Tegtmeier       ENGINE 40 ENGINE 217 ENGINE 5 John Ginley Steven Coakley Manuel Delvalle Kevin Bracken Philip T. Hayes (Ret.)   Michael Dauria Neil Leavy ENGINE 6 Bruce Gary   Paul Beyer Michael Lynch ENGINE 219 Thomas Holohan Steve Mercado John Chipura William Johnston       ENGINE 54 ENGINE 226 ENGINE 8 Paul Gill David DeRubbio Robert Parro Jose Guadalupe Brian McAleese   Leonard Ragaglia Stanley Smagala, Jr. ENGINE 10 Christopher Santora   Gregg Atlas   ENGINE 230 Jeffrey Olsen ENGINE 55 Frank Bonomo Paul Pansini Peter Freund Michael Carlo   Robert Lane Jeffrey Stark ENGINE 21 Christopher Mozzilio Eugene Whelan William Burke, Jr. Stephen Russell Edward White       ENGINE 22 ENGINE 58 ENGINE 235 Thomas Casoria Robert Nagel Steven Bates Michael Elferis   Nicholas Chiofalo Vincent Kane ENGINE 74 Francis Esposito Martin McWilliams Ruben Correa Lee Fehling     Lawrence Veling ENGINE 23 ENGINE 201   John Marshall Paul Martini ENGINE 238 Robert McPadden Greg Buck Glenn Wilkinson James Pappageorge Christopher Pickford   Hector Tirado, Jr. John Schardt ENGINE 279 Mark Whitford   Ronnie Henderson   ENGINE 205 Michael Ragusa ENGINE 26 Robert Wallace Anthony Rodriguez Thomas Farino     Dana Hannon ENGINE 207 ENGINE 285   Karl Joseph Raymond York   Shawn Powell     Kevin Reilly ENGINE 320     James J. Corrigan (Ret.)
LADDER 2	LADDER 8	LADDER 20	LADDER 101
Frederick Ill, Jr.	Vincent Halloran	John Fischer	Joseph Gullickson
Michael Clarke		John Burnside	Patrick Byrne
George DiPasquale	LADDER 9	James Cray	Salvatore Calabro
Denis Germain	Gerald Baptiste	Sean Hanley	Brian Cannizzaro
Daniel Harlin	John Tierney	Robert Linnane	Thomas Kennedy
Carl Molinaro	Jeffrey Walz	David LaForge	Joseph Maffeo
Dennis Mulligan		Robert McMahon	Terence McShane
	LADDER 10
LADDER 3	Sean Tallon	LADDER 21	LADDER 105
Patrick Brown		Gerald Atwood	Vincent Brunton
Kevin Donnelly	LADDER 11	Gerard Duffy	Thomas Kelly
James Coyle	Michael Quilty	Keith Glascoe	Henry Miller, Jr.
Gerard Dewan	Michael Cammarata	Joseph Henry	Denis Oberg
Jeffrey Giordano	John Heffernan	William Krukowski	Frank Palombo
John McAvoy	Richard Kelly, Jr.	Benjamin Suarez
Timothy McSweeney	Matthew Rogan		LADDER 111
Joseph Ogren		LADDER 24	Christopher Sullivan
Steven Olson	LADDER 12	Stephen Belson
	Angel Juarbe, Jr.	Daniel Brethel	LADDER 118
	Michael Mullan		Joseph Agnello
LADDER 4		LADDER 25	Vernon Cherry
David Wooley	LADDER 13	Matthew Barnes	Scott Davidson
Michael Brennan	Walter Hynes	John Collins	Leon Smith, Jr.
Joseph Angelini, Jr.	Thomas Hetzel	Kenneth Kumpel	Peter Vega
Michael Haub	Dennis McHugh	Robert Minara	Robert Regan
Michael Lynch	Thomas Sabella	Joseph Rivelli, Jr.
Samuel Oitice	Gregory Stajk	Paul Ruback	LADDER 131
John Tipping II		Glenn Perry	Christian Regenhard
	LADDER 15
LADDER 5	Joseph Leavey	LADDER 35	LADDER 132
Michael Warchola	Richard Allen	James Giberson	Andrew Jordan
Vincent Giammona	Arthur Barry	Vincent Morello	Michael Kiefer
