![]() Photo of Palmer Courtesy of Voices of September 11th, The 9/11 Living Memorial Project. Palmer White rose placed in FDNY Battalion Chief Orio J. Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified. "I really think it is important for President Biden to move on. He made a decision, whether you agree or disagree with the decision, he made it. I think what's important now is for the President to focus on the future and how is this country going to make sure that 9/11 never happens again, and that we will protect our country from terrorists abroad and terrorists here at home. I think that's the key message he has to send to the American people," Panetta said.Įarlier today in Pennsylvania, Biden defended the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Home Connect The MEMO Blog Remembering FDNY Hero Battalion Chief Orio J. The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. He also said said President Biden should "focus on the future" regarding Afghanistan. ![]() And the reality is that a terrorist is a terrorist, whether that terrorist is abroad or whether that terrorist is here at home. And this country has to recognize that we have a responsibility to protect ourselves from attacks from terrorists, whether they’re here or whether they’re in Afghanistan or elsewhere,” Panetta told CNN. 6 was wake-up call for domestic terrorism. ![]() ![]() That still bothers me a bit," Hitchings added.“I think just as 9/11 was a wake-up call to foreign terrorism and the threat from foreign terrorism, I think Jan. "I remember watching the TV and hearing the people who jumped and hit the ground. It's a day many say they won't and can't ever forget. "You got to think of how many lives those people saved on that plane because they didn't let it get to where it was supposed to go," said John Hitchings, a member of the Owego Fire Police. You just never forget," said Raftis.Īnd it's also about honoring the heroes such as those who fought so that a hijacked plane wouldn't reach its intended target, instead crashing in a remote part of Pennsylvania. Remembering FDNY Hero Battalion Chief Orio J. This last of the series remains the most striking, yet least-known. September 2001 attack on the Pentagon at the suggestion of Brig. Three firefightersGeorge Johnson, Dan McWilliams and Bill Eisengreinraising the American flag on September 11, 2001. Some channeled it by going all in doing everything they could to help build the Flight 93 National Memorial, or to keep their loved ones' stories alive. Fire, EMS, police - it's a brotherhood where you go out and help people. James Estrin/The New York Times And in an emotional catharsis that continued for more than three hours, family members recited the names of the dead, this time. The Department of Defense undertook preparation ofa history ofthe 11. "When Owego had its flood of September 2011, guess what? People from New York - the fire department and so forth - came up here to help us. They said it doesn't matter where in the country the attacks were, united they stood. "A group of firemen, EMT, police and so forth they went down to New York, they spent time with the different stations down there, they relieved the other firemen so they could go out and do their thing," said Raftis. And in Owego on Friday, firefighters, police officers and many others came out to remember the events of that day. Throughout the country, those old enough, can remember exactly where they were that morning and how they learned of the news. "That day is ingrained in ones memory from the first moment of the attack on the World Trade Center, you were glued to the television," said Jim Raftis, the VFW Memorial Day chairman. 14 years ago, the first twin tower was hit.
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