9/11: 11 Years Later + Construction on Memorial Museum Resumes
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 9:45AM 
By Jessica Watson, EEW Magazine Contributor
It’s likely that you remember exactly where you were on the day the September 11 terrorist attacks took place 11 years ago. I was at home milling around the house when I got a call from my husband saying, “Babe, turn on the TV right now.” That moment changed my life forever.
I will never be able to erase the images of people leaping from the windows of the twin towers to escape the hot blaze. I will always be able to call up visuals of the thick cloud of dark gray smoke hovering over New York City. I’ll often be reminded of the heroic faces of the citizens and city workers covered in white ashes, working diligently and frantically to help.
Most importantly, I will for the rest of my days be touched by the unity, harmony, love, and togetherness this country experienced in the wake of the tragedy. Americans put aside our differences. There were no red or blue states, no Republicans or Democrats. There were only people grieving together.
Today, we remember the nearly 3,000 men, women, and children we lost.
We also are celebrating news that CNN is reporting. The budgetary dispute that has held up the opening of the National September 11 Memorial Museum has been squashed, according to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Though no date is set for the museum to open, it will be located at the site of the former World Trade Center and will feature 110,000 square feet of exhibition space, according to the website for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum foundation.
It will house a vast array of 9/11 artifacts, including "photographs, videotapes, voice messages, recovered property, clothing and other personal effects, workplace memorabilia, (and) incident-specific documents," among other items, according to the site.
This will be a place to honor the memory of those who were lost and to remind Americans of the adversity we have overcome as a nation.
Remember to pray for the victims’ families that God would give peace, comfort and strength today.
Learn more about the national memorial visit www.911Memorial.org.
Reader Comments (1)
Still so sad. Prayers to the families.