Sept 11 Memorials

"The number of casualties will be more than most of us can bear." Rudolph W. Giuliani, Sept. 11, 2001

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PETER MOUTOS

World Trade Center

Married less than 18 months...

If the sailboat hadn't gotten lost, they might never have met. If the red- haired nurse hadn't noticed his deepening sunburn and offered him sunscreen, they might not have talked so much. And if the shy man hadn't screwed up the courage to ask for her number, the sweet daily routines of Peter and Meg Moutos would never have evolved.

"He'd say, `I love you, gorgeous woman,' and I'd say, `I love you, handsome young man,' and he'd go off in the morning," Mrs. Moutos said of her husband, 44, a systems consultant at Marsh & McLennan who lived in Chatham, N.J. "At 5 he'd call me: `How's my gorgeous woman?' `How's my handsome young man?' and tell me what time to pick him up at the train, and then we'd go to the Y together in Madison."

They would work out, pick each other up in a bear hug to crack each other's spine, then he would carry her gym bag as they left.

"If we had an irritable day, we wouldn't discuss it until after we were done, because we were always in such better moods after we worked out," she said.

They were married less than a year and a half.

Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on January 27, 2002.

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JUDE MOUSSA

World Trade Center

Cantor Fitzgerald

Jude Moussa did not keep a lot of clutter in his apartment in Battery Park City. It was clean and sparse and uncomplicated, and that's the way he liked it.

Mr. Moussa, 35, had lived in New York for eight years but grew up in Lebanon, where terrorist bombs were a part of life. He had escaped death more than once, and when he was 19 most of his family left the country and scattered around the globe ‹ to Guadeloupe, Paris, California, London, Monte Carlo. "His life in Lebanon probably had a lot of chaos in it," said Janel Guerrero, his girlfriend of two years. "His life here was simple. He focused on things that brought him joy. He didn't try to fill his life with material things."

Mr. Moussa was a successful bond trader at Cantor Fitzgerald and a lover of the basic pleasures of love and friendship ‹ he was always the guy who was calling at an odd hour, just to say hello. Keeping in touch with his family, around the world, was of the utmost importance to him. Early on the morning of Sept. 11, he called his mother in Guadeloupe. And on Saturday, Sept. 8, he got a call on his answering machine from an aunt and uncle in California. It said simply: "Jude, we love you and miss you."

Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on November 11, 2001.

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IOURI MOUCHINSKI

World Trade Center

Iouri Mouchinski planned to live to be 100. At 55, he had the good health and vigor of a 30-year-old, said his daughter Iryna Ushakova. A student of Eastern philosophy, he believed in unity of the soul, body and the world around him. About a year ago, he fasted for 28 days to cleanse himself.

"He was a man of extremely bright spirit," Ms. Ushakova said, "striving each day toward self-perfection."

Known for his strong will and optimism, he moved from Ukraine in 1994, leaving a position as a respected civil engineer, and became a handyman. He was starting his own engineering business and already had four employees. He seldom took days off and worked many weekends in pursuit of his dream, a country house where he could keep bees and care for his grandchildren.

Mr. Mouchinski was at the World Trade Center to pick up a check. It could have been any other day, his daughter said. But it was the morning of Sept. 11.

His wife, Natalia Mushinska, wrote a poem to the man she called "my precious," including this stanza:

“I want to continue Our life And keep you always In my consciousness!”

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MARCO “MARK” MOTRONI

World Trade Center

CARR FUTURES

Mark Motroni took a ribbing for the protective goggles he wore over his glasses when he showed up at the community courts to shoot hoops with his sons, but that did not stop kids from wanting the elder statesman on their team.

Same thing happened on the baseball diamond. When his son, Christopher, 23, was looking for a pitcher to fill in last summer in Central Park, he tapped his 57-year-old dad, a broker-trader at Carr Futures. They won; Mr. Motroni went 2-for-3 at the plate.

Whatever he did -- trading crude oil options at the Mercantile Exchange, singing and touring with a busy salsa band, Orquesta Novel, or playing ball with his three sons, all of whom followed him to Wall Street jobs -- Mr. Motroni put his heart into it.

Mr. Motroni, who arrived from Cuba when he was 12 knowing no English, felt blessed for the chance to reinvent himself in the United States. He went to Mass every morning before hitting the trading pit. His presence Sept. 11 at Carr's 92nd floor office was a fluke: he was there for a twice-a-year meeting.

"He came here with nothing and he turned himself into everything," said Christopher, who lives at home with his parents in Fort Lee, N.J. "Every day after work he'd come up to my room and ask what I learned today."

Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES.

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List of Victims on American Airlines Flight 11 that hit Tower 1: #NeverForget #Sept11

Anna Allison David Lawrence Angell Lynn Edwards Angell Seima Aoyama Barbara Jean Arestegui Myra Joy Aronson Christine Barbuto Carolyn Beug Kelly Ann Booms Carol Marie Bouchard Robin Lynne Kaplan Neilie Anne Heffernan Casey Jeffrey Dwayne Collman Jeffrey W. Coombs Tara Kathleen Creamer Thelma Cuccinello Patrick Currivan Brian Paul Dale David Dimeglio Donald Americo Ditullio Alberto Dominguez Paige Marie Farley-Hackel Alexander Milan Filipov Carol Ann Flyzik Paul J. Friedman Karleton D.B. Fyfe Peter Alan Gay Linda M. George Edmund Glazer Lisa Reinhart Gordenstein Andrew Peter Charles Curry Green Peter Paul Hashem Robert Jay Hayes Edward R. Hennessy, Jr. John A. Hofer Cora Hidalgo Holland John Nicholas Humber, Jr. Waleed Joseph Iskandar John Charles Jenkins Charles Edward Jones Barbara A. Keating David P. Kovalcin Judith Camilla Larocque Natalie Janis Lasden Daniel John Lee Daniel M. Lewin Sara Elizabeth Low Susan A. Mackay Karen Ann Martin Thomas F. McGuinness, Jr. Christopher D. Mello Jeffrey Peter Mladenik Carlos Alberto Montoya Antonio Jesus Montoya Valdes Laura Lee Morabito Mildred Naiman Laurie Ann Neira Renee Lucille Newell Kathleen Ann Nicosia Jacqueline June Norton Robert Grant Norton John Ogonowski Betty Ann Ong Jane M. Orth Thomas Nicholas Pecorelli Berinthia B. Perkins Sonia M. Puopolo David E. Retik Jean Destrehan Roger Philip Martin Rosenzweig Richard Barry Ross Jessica Leigh Sachs Rahma Salie Heather Lee Smith Dianne Bullis Snyder Douglas Joel Stone Xavier Suarez Madeline Amy Sweeney Michael Theodoridis James Anthony Trentini Mary Barbara Trentini Pendyala Vamsikrishna Mary Alice Wahlstrom Kenneth Waldie John Joseph Wenckus Candace Lee Williams Christopher Rudolph Zarba, Jr.

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WILLIAM DAVID MOSKAL

World Trade Center

Marsh & McClellan

Bill Moskal's business and personal lives were wrapped around sports and fitness. As a risk consultant for Marsh & McClennan, he made sure potential clients were insurable. In recent months, his projects included proposed new stadiums for the Cincinnati Reds baseball team and the Cincinnati Bengals pro football team.

At home in the Cleveland suburbs, he worked out daily. He would run with his dogs. At age 50, he boxed and wrestled once a week. He coached teams in every sport his 13-year-old son, Andy, played. He juggled business trips, including a Sept. 11 meeting at the World Trade Center's north tower, around family activities. As his wife, Lorraine, said, "He was always available to us. He was truly the other half.

"He loved opera," his wife added. "When we had a memorial service for him, I joked with the priest that he would have loved to have had Andrea Bocelli sing `Ave Maria' because he adored him. There was a memorial service the next day at ground zero in New York. I couldn't make it, but I watched on television. Andrea Bocelli was there and sang `Ave Maria.' Quite a coincidence."

Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on December 29, 2001.

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FRED V. MORRONE

World Trade Center

Port Authority Director

Fred V. Morrone enriched the graduate level course in public management that he taught at Seton Hall University with his experience as superintendent of the 1,300-member Port Authority police force. But his most important lesson was the one he never lectured about: living a moral life. "My husband wasn't a saint," said Linda Morrone. "but he was a spiritual person, and he lived his life according to that." It was well known that Mr. Morrone, 63, was a 30-year veteran of law enforcement, a tough former New Jersey State Police lieutenant colonel who ran the casino gaming and intelligence services sections.

But hardly anyone knew that several times a week he attended 6:30 a.m. Mass near his home in Lakewood, N.J., before boarding a train into the city, or that he prayed at the start of each and every morning. All that was visible of Mr. Morrone's spiritual side was an occasional glimpse, like the time he had to decide what to do with a young new employee who had gotten into serious trouble. "Most other people would have given up on him," said Mrs. Morrone, "but my husband took the time to pray about it, and he came away with a feeling that he should act in favor of that person."

