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Published Thursday, September 15, 2011
By Brandon Evans
New York City firefighter Robert King Jr. was one of many first responders who rushed into the North Tower on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.
Published Thursday, September 15, 2011
By Brian Knox
Ten years and one day after the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center were destroyed, Decatur High School paid tribute to those who died with new life.
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
By Messenger Staff
The Wise County Veterans Group will present a Patriot Day program 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Wise County Veterans Memorial Park in Decatur.
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
By Dave Rogers
On a 1999 tour of New York City, Wise County Sheriff David Walker had the best view of Manhattan.
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
By Tami Sherpard
Sad thing is, when the news came through, I wasn’t doing too much. My mom called me. I had the TV on, but it was on a station that rarely had news. I remember that I had to go to town later that day to try and open a bank account. Almost everywhere I went [...]
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
By Cathy Oates
On a horrible day on 9/11/2001, the world as we know it suddenly came undone. Some terrorists commanded two planes filled with passengers to fly straight into the twin towers in New York City at 8:36 a.m. As the skies filled with gray ash, the floors of the buildings started to crumble one by one. [...]
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
By Mike Jones
I was in my school office in Wilson, in West Texas, when my wife called me and said a plane had struck the World Trade Center. We turned on a television and watched as the second plane struck the other tower and the Pentagon. I met with the campus principal and staff that morning. Parents [...]
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
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Stories. Undoubtedly, retired U.S. Army two-star general Gene LaCoste of Alvord has more than a few about many of the 184 victims of the Sept. 11, 2011, terrorist attack on the Pentagon since many were his friends and coworkers.
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
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The Boyd Yellowjackets storm onto the field each fall Friday night to the sound of cheers and the band blaring out the fight song.
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
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For eight months and 19 days, 91,000 people aided in the cleanup and recovery of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the nation.
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
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Devastation enveloped the nation Sept. 11, 2001. But for David and Tracie Westray of Boyd, it was also a day of hope.
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
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Everyday people are presented opportunities to make a difference in someone else's life.
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
By Brian Knox
I was headed back from covering a wreck - the details of which I couldn't begin to remember - on that Tuesday afternoon when I came across maybe the most lasting image of that day, Sept. 11, 2001. A traffic jam in Alvord.
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
By Phil Major
Like many a mid-September day, the 11th in 2001 dawned in glorious brilliance.
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
By Shirley Hoofard
As I drove away, I was filled with relief. After months of being in limbo, the time had finally begun.
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
By Ima Sherman
On the morning of the terrorist attacks, Sept. 11, 2001, in New York, my church was having a preachers' conference at my church.
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
By Kalani Seibold
On Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, my wife and I were on a layover in Honolulu when we received a call at 3 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time, from a fellow airline crew member, to turn our T.V. on.
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
By Jody Adams
On Sept. 11, 2001, my wife Rachel and I were living in Boston. We had been married a little over a year, having moved from Decatur for Rachel to pursue her master's degree.
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
By Amy Cromer
I will always remember where I was on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.
Published Sunday, September 11, 2011
By Tiffany Rodgers
I was almost five months pregnant with my first son. I had got up and got ready for the day when I got a text from my friend to turn the TV on.
