Category: September 11

Jack Murray (R) went down to Ground Zero the day of the September 11 attacks. He tells his friend, Jud Esty-Kendall (L), about cutting steel so rescue workers could search for those buried in the rubble.

Recorded in New York, NY.

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.

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.

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 on September 11, 2001.

Recorded in Baldwin, NY.

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

Recorded in New York, NY.

Ten 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 11, 2001.

Recorded in Baldwin, NY.

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.

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

Recorded in New York, NY.

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.  

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 Washington, D.C.