ABC: A Long Island beach where people gathered and watched in horror as the distant World Trade Center towers collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001 is the site of the latest memorial to victims of the terror attacks and among a growing number that honor people who died of illnesses years after participating in the rescue and recovery effort.
The monument, built by the town of Hempstead near the Atlantic Ocean on Long Island’s south shore, features a twisted, 30-foot-tall beam of Trade Center steel, an elevated walkway and granite plaques engraved with the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died in the attacks.
A separate plaque will have the names of 582 police officers, firefighters, construction workers, cleanup volunteers and others who spent time in the rubble of the World Trade Center in the days or months after the attacks and, years later, died of a variety of causes that they, their families or their doctors suspected were linked to toxic ash and smoke at the site. There will be room to add more names.
“I think what the town of Hempstead is doing is nothing short of honorable,” said John Feal, a longtime advocate for 9/11 responders with health problems. “People who lost a loved one to illness suffer just like someone lost on that day. Hopefully this will offer some ease and comfort to them.”
Hempstead will officially dedicate its $1.3 million memorial at a service Monday, the 16th anniversary of the attacks. read more
A nice gesture, and I will pay my respects to the fallen this evening as I pass by the Pepperdine flag memorial (click for pic). Each flag represents the nationality of one of the nearly 3,000 victims that day. http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/almost-3000-flags-memorial-marking-the-tragic-events-of-911-located-picture-id541788574
But why, when I read the headline, did I imagine a new memorial at the Berkeley campus, for those ‘triggered’ by Ben Shapiro’s speech? 🙂
Don’t forget 9/11/12. Somebody still needs to pay for that.
https://www.steynonline.com/6307/the-dishonored-dead
BB, if we have learned anything about HELLary, it is that she will never accept culpability for anything. To think that she stood a good chance at “leading” this country over the cliff built by Obama.
DEAR GOD, THANK YOU FOR TRUMP. AMEN.
LCD, NICE PHOTO! PEPPERDINE MALIBU?
THANKS,
BENITO
NEVER MIND!! I GOOGLED IT!! DUH!!
VERY NICE:
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JPhUVSz8dxI/maxresdefault.jpg
Yep – I have taken some nice pics and videos there in past years. It really is beautiful and touching.
What about those who were sickened watching 9/11 on TV?