Families of 9/11 victims will get priority access to the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center amid high expected demand for visitation.
Because construction will be ongoing at the site through the 10th Anniversary of the attacks this year, advance reservations will be needed to gain access to the area.
Memorial President Joe Daniels: "There is a need to manage capacity on the plaza, and advance reservations are required for all visitors for safety purposes. However, your experience, as families of those whose loved ones were taken too soon, is of the deepest importance to us."
The note says that beginning July 6, families of the 9/11 and 1993 Trade Center attacks will get to secure the advance reservations.
A dedicated phone number for the purpose will be sent to the families in July.
Family members will also be able to make reservations online at 911 Memorial Site and will have a separate entry area.
In Memory of Lisa Anne Frost
Tom Frost, who lost his beloved daughter Lisa in the 911 attacks, explains how their relationship and his faith have kept him positive in the face of this unspeakable tragedy.
Lisa Anne Frost was 22 years old and from Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Lisa was a passenger on United Airlines Flight 175.
Lisa had just graduated first in her class at Boston University and was flying back to Orange County to visit her parents. On September 11, 2001, at 9:03am, United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the southern facade of South Tower of the World Trade Center, impacting between the 77th and 85th floors.
A year after the attacks, a sheriff's deputy came to the family's home and told Tom Frost that DNA testing had confirmed that some of Lisa's remains had been discovered.
In the end, a bone fragment, a skin-tissue sample, part of the right hip, and part of a collarbone were found. They were cremated.
"I like to talk about Lisa it keeps the memory in me," said Tom. "If you don't the memories just fade. I don't want Lisa to fade away."
Lisa's name on the 9/11 National Memorial, New York.
9/11: Queen pays tribute to families of British victims
The Queen said; "The dreadful attacks of September 11 may have threatened freedom, innocence and other values we hold dear, but they also inspired grace, charity and courage. We admire these qualities in the strength of the families of the victims, in the determination of the rescue workers, and in the extraordinary spirit and resilience demonstrated by the people of New York."
"Right must and will prevail," she said.
"Right must and will prevail," she said.
911 Memorial Service, St Pauls Cathedral, London, US National Anthem
In this video the United Kingdom pay tribute to those who lost their lives on 9/11
This memorial service for the victims of the September 11 2001 attacks was held at St Paul's Cathedral in central London. The congregation sang The Star-Spangled Banner (National anthem of the United States of America). During the emotional service, 3,000 white rose petals representing those who died were released from the cathedral's famous Whispering Gallery. Afterwards, the Prince of Wales and Prince Harry met relatives of the 67 British victims.
Remembering 9/11: For 10-year anniversary, please share your story
This Sept. 11 will mark 10 years since the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. To honor the anniversary, we would like to hear your memories.
Everyone remembers where they were when they found out about the attacks. Where were you? Do you know anyone who was changed forever by that day? Who are the firefighters, survivors and heroes you'll always remember? Is there someone you think is a part of this story who you want to know more about? Please tell us by posting a comment.
Remembering United Airlines Flight 175
At 9:03am on Tuesday September 11, 2001, the Boeing 767 operating as United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center killing everyone aboard.
Remembering American Airlines Flight 11
American Airlines Flight 11 was a passenger flight which was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. They deliberately crashed it into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing all 87 people aboard plus the hijackers, and an unconfirmed number in the building's impact zone.
The 11 crew members on the flight included pilot John Ogonowski, First Officer Thomas McGuinness, and flight attendants Barbara Arestegui, Jeffrey Collman, Sara Low, Karen Martin, Kathleen Nicosia, Betty Ann Ong, Jean Roger, Dianne Snyder, and Madeline Sweeney.
Remember Arlington - Pentagon and Flight 77
At 9:37 a.m on September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the western side of the Pentagon.
Victims at the Pentagon and on Flight 77
Pentagon 125
Flight (77) 59
10 Years Later - Lest We Forget
Firstly, I would just like to say I am from England and I didn't know anyone connected to what happened that terrible day in America on 11th, September 2001. Like many millions of people across the world I watched it all happen live on TV. That day in New York and all those horrible events have affected me ever since.
