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Three hundred FDNY probationary firefighters lined the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial on Friday to lay a wreath near the inscribed names of the 343 members of the FDNY who were killed in the line of duty on 9/11.
Stanley Smagala Jr. lived in Holbrook, NY with his wife, Dena. They were expecting their first child. The youngest of seven, Stanley spoke of wanting a big family.
“As New Yorkers, we’re in it together,” said Alex Zablocki, a museum member and 9/11 Memorial Run/Walk participant, describing his decision to run.
In this series, 9/11 Memorial & Museum staff photographer Jin Lee shares his view of select photographs taken on the site. I’m drawn to scenes like this, of people reflecting in quiet moments. I’ve been photographing the site throughout its many stag
Hilda Taylor came to the United States from Sierra Leone to further her education, settling with her family in Maryland. Hilda taught sixth grade at Leckie Elementary School in Washington DC.
The newly renovated Nassau Coliseum will honor 9/11 victims, the military and Long Island first responders with eight seats that will remain permanently unfilled when the arena reopens on April 5, Newsday reports.
Behind The Lens: In this series, 9/11 Memorial & Museum staff photographer Jin Lee shares his view of select photographs taken on the site. I took this photo on a cold, rainy winter day.
On Sept. 13, 2001, artist and sculptor Christopher Saucedo gathered his sculpting tools and drove from New Orleans to New York City to join his two firefighter brothers at the World Trade Center site.
More than 400 police officers and firefighters, some wearing full gear, climbed the 4 World Trade Center stairs on Sunday to memorialize fallen first responders and military personnel worldwide and to raise money for Friends of Firefighters and the 9/11 Tribute Center.
Now stretching into its seventh bloody year, the civil war in Syria – pitting regional and international powers against jihadist groups, and at times, against each other – has left more than 400,000 people dead and displaced millions more.
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