“His sister idolized him.”

John and Elaine Leinung remember their son, Paul J. Battaglia, who was killed in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Recorded in New York, NY

“When I met Michael I was 14 years old.”

Monique Ferrer remembers her ex-husband, Michael Trinidad, who was killed in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Recorded in Rockville Centre, NY

“Both of the boys would call me when they were working.”

Retired New York City firefighter John Vigiano Sr. remembers his sons, John Jr., a firefighter, and Joe, a policeman, who both died at the World Trade Center.
To see a photo of the Vigiano brothers, click here.

Recorded in partnership with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the Families of September 11 and 9/11 Forward, in Baldwin, NY

“Her eyes sparkled to me. One day they were blue; the next day they were green.”

Richard Pecorella remembers his fiancee, Karen Juday, who was killed in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Recorded in New York, NY

“He just won't get out of my mind...”

10 year-old Frankie DeVito remembers his grandfather, Bill Steckman, in an interview with his mother Diana. Bill Steckman was killed in the World Trade Center on September 11th.

Recorded in Baldwin, NY

“How do you think you've changed?”

Keith Meerholz and his wife, Grete, talk about his escape from the World Trade Center's North Tower on September 11, 2001.

Recorded in New York, NY

“I called his name into the phone over and over...”

Beverly Eckert remembers her husband, Sean Rooney, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Eckert died in the crash of Continental Flight 3407 on February 12, 2009.

Recorded in New York, NY

“He was tough on the outside—big, big, soft guy on the inside.”

Bob Carberry (L) and John Cullen (R) remember their fellow firefighter, Lieutenant Steven Bates, who died on September 11, 2001.

Recorded in New York, NY

“Everything I touched burned my hands.”

John Yates was working at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. His office sustained a near-direct hit from American Airlines Flight 77, and Yates suffered burns on almost 40 percent of his body.

Recorded in partnership with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Washington, D.C.

“The people that I'm closest to now are the people that I met there.”

John Romanowich, a recovery worker, remembers his first day at ground zero after September 11, 2001.

Recorded in partnership with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York, NY