It is now 10 years since the 9/11 attacks in America, and it only seems like yesterday. For several years I have been studying the events of 9/11: looking at images, watching videos, reading articles, and remembering the victims. I feel so sorry for those people who suffered such terror.
What I can't get out of my mind are those people waving from the windows and holes in the WTC, those people who decided to jump from the towers, and those who made phone calls just before they died.
When I hear Melissa Doi's and Betty Ann Ong's telephone calls, I cry. Kevin Cosgrove's desperate 911 call from the South Tower of the WTC as it collapses is truly terrifying. The site of Edna Cintron (the Waving Woman), makes me feel so helpless. The pain and terror that these people felt still haunts me. I often think about them. It's a strange feeling really, it's almost as if I knew them personally. Today, I just wish I could help or speak to them, and say hey, I care, I am thinking about you today - 10 years later.
In total nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks on September 11, 2001
On that Tuesday morning, 19 terrorists from the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jets. The hijackers intentionally crashed two planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City; both towers collapsed within two hours. Hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth jet, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers attempted to take control before it could reach the hijacker's intended target in Washington, D.C.
The Innocent Victims
2,753 civilians at the World Trade Center.
40 passengers and crew aboard United Flight 93.
59 passengers and crew aboard American Airlines Flight 77.
125 people in the Pentagon.
World Trade Center 9/11
20,000 body parts were recovered from Ground Zero. Up to 200 remains were linked to a single person. Only 293 intact bodies were found. Only twelve could be identified by sight. After 10 years, there are still NO remains for 1,123 of the victims who died at the World Trade Center.
I will never forget those poor people who suffered, and my heart goes out to their families -
It is now 10 years since the 9/11 attacks in America, and it only seems like yesterday. For several years I have been studying the events of 9/11: looking at images, watching videos, reading articles, and remembering the victims. I feel so sorry for those people who suffered such terror.
What I can't get out of my mind are those people waving from the windows and holes in the WTC, those people who decided to jump from the towers, and those who made phone calls just before they died.
When I hear Melissa Doi's and Betty Ann Ong's telephone calls, I cry. Kevin Cosgrove's desperate 911 call from the South Tower of the WTC as it collapses is truly terrifying. The site of Edna Cintron (the Waving Woman), makes me feel so helpless. The pain and terror that these people felt still haunts me. I often think about them. It's a strange feeling really, it's almost as if I knew them personally. Today, I just wish I could help or speak to them, and say hey, I care, I am thinking about you today - 10 years later.
In total nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks on September 11, 2001
On that Tuesday morning, 19 terrorists from the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jets. The hijackers intentionally crashed two planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City; both towers collapsed within two hours. Hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth jet, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers attempted to take control before it could reach the hijacker's intended target in Washington, D.C.
The Innocent Victims
2,753 civilians at the World Trade Center.
40 passengers and crew aboard United Flight 93.
59 passengers and crew aboard American Airlines Flight 77.
125 people in the Pentagon.
World Trade Center 9/11
20,000 body parts were recovered from Ground Zero. Up to 200 remains were linked to a single person. Only 293 intact bodies were found. Only twelve could be identified by sight. After 10 years, there are still NO remains for 1,123 of the victims who died at the World Trade Center.
I will never forget those poor people who suffered, and my heart goes out to their families -
Remember 9/11: New Books and DVDs
Best 9/11 DVDs
9/11 - The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition
This is the best documentary on 9/11 I have ever seen. I have watched it many times, and it actually gives me some comfort. It makes me feel I am not alone in my thoughts, and that other people all over the world also remember those brave people who lost their lives.
102 Minutes That Changed America
Winner of 3 Emmy Awards, this documentary will distinguish itself from other 9/11 programmes by using only unique and rarely seen and heard archive footage to document the 102 minutes between the first attack on the World Trade Center to the collapse of the second tower. This will be a lasting document whose unique material comes from a range of non traditional sources, including amateur photography, video, and film; FDNY, NYPD, Port Authority and emergency dispatch radio recordings, photography and video; recorded voicemails; audio/video diaries; footage and stills broadcast or published outside the United States; electronic messages; surveillance camera footage; and outtakes culled from raw network footage.
