Remembering 9-11
Passages and remembrances from five years ago to mark the anniversary of 9-11-01.
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: The images of Sept. 11, 2001, are forever a part of the American consciousness. It seems both longer than five years ago and at the same time just like it was yesterday.
The Clarion-Ledger: Five years after the twins towers of the World Trade Center were knocked down by terrorists using airliners as bombs, Osama bin Laden still taunts the American people in yet another video released this week.
The Sun Herald: The terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29, 2005. The anniversary dates of two of the worst disasters in America’s history will forever be 13 days apart.
The Hattiesburg American: James Cleere, a 1964 graduate of Hattiesburg High School and father of two adult sons who was living in Des Moines, Iowa, had been sent to New York for a meeting with more than 100 colleagues from his insurance firm. During the business trip to New York, he was staying at the Marriott World Trade Center, located between the two towers. All Cleere’s family has left of him is the metal name tag he wore that final day.