"Fred did that with a lot of different aspects of his jobs," Mrs. Morrone said, "but most people who worked with him would not have guessed that at all."

Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on December 18, 2001.

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JORGE MORRON

World Trade Center

SECURITY GUARD ~ Summit Security

Sonia Morron said the only thing that came between her and her husband, whom she described as "honest, humble, a gentleman," was religion.

Jorge Morron, 38, was Baptist, she is Roman Catholic, and on Sundays they would go to their respective churches and meet up after services.

After begging her for months to accompany him to his church, he got her to agree the last Sunday of his life. "He made me stand up and he said, 'This is the woman that for years I prayed God for.' He was so happy."

Mrs. Morron, who met her husband in 1999 and married him last April, said both were immigrants from Colombia who set out to discover New York together. The couple lived in Queens with one of Mr. Morron's brothers. "We visited museums, went to concerts, took advantage of everything," she said.

Mr. Morron, a security guard with Summit Security Services, was assigned to the concourse level between the twin towers. He also taught Spanish at Manhattan Community College. He was scheduled to become an American citizen on Sept. 17 and had wanted his wife to wear her best dress and to bring a video camera to the ceremony, she said. The event, Mrs. Morron said he told her, would be in her honor and that of their baby, due in March.

Mrs. Morron lost the baby less than a month after her husband died.

Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on November 29, 2001.

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CHRISTOPHER M. MORRISON

World Trade Center

Scudder Executive

Mr. Morrison, who was raised in Andover, was attending a conference on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center in New York City when the building was attacked by terrorists on Sept. 11. He was 34.

He graduated from Central Catholic High School in Lawrence in 1985 and earned a degree in economics at St. Lawrence University in 1989.

Before joining Zurich Scudder earlier this year, Mr. Morrison was affiliated with PriceWaterhouse Coopers.

He left his wife, Kimberly (Martone); his parents, Joseph and Maureen Morrison of Andover; and two sisters, Marianne Merritt and Cara Morrison, both of Andover.

(Editorial obituary published in THE BOSTON GLOBE on October 2, 2001)

“Chris had a special way about him, serious and determined, with a sense of mischief there in the twinkle of his eyes. He drew people to him; they wanted to be near him; to be like him. Yes, he was an incredibly successful man for his young age. However, his life was so much more than that. He was an honest, spirited, loyal and devoted person. He never let his family or friends down, and he meant so much to more people than he will ever know. He is so deeply missed by his family and friends, but the memories of happier times is there to help us all. I'm his "big sister," but now he's my guardian angel. Chris, I'll miss our wrapping paper war this Christmas. We love you!”

~Marianne Merritt, Chris’s sister.

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TROOPER MICHAEL ANSON died as the result of cancer that he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks. Trooper Anson had served with the New York State Police for 31 years and was assigned to Trooper G. He is survived by his wife, three children, and brothers. On the morning of September 11, 2001, seventy-two officers from a total of eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed when terrorist hijackers working for the al Qaeda terrorist network, headed by Osama bin Laden, crashed two of four hijacked planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City. After the impact of the first plane, putting the safety of others before their own, law enforcement officers along with fire and EMS personnel, rushed to the burning Twin Towers of the World Trade Center to aid the victims and lead them to safety. Due to their quick actions, it is estimated that over 25,000 people were saved. As the evacuation continued, the first tower unexpectedly collapsed due as a result of the intense fire caused by the impact. The second tower collapsed a short time later. 71 law enforcement officers, 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and over 2,800 civilians were killed at the World Trade Center site. A third hijacked plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania when the passengers attempted to re-take control of the plane. One law enforcement officer, who was a passenger on the plane, was killed in that crash. The fourth hijacked plane was crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, killing almost 200 military and civilian personnel. No law enforcement officers were killed at the Pentagon. The terrorist attacks resulted in the declaration of war against the Taliban regime, the illegal rulers of Afghanistan, and the al Qaeda terrorist network which also was based in Afghanistan. On September 9, 2005, all of the public safety officers killed on September 11, 2001, were posthumously awarded the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor by President George W. Bush. The contamination in the air at the World Trade Center site caused many rescue personnel to become extremely ill, and eventually led to the death of several rescue workers. On May 1, 2011 members of the United States military conducted a raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was hiding. During the raid, they shot and killed bin Laden. Please click here to visit the memorials of all of the law enforcement officers killed in this terrorist attack. Source: ODMP

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#NeverForget @NYPD Officer Robert Summers who has paid the ultimate price for his courage on 9/11. EOW: 18 Jul 2017

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These are some of them, most were golden retrivers and labradors, but also included german shepherds and other breeds. Sadly most are dead now, while many people forget them and don’t spare them a thought. 

