Note for screen reader users: once expanded, the first four items of the navigation menu have some associated content which may provide additional information of interest. These sections can be located by jumping to the level 3 heading which follows each sub-menu.
Don't have an account? Create an account today and support the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
Log in with Google, Facebook or Twitter.
This a poem that was written as the events were unfolding. I was on a peacekeeping mission with the Army over in Egypt and I was watching this tragedy on the news network that we had over there. I felt so helpless at the time.