Louis Arena	Thomas Kelly	Michael Otten	Thomas Mingione
Andrew Brunn	Scott Kopytko	Michael Roberts	John Vigiano II
Thomas Hannafin	Scott Larsen	Frank Callahan	Sergio Villanueva
Paul Keating	Douglas Oelschlager
John Santore	Eric Olsen	LADDER 42	LADDER 136
Gregory Saucedo		Peter Bielfield	Michael Cawley
	LADDER 16
LADDER 7	Raymond Murphy		LADDER 166
Vernon Richard	Robert Curatolo		William X. Wren (Ret.)
George Cain
Charles Mendez
Richard Muldowney, Jr.
Vincent Princiotta
SQUAD ONE	SQUAD 18	SQUAD 41	SQUAD 252
Brian Bilcher	Eric Allen	Thomas Cullen III	Tarel Coleman
Gary Box	David Halderman	Robert Hamilton	Thomas Kuveikis
Thomas Butler	Timothy Hoskell	Michael Lyons	Peter Langone
Peter Carroll	Andrew Fredericks	Gregory Sikorsky	Patrick Lyons
Robert Cordice	Lawrence Virgilio	Richard VanHine	Kevin Prior
David Fontana	William McGinn	Michael Healey
Matthew Garvey			SQUAD 288
Stephen Siller			Ronnie Gies
Edward Datri			Joseph Hunter
Michael Esposito			Jonathon Ielpi
Michael Fodor			Ronald Kerwin
James Amato			Adam Rand
			Timothy Welty
RESCUE 1 RESCUE 5 BATTALION 9 DIVISION 15 Terence Hatton John Bergin Edward Geraghty Martin Egan Dennis Mojica Carl Bini Dennis Devlin Thomas Haskell, Jr. Brian Sweeney Michael Fiore Alan Feinberg William O'Keefe Gary Geidel Andre Fletcher Carl Asaro   Gerard Nevins Harvey Harrell Charles Garbarini 1ST DC Michael Montesi Douglas Miller   William Feehan Kenneth Marino Louis Modafferi BATTALION 11   David Weiss Jeffrey Palazzo John Paolillo HAZMAT William Henry Nicholas Rossomando   Dennis Carey Joseph Angelini, Sr. Alan Tarasiewitch BATTALION 12 John Crisci Patrick O'Keefe   Fred Scheffold Martin Demeo   BATTALION 1 Joseph Marchbanks, Jr, John Fanning RESCUE 2 Paul Mitchell Glenn Perry Thomas Gardner William Lake Matthew Ryan   John Giordano Daniel Libretti   BATTALION 13 Jonathan Hohmann Peter Martin BATTALION 2 Brian Ahern Dennis Scauso John Napoolitano William McGovern   Kevin Smith Kevin O'Rourke Richard Prunty BATTALION 22   Lincoln Quappe Fautino Apostol, Jr. Charles Margiotta TACTICAL SUPPORT Edward Rall     Joseph Mascali   BATTALION 4 BATTALION 32   RESCUE 3 Thomas O'Hagan Kenneth Phelan FIRE MARSHAL Christopher Blackwell     Ronald Bucca Thomas Foley BATTALION 6 BATTALION 43   Thomas Gambino, Jr. John Williamson Geoffrey Guja COMMAND CENTER Raymond Meisenheimer Joseph Maloney   Gerard Barbara Donald Regan   CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT Donald Burns Gerard Schrang BATTALION 7 Peter Ganci, Jr.   Joseph Spor Orio Palmer   SAFETY BATTALION   Stephen Belsen CHAPLAIN Robert Crawford RESCUE 4 Stephen Harrell Mychal Judge   Peter Brennan Philip Petti   SPECIAL OPERATIONS Kevin Dowdell   DIVISION 1 Timothy Higgins Terrence Farrell BATTALION 8 Joseph Farrelly Michael Russo Brian Hickey Thomas DeAngelis Thomas Moody Patrick Waters William Mahoney Thomas McCann   Raymond Downey Peter Nelson   DIVISION 11   Durrell Pearsall   Timothy Stackpole

