The official blog of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum features stories of commemoration and memorialization, and information on our public programs, special events, and ways to get involved.
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Retired Marine Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter visited the 9/11 Memorial and Museum on Wednesday morning, less than a week after receiving a Medal of Honor—the highest military award for valor in action.
On Sept. 11, 2001, Brooke Peace’s teacher collapsed in front of her first grade class after learning that one of the Twin Towers, where her son worked, was hit by a plane.
On this 70th anniversary of D-Day, the 9/11 Memorial recognizes our founding Chairman, John C. Whitehead, with deep gratitude for his service to our country.
When retired FDNY firefighter William Denis, a 9/11 first responder, visited the 9/11 Memorial Museum, he came across the World Trade Center presentation model standing in the historical exhibition and was taken back to a special day in his childhood 48 years ago.
Today, on the 12th anniversary of the official end of the rescue and recovery effort, the 9/11 Memorial laid a wreath at the Survivor Tree in honor of the thousands of workers who served with dedication and selflessness in the months after September 11.
During the recovery period at the World Trade Center site, Frank Shane, a certified trauma responder working in Mental Health Services, and Nikie, a K-9 Disaster Relief therapy dog, would visit respite areas to comfort workers who toiled to clear the wreckage.
"Never forget," "always in our hearts," and "God bless." In the days after 9/11, these messages came to animate missing posters, signs and billboards. As recovery workers toiled to clear the devastation, they expressed their grief and solidarity by inscribing these words of hope on the Last Column, the last piece of steel to be removed from the World Trade Center site.
“Here at this Memorial, this Museum, we come together," said President Barack Obama. "We stand in the footprints of two mighty towers, graced by the rush of eternal waters.
On Sunday, April 27, nearly 4,000 participants joined the second annual 9/11 Memorial 5K Run/Walk presented by RXR Realty to raise awareness about the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and encourage volunteerism in memory of 9/11.
The bullhorn George W. Bush used to address rescue and recovery workers at ground zero in the days after September 11, 2001, will be on exhibit at the 9/11 Memorial Museum when it opens May 21.
