By JEFF BAUGHAN Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERS BURG, W.Va. – For those old enough to remember where they were, what they were doing on Dec. 7, 1941, Nov. 22, 1963, April 19, 1995, and Sept. 11, 2001. For the rest, those are the dates for Pearl Harbor, John F.[Read More…]
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The Bluefield Daily Telegraph: Memories of 9/11 resonate to never be forgotten
A visitor reaches to touch a name engraved at the Sept. 11 memorial site to remember the victims of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, Thursday Sept. 8, in New York. Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of the terror attacks. By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUE[Read More…]
The Journal: Ode to America — Remember what nation was like days after 9/11
By The Journal: Just 10 days after Sept. 11, 2001, all four American television networks and many cable networks aired “America: A Tribute to Heroes,” a charity concert to raise money for the families of victims of the terrorist attack. The show raised $200 million. Touched deeply by the concert,[Read More…]
The Journal: Local veterans reflect on 9/11 anniversary
By Matt Dellinger The Journal MARTINS BURG, W.Va. – America lost a lot on Sept. 11, 2001, but for some local veterans, the loss hits closer to home. “That was a bad day,” said Frank Barna, a Vietnam Marine Corps veteran. “I was supposed to go on a trip[Read More…]
The Journal: Firefighter looks back at his work on 9/11
By Jeff McCoy The Journal INWOOD, W.Va – Carroll Lowe started in the fire service at the Bedington Volunteer Fire Department. It was 1983 and he was a senior in high school. That humble start may seem a long way from being a firefighter at the Pentagon on Sept. 11,[Read More…]
The Inter-Mountain: Mournful legacy lives on for area residents 15 years after Sept. 11 tragedy
By Beth Christian Broschart For The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — On Sept. 11, 2001, Americans gathered during and after the fateful events when thousands died during acts of terrorism, gathered with one another to pray, to mourn and to unite as “One Nation under God.” Now, 15 years later, how[Read More…]
The Inter-Mountain: Local woman impacted by 9/11 recalls horror of day
By Beth Christian Broschart For The Inter-Mountain EGLON, W.Va. — Flipping through the pages in a scrapbook of momentos year after year, some of the colors and pages begin to fade. But Tucker County resident Sheila Coleman-Castells keeps her recollections of one fateful day fresh in her mind, and often pauses to[Read More…]
Times West Virginian: Relics of 9/11 terrorist attacks tell powerful stories
This Sept. 3, 2016 photo shows a beam from the destroyed World Trade Center buildings, part of the 9/11 Memorial near the Veterans’ Pavilion at the Fulton County Fair, in Wauseon, Ohio. AP Photo By Joe Mahoney For the Times West Virginian ALBANY, N.Y. — The eyes of retired librarian[Read More…]
The Exponent Telegram: 9/11 changed American government forever
By Austin Weiford The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va — The terrorist attacks of 9/11 changed the political and governmental landscape of America forever. From federal government down to local, emergency response and law enforcement, officials and citizens realized they had to be prepared for the worst. Locally, officials saw some[Read More…]
Sen. Capito remembers 9/11
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued a video statement regarding the 15th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on Sunday. Full video transcript included below: This Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The passage of time will never dull the memory of the innocent[Read More…]
