9-11 Memorial
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America's Heartland Remembers
I know there will be tributes all across America to remember September 11th. These tribute range from very small, such as the tribute in my neighbors yard that is shown here and much larger by cities and towns across the nation.
On this page, I will show you some of the 9-11 memorials near my home. The town that I live, O'Fallon Missouri there will be a 1 hour ceremony followed by a remembrance walk. In Forest Park in St. Louis there will be a remembrance on Art Hill. A total of 3,000 flags will be placed all around Art Hill, each bearing the name of someone killed in the attacks. The flags will remain in place for the week. I was able to photograph this display and found it to be a very awesome and emotional experience. The thought that each flag represented a living person that is no longer with us was very touching. A few of my photos are shown in this lens.
I also would like to hear from you. I have two places for you to leave comments. The first is remembering what you were doing on September 11, 2001 and the second is a section for you to tell what your area did to remember the 10th anniversary.
photographs by Mary Beth Granger
St. Louis Remembers
a flag for each who died
- St Louis Memorial
- This article in the post dispatch describes the history behind the America's Heartland Remembers memorial.
America's Heartland Remembers
art hill memorial
Here are photos from the 9-11 flag memorial on Art Hill in St. Louis, MO. One flag for each person that died on that tragic day. It was an awesome sight! Very emotional seeing all those flags, each with the name of one victim, and realizing that each of them represented a person who died in the tragedy of 9-11.
America Remembers by mbgphoto
Flags at Art Hill-9-11 by mbgphoto
St. Louis Art Museum by mbgphoto
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Where were you on September 11, 2001?
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September 11, 2001 is one of those days that will always be etched in my mind. I can remember every detail of where I was and what I was doing. On that day I had just arrived at my office in Blue Springs, Missouri when my secretary came in and told me about the plane hitting the world trade center. We moved a television from our lunchroom and for the rest of the day everyone stopped and watched as the events unfolded. One of the women in the office had several relatives in the military at the Pentagon and in Maryland and she became frantic trying to call and get in touch with them.
My daughter travels for business and I too was frantic until I heard from her. She had just landed on a plane at an airport in Florida and as she heard the news she rushed to the rental counter and rented a car. It turned out this was a smart move as she got one of the last rental cars and was able to drive home to Atlanta when the planes were grounded.
My husband was a producer for a political talk show at a Kansas City radio station and he was immediately on the phone securing interviews with anyone in power in government. Everyone was anxious to get the latest details. When he reached the office of one of the local representatives in congress and tried to get a phone number to reach them he was told that the number couldn't be given out but that they would have the representative call my husband. When the representative did call back and was interviewed it was found out that he was in a secure bunker.
A few days after September 11th, I flew on a business trip to Dallas. At first I wasn't sure I would go, but then I decided life must go on. It was one of the first days that air traffic had resumed and I found myself landing at a nearly deserted Dallas airport. It was a very eerie feeling to see this normally hectic airport so quiet. Little did I realize that air travel would never be the same again.
That day was certainly one that changed our lives forever. What were you doing on that tragic day?
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homebaseincome
Sep 20, 2011 @ 8:23 am | delete
- I woke up that day about 8:30 am, turned on the TV and went to make a cup of coffee. By the time I brushed my teeth, turned on the computer and starting drinking my cup of coffee, I hear on the news the tragedy. At first I thought is was a small private plan that hit the towers until the second plan hit and I knew right then that this was terrorism. Within minutes the phone started ringing. It took me time to believe that was happening about an hour away from my home.
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BarbRad Sep 12, 2011 @ 1:04 am | delete
- Since I'm on the West Coast, I woke up to the news on the radio and after I was up and dressed and we'd had breakfast, we drove over to Mom's since we don't have a TV here. We stayed there most of the day trying to come to grips with what we were seeing.
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sandyspider
Sep 11, 2011 @ 10:02 pm | delete
- I wrote about where I was on a Hub. I was working in my office and had to get a project out. The rest of my co-workers stood around the TV all day, while I had to listen to it in disbelief on the radio.
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MelissaNRodgz
Sep 10, 2011 @ 8:05 pm | delete
- I remember this day so well. I was in college at the time. I remember they cancelled classes. The images on tv were so shocking. Let us not forget the many heroes of the day.
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Sylvestermouse
Sep 10, 2011 @ 4:16 pm | delete
- I was actually taking a bubble bath when my daughter called and said "Mom, where is Dad?" I went weak just from the tone in her voice. She briefed me and I immediately started making phone calls. It took me several hours to ascertain that my husband, her father was actually fine. Others were not so fortunate and the pain of that day will be forever etched in my mind.
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O'Fallon Missouri September 11 Memorial
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O'Fallon Mo 9-11 Memorial by mbgphoto
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stop by and leave your comments
How did your town remember the 10th year anniversary?
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homebaseincome
Sep 20, 2011 @ 8:24 am | delete
- I live near NYC and my town and towns around me had memorials everywhere. I went to families house and we had the TV on all day watching. We hung together and remembered.
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mamabush
Sep 15, 2011 @ 4:29 pm | delete
- I love this lens. I'm featuring it on my "Patriotic Lenses" lens. :)
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- We live in a small town on the West Coast. I don't know if our town did anything today, but my husband and I listened to the reenactment on the radio with some of the tapes of the people -- those who feared the impending death they saw before them, the firemen recounting what they saw and did, and so much more. I had tears streaming down my face as I heard these people. In some ways it was worse than seeing the towers fall. Buildings can be replaced. People can't.
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sandyspider
Sep 11, 2011 @ 10:04 pm | delete
- Wonderful tribute lens for 9-11. Thanks so much for including a couple of my stickers.
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PaulOnBooks
Sep 10, 2011 @ 8:34 pm | delete
- I'd extend the Ode Of Remembrance to the victims:
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
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