Gwinnett Remembers September 11

A look at how the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks was remembered locally.

After 11 years, there’s still no making sense of what happened on September 11, 2001. The 9/11 terror attacks are still vivid in our minds. People remember exactly what they were doing that day — whether it was waiting in a preschool carpool line and hearing the first accounts on the radio or watching in horror as the World Trade Center towers collapsed right before our very eyes on TV. Tuesday has been a day of remembrance across the nation for the victims and heroes from that tragic day. Here’s a look at how we remembered locally: On most week days Roopnarine Tony Persaud, who now lives in Loganville, would have been at the World Trade Center when the first plane hit at 8:46 a.m. But he was delayed that day because his daughter overslept…

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How Will You Remember the September 11 Attacks?

With the 11-year anniversary of the attacks on Tuesday, what are you planning to do to remember that day?

Tuesday is the 11-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks that brought down the World Trade Center in New York City and damaged the Pentagon.  Ceremonies are scheduled nationally and locally to remember the day, honor the victims and celebrate the actions of Americans in the aftermath of the attacks. But now that it's more than 10 years since the attacks, there is a quieter approach to the anniversary. Those in public safety, however, will never forget. Saturday morning, firefighters participated in the Dunwoody Manhattan Memorial Climb at The Manhattan Condominiums. State Rep. Tom Kirby said this is an annual event, started last year by a career Dekalb County firefighter, to honor the fallen heroes on 9/11. Capt. Patrick Lindstrom had …

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A Mom Said So

What's 9/11, Mommy?

How do you address an event that still evokes such intense emotion for so many of us to a preschooler?

As we remember the 10th anniversary of 9/11, many of us experience a lot of deep, mixed emotions all over again.  We are being bombarded with images again.  There has been quite a bit of coverage on the TV leading up to this date. As parents of small children, we must remember that while we are seeing these images, our children are also being exposed to a lot of scary stuff that they didn't go through with us 10 years ago. Lilliana is only 4 years old, so she wasn't even close to being in the picture during the tragedy and the aftermath. She didn't see the Towers fall in 2001. But she is here now to ask questions that we as parents struggle to answer even for ourselves. First of all, keep it simple.  According to Yourmindyourbody.org, …

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Remembering September 11, 2001

Snellville Remembers 9/11: Melissa Landinez

Melissa Landinez recalls where she was on 9/11, and how it has impacted her life.

Remembering September 11, 2001

Snellville Remembers 9/11: Samira Ahmed

In the aftermath of 9/11, American Muslims experience a different type of anxiety.

Samira Ahmed, a woman featured previously on the Snellville Patch for her remarkable journey to the United States, opened up about her experiences following 9/11.  “As a Muslim woman, I heard things from people here and there,” Ahmed recalled.  “I heard that all Muslims are terrorists.”  After the initial shock of the planes hitting the World Trade Center, Ahmed felt the same sense of sadness and anxiety that every other American faced.  When learning that the 9/11 mastermind, Mohammed Atta, had trained as a pilot in Gwinnett County, she was very concerned.  Over time, however, she began to experience things that others perhaps did not – the distrust of others.   “It was a month or so after 9/11,” she said.  “I was at the mall with my …

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Remembering September 11, 2001

Snellville Remembers 9/11: Chris McKnight

Where were you on that day and how does it affect you today?

Community Event Honors Diversity, 9/11

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/ll, the Gwinnett County Human Relations Commission is offering a program today celebrating diversity and unity in Gwinnett County.

The Gwinnett County Human Relations Commission is teaming up with South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), as well as civil rights and community organizations and the Office of Civil Rights, for a special program to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. “An America For All Of Us,” a program celebrating diversity and unity in Gwinnett County, is scheduled from 7 – 9:30 p.m. Thursday at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville. This free event is open to the public but RSVP is required at gwinnetthrc@gmail.com or online at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=205179679536888 On the program is a screening of the movie “Vincent Who?” as well as a discussion of racial profiling, hate crimes, school bullying …

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