The Day The World Cried

The NYFD lost a total of 343 firefighters and their chaplain; 75 of the city's firehouses lost at least one of their own.

Near the snow, near the sun, in the highest fields See how these names are feted by the waving grass And by the streamers of white cloud And whispers of wind in the listening sky. The names of those who in their lives fought for life Who wore at their hearts the fire's centre. Born of the sun they travelled a short while towards the sun, And left the vivid air signed with their honour.   --- Stephen Spender:  "I Think Continually of Those Who Were Truly Great"

In Memory Of Those Who Perished
Officers And Co-Workers
Joseph Amatuccio	Ken Grouzalis	Fred Morrone Director Of Public Safety
Officer Christopher Amoroso	Patrick Hoey	Officer Joseph Navas
Jean Andrucki	Officer Uhuru Houston	Pete Negron
Richard Aronow	Officer George Howard	Officer James Nelson
Ezra Aviles	Officer Stephen Huczho	Officer Alfonse Niedermeyer
Arlene Babakitis	Inspector Anthony Infante, Jr.	David Ortiz
James Barbella	Prem Jerath	Officer James Parham
Officer Maurice Barry	Mary Jones	Nancy Perez
Margaret Benson	Officer Paul Jurgens	Officer Dominick Pezzulo
Daniel Bergstein	Deborah Kaplan	Eugene Raggio
Edward Calderon	Douglas Karpiloff	Officer Bruce Reynolds
Officer Liam Callahan	Sergeant Robert Kaulfers	Francis Riccardelli
Lieutenant Robert Cirri	Frank Lalama	Officer Antonio Rodrigues
Carlos Dacosta	Officer Paul Laszczynski	Officer Richard Rodriguez
Dwight Darcy	Officer David Lemagne	Chief James Romito
Niurka Davila	Officer John Lennon	Kalyan Sarkar
Officer Clinton Davis	Officer John Levi	Anthony Savas
Frank De Martini	Exec. Director Neil Levin	Officer John Skala
William Fallon	Margaret Lewis	Edward Strauss
Stephen Fiorelli	Officer James Lynch	Officer Walwyn Stuart, Jr.
Officer Donald Foreman	Robert Lynch	Officer Kenneth Tietjen
Officer Gregg Froehner	Myrna Maldonado	Lisa Trerotola
Barry Glick	Captain Kathy Mazza	Officer Nathaniel Webb
Officer Thomas Gorman	Officer Donald McIntyre	Officer Michael Wholey
Joseph Grillo	Officer Walter McNeil

Remembering Those Lost In The Line Of Duty
Fire Marshall Ronald Bucca	Officer Robert Fazio	Detective Claude Richards
Sgt. John Couglin	Sgt. Rodney Gillis	Sgt. Timothy Roy
Sgt. Michael Curtin	Officer Ronald Kloepfer	Officer Moira Smith
Officer John D'Allara	Officer Thomas Langone	Officer Ramon Suarez
Officer Vincent Diaz	Officer James Leahy	Officer Paul Talty
Officer Jerome Dominguez	Officer Brian McDonnell	Officer Santos Valentin, Jr.
Officer Stephen Driscoll	Officer John Perry	Detective Joseph Vigiano
Officer Mark Ellis	Officer Glen Pettit	Officer Walter Weaver

 

In Memoriam:  The Passengers and Crews Of:

American Airlines Flight 11 - North Tower, World Trade Center

United Airlines Flight 175 - South Tower, World Trade Center

American Airlines Flight 77 - The Pentagon

United Airlines Flight 93 - Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Planned Memorial Garden in Pennsylvania

 

 

Remembering Those Whose Lives Were Lost

World Trade Center, New York City

 

 

In Memory Of The Military and Civilian Personnel Who Died

The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia

 

 

Pentagon 9-11 Memorial - Dedicated on September 11, 2008

 

The Pentagon memorial to the victims of 9-11 was officially dedicated on the seventh anniversary of the attack, beginning at the exact moment of the attack.   In a park-like setting, 184 metal benches are arranged in parallel rows which trace the exact axis of American Airlines Flight 77's path into the west facade of the Pentagon building. Each bench bears the engraved name of one of the victims. Underneath each bench is a small pool of water which will be lit by a lamp at night. Eventually the area will be covered by an overhead canopy of mature red maple trees.   Benches representing the 59 passengers on the plane (excluding the five hijackers) point toward the building; benches for the 125 people who died in the building point in the opposite direction. The benches are arranged in the order of the ages of the victims (3 to 71).

 

 

The Unimaginable Numbers*
Confirmed Dead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2948
Reported Dead  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	24
Missing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	24
Total	2996
*As of September, 2004
An album of over 5,000 haunting images from September 11th

   

In tribute to the citizens of the MORE THAN

90 COUNTRIES who lost loved ones.

It is NOT only an American tragedy!

Too often we forget the international impact.