9/11 Memorial Gallery: Why We Never Forget Our Heroes
Today marks 19 years since the September 11th, 2001 attacks.
Although it’s nearly been two decades since the attacks, we still haven’t forgotten those we’ve lost from the World Trade Center and those impacted afterward.
Here’s a gallery dedicated to never forgetting 9/11 and our heroes.
New York Skyline
Share5 Sep 2001: The view of the New York skyline with the World Trade Center at sunset taken from the US Open at the UATA National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.Mandatory Credit: Jamie Squire /Allsport
New York City Firefighters – WTC Retrospective
ShareStreets of lower Manhattan with fireman, police, and rescue crews after the colapse of the World Trade Center after being hit by two airplanes on September 11, 2001. photo by Gabe Palacio/ImageDirect
New York City Rescue Effort at the World Trade Center
Share394277 02: New York City firefighters hug each other during rescue operations at the World Trade Center after two hijacked planes crashed into the Twin Towers September 11, 2001 in New York. (Photo by Ron Agam/Getty Images)
September 11 Retrospective
ShareNEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: (SEPTEMBER 11 RETROSPECTIVE) A firefighter breaks down after the World Trade Center buildings collapsed September 11, 2001 after two hijacked airplanes slammed into the twin towers in a terrorist attack. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
World Trade Center Attack
Share394261 117: A firefighter dons an American flag bandana while participating in rescue efforts after the Trade Center buildings collapsed September 11, 2001 in New York City after two airplanes slammed into the twin towers in a suspected terrorist attack. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Attack on New York City
ShareNEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: An unidentified New York City firefighter walks away from Ground Zero after the collapse of the Twin Towers September 11, 2001 in New York City. The World Trade Center's Twin Towers and the Pentagon were attacked by terrorists using commercial airliners as missiles. (Photo by Anthony Correia/Getty Images)
9 Months since 9/11 attacks
ShareNEW YORK - JUNE 10: People gather in front of a makeshift memorial June 10, 2002 near Ground Zero of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks in New York City. Tomorrow is the 9-month anniversary of the Sept.11 attacks. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
New York City Fire Department Captain Patrick John Brown’s Helmet
ShareNEW YORK, NY - MAY 15: A helmet worn by New York City Fire Department Captain Patrick John Brown on September 11, 2001 is displayed during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at ground zero May 15, 2014 in New York City. The museum spans seven stories, mostly underground, and contains artifacts from the attack on the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001 that include the 80-foot high tridents, the so-called "Ground Zero Cross," the destroyed remains of Company 21's New York Fire Department Engine as well as smaller items such as letter that fell from a hijacked plane and posters of missing loved ones projected onto the wall of the museum. The museum will open to the public on May 21. (Photo by James Keivom-Pool/Getty Images)
9/11 Ground Zero Memorial Site
ShareNEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 04: Allan Swearington joins others at the 9/11 memorial plaza on the first day that it has reopened after closing for three months due to the coronavirus on on July 04, 2020 in New York City. While the museum at the site remains closed, on Saturday, first responders, military and others will be allowed stand beside the memorial pools that sit in the footprints where the twin towers used to stand. Starting on Sunday the site will be open to the general public. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
9/11 Ground Zero Memorial Site
ShareNEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 04: People gather at the 9/11 memorial plaza on the first day that it has reopened after closing for three months due to the coronavirus on on July 04, 2020 in New York City. While the museum at the site remains closed, on Saturday, first responders, military and others will be allowed to stand beside the memorial pools that sit in the footprints where the twin towers used to stand. Starting on Sunday the site will be open to the general public. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Cadets At 9/11 Memorial
ShareNEW YORK, NY - MAY 15: Port Authority police cadets pause at the Ground Zero memorial site during the dedication ceremony of the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York May 15, 2014 in New York City. The museum spans seven stories, mostly underground, and contains artifacts from the attack on the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001 that include the 80 ft high tridents, the so-called "Ground Zero Cross," the destroyed remains of Company 21's New York Fire Department Engine as well as smaller items such as letter that fell from a hijacked plane and posters of missing loved ones projected onto the wall of the museum. The museum will open to the public on May 21. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Ground Zero memorial site
ShareNEW YORK, NY - MAY 15: The South reflecting pool is viewed at the Ground Zero memorial site during the dedication ceremony of the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York May 15, 2014 in New York City. The museum spans seven stories, mostly underground, and contains artifacts from the attack on the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001 that include the 80 ft high tridents, the so-called "Ground Zero Cross," the destroyed remains of Company 21's New York Fire Department Engine as well as smaller items such as letter that fell from a hijacked plane and posters of missing loved ones projected onto the wall of the museum. The museum will open to the public on May 21. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
9/11 Memorial
ShareNEW YORK, NY - MAY 15: A woman places a hand on the names engraved along the South reflecting pool at the Ground Zero memorial site during the dedication ceremony of the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York May 15, 2014 in New York City. The museum spans seven stories, mostly underground, and contains artifacts from the attack on the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001 that include the 80 ft high tridents, the so-called "Ground Zero Cross," the destroyed remains of Company 21's New York Fire Department Engine as well as smaller items such as letter that fell from a hijacked plane and posters of missing loved ones projected onto the wall of the museum. The museum will open to the public on May 21. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
9/11 Memorial Museum Items
ShareNEW YORK, NY - MAY 15: Shoes and personal items are displayed during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at ground zero May 15, 2014 in New York City. The museum spans seven stories, mostly underground, and contains artifacts from the attack on the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001 that include the 80-foot high tridents, the so-called "Ground Zero Cross," the destroyed remains of Company 21's New York Fire Department Engine as well as smaller items such as letter that fell from a hijacked plane and posters of missing loved ones projected onto the wall of the museum. The museum will open to the public on May 21. (Photo by James Keivom-Pool/Getty Images)
New York City Fire Department Firefighter Christian Waugh’s Helmet
ShareNEW YORK, NY - MAY 15: A helmet worn by New York City Fire Department Firefighter Christian Waugh on September 11, 2001 is displayed during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at ground zero May 15, 2014 in New York City. The museum spans seven stories, mostly underground, and contains artifacts from the attack on the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001 that include the 80-foot high tridents, the so-called "Ground Zero Cross," the destroyed remains of Company 21's New York Fire Department Engine as well as smaller items such as letter that fell from a hijacked plane and posters of missing loved ones projected onto the wall of the museum. The museum will open to the public on May 21. (Photo by James Keivom-Pool/Getty Images)
New York’s World Trade Center Area Prepares To Mark 15th Anniversary Of Sept. 11th Attacks
ShareNEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 01: Messages are attached to the last foundation pillar that was standing from the World Trade Center site at the 9/11 Memorial Museum on September 01, 2016 in New York City. Lower Manhattan, previously dominated by the financial industry, has become one of Manhattan's top tourist destinations with memorials to the victims, shopping malls and historical landmarks. Fifteen years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the area around Ground Zero has gone through significant changes but still carries reminders of that day when over 3,000 people were killed during the attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
New York’s Sept. 11th Museum Displays National 9/11 Flag
ShareNEW YORK, NY - MAY 21: The National 9/11 Flag is viewed at the 9/11 Museum where it is being displayed for the first time on May 21, 2015 in New York City. The National 9/11 Flag, an American flag recovered nearly destroyed from Ground Zero, was restored in "stitching ceremonies" held across the country. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