As people lay dying, trapped and hurt, a team of nearly 100 loyal and courageous search dogs put their lives on the line to help humans. Without them, many more would not have survived, yet few people consider them. 

In such a chaotic, terrifying, hot, acrid-smelling, smokey and loud environment, countless human lives depended on their ability to focus, listen, respond to their handlers, and work tirelessly. Stepping over cracked glass, hot tarmac, through flames and thick smoke, being winched over deep ravines, they battled on to seek out survivors and bring them aid. 

They worked around the clock, day and night, searching, sniffing, over and over. Not only did they search, but they comforted - many eyewitnesses speak of how the dogs would stop and sit by newly-recovered victims, giving them a sense of hope and relief, before moving on to look for the next. As the situation became desperate, and the rescue workers and fire teams became utterly distraught at the amount of people who were recovered dead, these dogs brought them comfort, sitting with them on breaks, letting them grieve.

Many of these dogs are old, and have passed away. Let us remember the courage and loyalty they showed at such a horrendous event. They didn’t have a choice, but nonetheless they did what was asked of them and helped save countless lives. Don’t let their bravery be forgotten today either, or their determination to be a ‘good dog’ despite the scary and dangerous environment around them.

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Time the burning towers stood: 56 minutes and 102 minutes

Time they took to fall: 12 seconds

Total number killed in attacks in New York: 2,606

Number of firefighters and paramedics killed: 343

Number of NYPD officers: 23

Number of Port Authority police officers: 37

Number of WTC companies in the towers that lost people: 128

Number of employees who died in Tower One: 1,402

Number of employees who died in Tower Two: 614

Number of employees lost at Cantor Fitzgerald: 658

Number of nations whose citizens were killed in attacks: 115

Ratio of men to women who died: 3:1

Age of the greatest number who died: between 35 and 39

Bodies found “intact”: 291

Remains found: 21,744

Number of families who got no remains: 1,717

Estimated units of blood donated to the New York Blood Center:36,000

Total units of donated blood actually used: 258

Number of people who lost a spouse or partner in the attacks:1,609

Estimated number of children who lost a parent: 3,051

Percentage of Americans who knew someone hurt or killed in the attacks: 20

FDNY retirements, January–July 2001: 274

FDNY retirements, January–July 2002: 661

Number of firefighters on leave for respiratory problems by January 2002: 300

Number of funerals attended by Rudy Giuliani in 2001: 200

Number of FDNY vehicles destroyed: 98

Tons of debris removed from site: 1,506,124

Days fires continued to burn after the attack: 99

Jobs lost in New York owing to the attacks: 146,100

Days the New York Stock Exchange was closed: 6

Point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average when the NYSE reopened: 684.81

Economic loss to New York in month following the attacks: $105 billion

Estimated cost of cleanup: $600 million

Total FEMA money spent on the emergency: $970 million

Estimated amount donated to 9/11 charities: $1.4 billion

Estimated amount of insurance paid worldwide related to 9/11:$40.2 billion

Estimated amount of money needed to overhaul lower-Manhattan subways: $7.5 billion

Amount of money granted by U.S. government to overhaul lower-Manhattan subways: $4.55 billion

Estimated amount of money raised for funds dedicated to NYPD and FDNY families: $500 million

Percentage of total charity money raised going to FDNY and NYPD families: 25

Estimated number of New Yorkers suffering from post-traumatic-stress disorder as a result of 9/11: 422,000

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@FDNY #NeverForget #Honor911 On Sept 11th, 2001, after learning of the horrific terror attacks on the World Trade Centers, Tim Duffy, a member of the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY), threw on his firefighter gear, jumped on his Harley and went to save lives at the World Trade Centers. Duffy is now retired from the FDNY and doing well. Thank you for your service, sir. (via Rolling Thunder Washington, DC Inc on FB)

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Don’t forget that this is also the anniversary of the Benghazi terrorist attack on 9/11/12. Never Forget.

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#NeverForget 🇺🇸

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When cell phones failed on Sept. 11, 2001, one couple turned to paper and pen to reach each other in the parking lot of the Pentagon, where they both worked.

Amid the chaos of the day, Daria “Chip” Gaillard wrote this to her husband Franklin with assurances of love and safety. After they found each other, the Gaillards moved to protect children at the Pentagon daycare center.

They survived the terrorist attack, as did this letter. It’s now in our @amhistorymuseum.

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Amazing. #NeverForget 🇺🇸