The MEMO Blog

In my time as a volunteer at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, there is one very profound truth I have learned. No matter who we are, where we are from, what we do, or how old we are, our lives were all changed on Sept. 11, 2001. This fact is universal, and it is part of what makes each visit to the Museum truly special.

Lolita Jackson has the unique experience of being a survivor of both the 1993 and 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, FDNY Chief Joseph Pfeifer was on a routine call in lower Manhattan. Hearing the loud roar of an airplane overhead, Pfeifer looked up to see hijacked Flight 11 crashing into the North Tower.

On this day in 2011, President Barack Obama announced to the nation that Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in a raid of his Abbottabad, Pakistan compound. The 9/11 Memorial Museum collection is home to several artifacts related to Operation Neptune Spear that represent this important moment in our nation’s history.

Richard J. Guadagno wanted to dedicate his life to protecting the environment. Growing up in Ewing, New Jersey, Guadagno loved animals and the outdoors, and he was a keen gardener.

More than 5,000 people joined together on Sunday, April 22, for the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s sixth annual 5K Run/Walk and Community Day to raise awareness about the organization’s mission and to honor and remember the nearly 3,000 men, women and children who died on 9/11.

Although I don’t have a personal tie to the September 11 attacks, they have had a major effect on my life as a New Yorker. The events were undoubtedly horrific, but the 9/11 Memorial & Museum commemorate it in such a magical way. It is not recognized as a place of sadness, but as a special place of remembrance.

America has long relied on Pakistan for military and intelligence support in the War on Terror, but relations have grown increasingly frayed and may be approaching an open break. What could this mean for continuing American military operations in the region?

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum kicked off National Volunteer Week on Monday evening with a special reception honoring the institution’s many volunteers.

Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Iran expert, spoke last Thursday at the 9/11 Memorial Museum to provide his perspective on Iran’s influence both regionally and globally.