9/11 Anniversary Tag

Disciplined Syracuse Prof Lashes Out at School Over Its Handling of Controversial 9/11 Tweets

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 15, 2021 1 Comment

Free speech for some....

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Syracuse Defends Political Science Professor’s Controversial 9/11 Tweets

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 14, 2021 2 Comments

This professor gets a pass unlike a chemistry professor last year who called COVID the "Wuhan Flu" and "Chinese Communist Party Virus."...

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Rutgers, San Fran U. 9/11 Event had Speakers With Terrorist Connections

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 13, 2021 1 Comment

"Sami Al-Arian, a speaker and former professor at the University of South Florida, pled guilty in 2006 to conspiring to provide amenities to Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which is recognized by the U.S. government as a terrorist organization."...

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Syracuse Professor on 9/11: ‘Attack on the Heteropatriarchal Capitalistic Systems That America Relies On’

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 13, 2021 3 Comments

"It was an attack on the systems many white Americans fight to protect."...

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Wash-U, Saint Louis Student Senator Caught Removing American Flags From 9/11 Memorial

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 12, 2021 5 Comments

"Alkilani had attempted to trash the memorial on Friday night" but was thwarted by campus police...

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An Homage to U.S. Air Force Heroes of 9/11

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 12, 2021 3 Comments

A look at the sacrifice of Major LeRoy W. Homer Jr., and the choices made by Lt. Gen. Marc Sasseville and Heather Penney on that terrible day....

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9/11 at 20 – They Have Names

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 11, 2021 21 Comments

Every year for the past decade I have written a 9/11 Anniversay post. This year has been harder than usual because of the stain of Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal fiasco, a product of his desire to exploit this date. The result is Biden has allowed our enemies to rejoice over us as they did 20 years ago.

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Virginia Education Dept. Blasted for 9/11 Sensitivity Training Video for Teachers

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 07, 2021 33 Comments

A 9/11 sensitivity training video shown to teachers in Virginia is sparking outrage from parents who say it is minimizing the severity of September 11th and rewriting history. The training session is led by a professor from American University who even says the hijackers should not be called terrorists.

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Baylor University Put Trigger Warning on 9/11 American Flag Tribute

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 13, 2020 4 Comments

"The Young Conservatives of Texas at Baylor are highly disappointed in Baylor’s conduct in this matter."...

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9/11 – 19 Years Ago, Like It Was Yesterday

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 11, 2020 33 Comments

What I remember most that day. Sitting at my office desk in Providence, RI, when I saw something on AOL about a small plane hitting the World Trade Center. Seemed odd, but not unthinkable. Nothing to really worry about.

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NYC Cancelling 9/11 Tribute Lights Over Coronavirus Fears After Allowing Weeks of Protests (Update – Reversed)

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 15, 2020 16 Comments

The 9/11 Memorial Museum has decided that Coronavirus presents too much of a risk this year to display the iconic memorial lights, which require a large crew to operate. This is in the same city that has been the scene of large, ongoing protests for weeks.

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Son of 9/11 Victim Takes on Rep. Ilhan Omar for Her “Some people who did something” Comment

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 11, 2019 21 Comments

Nicholas Haros Jr. lost his mother in the 9/11 terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people 18 years ago. During the reading of the names Wednesday, Haros had a message for Rep. Ilhan Omar and "The Squad."

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Mandy Nagy on “Remembering September 11th and the importance of loved ones and endurance”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 11, 2019 12 Comments

In 2013, our then-Editor Mandy Nagy wrote one of the best posts on 9/11. Considering what would happen to her a year later, the post was particularly poignant. Here is the post, excerpted, click on the link for the full original post:

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9/11: Remembering Thomas and Peter Langone, Roslyn, NY

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 11, 2018 8 Comments

I should have known about brothers Thomas and Peter Langone. They were from the place where I grew up, Roslyn, New York, just outside New York City on Long Island. They were just a couple of years younger, but I didn't know them.

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9/11 – Remembering Firefighter Danny Suhr, killed by a falling body

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 11, 2017 4 Comments

Each year on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks I try to remember something that I took away from the day that has stayed with me, or that I've learned since. Among the many anniversary posts, I've written about the recording that Melissa Harrington Hughes left on her home answering machine for her husband, 9/11/01 and Memory:

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Hey @SenJohnMcCain, tweeting iconic photo of firefighters at Ground Zero could get you sued

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 11, 2016 10 Comments

I know, I know. You just were being patriotic. You just were honoring the fallen and the surviving heroes of the World Trade Center. You had good intentions. You didn't profit from it. Country first! That's what Sarah Palin or whoever runs her Facebook page likely was thinking when, on September 11, 2013, the following image was posted:

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#Benghazi: 9/11/12

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 11, 2016 2 Comments

While we take time this day to remember each in our own way 9/11, we should note that this is also the fourth anniversary of the Benghazi attack that left four Americans dead:  Christopher Stevens, an American ambassador; Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, former Navy SEALS; Sean Smith, an embassy aide. https://twitter.com/BAMac01/status/774948505689268224

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Wife Shares Final Conversation With Her Husband Who Died in the 9/11 Attacks

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 11, 2016 1 Comment

Beverly Eckert was on the phone with her husband when the twin tower where he worked collapsed. She shared her story about those final minutes speaking with her husband. That last conversation changed her life. Hold you love ones a little tighter. Be generous with...

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