Best 9/11 Books
Tower Stories: Amazon Review
If you're looking for an excellent book about 9/11, then look no further. This book will give the reader a clear idea of what it must've been like to actually be there in Manhatten and see the carnage first-hand. Read the true stories of men & women who experienced 9/11 and learn about how it has changed their lives forever. See the horrors from their perspective; the fires, the smoke, the debris, the falling bodies, the pandemonium, the collapse the the towers, and the aftermath. This book is a must have.
102 Minutes: The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
A Place of Remembrance: Official Book of the National September 11 Memorial (9/11 Memorial)
Product Description
On September 11, 2011, the world will be watching as the National September 11 Memorial opens on the site of the World Trade Center. With photographs and architectural plans never before published, paired with comments in the very voices of those who witnessed the event, those who struggled in its shadow for days and months after, and those who have dedicated the years since to rebuilding a place of hope and meditation at Ground Zero, this book will stand apart from all the rest on the tenth anniversary of that world-changing event. Heavily illustrated and elegantly designed, the book recalls the excitement and symbolism of the Twin Towers, the horror and chaos of the attack of 9/11, the fierce devotion and exhaustion as rescue of living victims became recovery of remains. But it also carries on from that date in history to tell the inside story of the long, complex, and sometimes contentious efforts to turn eight acres of Downtown Manhattan into a lasting memorial to those lost in New York, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon. A solemn reminder, a historic keepsake, and a fascinating read, this is the official book published by and about the National September 11 Memorial, created by those who have been working for years to honor those who died that day. A special fold-out lists all the names of the victims, making the book itself an enduring memorial to those who died on September 11.
9/11 - The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition
This is the best documentary on 9/11 I have ever seen. I have watched it many times, and it actually gives me some comfort. It makes me feel I am not alone in my thoughts, and that other people all over the world also remember those brave people who lost their lives.
102 Minutes That Changed America
Winner of 3 Emmy Awards, this documentary will distinguish itself from other 9/11 programmes by using only unique and rarely seen and heard archive footage to document the 102 minutes between the first attack on the World Trade Center to the collapse of the second tower. This will be a lasting document whose unique material comes from a range of non traditional sources, including amateur photography, video, and film; FDNY, NYPD, Port Authority and emergency dispatch radio recordings, photography and video; recorded voicemails; audio/video diaries; footage and stills broadcast or published outside the United States; electronic messages; surveillance camera footage; and outtakes culled from raw network footage.
Best 9/11 Books
Tower Stories: Amazon Review
If you're looking for an excellent book about 9/11, then look no further. This book will give the reader a clear idea of what it must've been like to actually be there in Manhatten and see the carnage first-hand. Read the true stories of men & women who experienced 9/11 and learn about how it has changed their lives forever. See the horrors from their perspective; the fires, the smoke, the debris, the falling bodies, the pandemonium, the collapse the the towers, and the aftermath. This book is a must have.
102 Minutes: The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
A Place of Remembrance: Official Book of the National September 11 Memorial (9/11 Memorial)
Product Description
On September 11, 2011, the world will be watching as the National September 11 Memorial opens on the site of the World Trade Center. With photographs and architectural plans never before published, paired with comments in the very voices of those who witnessed the event, those who struggled in its shadow for days and months after, and those who have dedicated the years since to rebuilding a place of hope and meditation at Ground Zero, this book will stand apart from all the rest on the tenth anniversary of that world-changing event. Heavily illustrated and elegantly designed, the book recalls the excitement and symbolism of the Twin Towers, the horror and chaos of the attack of 9/11, the fierce devotion and exhaustion as rescue of living victims became recovery of remains. But it also carries on from that date in history to tell the inside story of the long, complex, and sometimes contentious efforts to turn eight acres of Downtown Manhattan into a lasting memorial to those lost in New York, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon. A solemn reminder, a historic keepsake, and a fascinating read, this is the official book published by and about the National September 11 Memorial, created by those who have been working for years to honor those who died that day. A special fold-out lists all the names of the victims, making the book itself an enduring memorial to those who died on September 11.
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