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.
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 113: A firefighter rests in the area where the World Trade Center buildings collapsed September 11, 2001 after two airplanes slammed into the twin towers in a suspected terrorist attack. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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
World Trade Center Hit by Two Planes
Share394263 12: (PUERTO RICO OUT) Firefighters walk towards one of the tower at the World Trade Center before it collapsed after a plane hit the building September 11, 2001 in New York City. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/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)
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)
World Trade Center Hit by Two Planes
Share394263 09: (PUERTO RICO OUT) A fireman runs as the World Trade Center crumbles after two planes hit the building September 11, 2001 in New York City. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/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)
New York Remembers Victims Of 9/11 Terror Attacks
ShareNEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: The WTC flag is walked onto the stage during a 9/11 memorial ceremony at Zuccotti Park September 11, 2008 in New York City. Family and friends of the victims, heads of government and others gathered at the annual ceremony to remember the attacks that killed more than 2,700 people with the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. (Photo by Timothy A. Clary-Pool/Getty Images)
Workers Continue Clean-Up at Ground Zero
Share397616 07: An American flag flies over piles of twisted metal November 9, 2001 at "ground zero" in New York City. It is estimated that it will take a year to clear the debris from the site of the World Trade Center terror attacks. (Photo by Getty Images)
9/11 Commemorated At Ground Zero
ShareNEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: A grieving relative places flowers in a pile of remembrances to victims of the terror attacks at ground zero during a memorial ceremony September 11, 2003 in New York City. New York marked the two-year anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks with a solemn ceremony, reading off the names of nearly 3,000 victims one by one. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Flag Hangs Behind Memorial With 9/11 Victims Names
ShareNEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 10: An American flag hangs behind the names of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks September 10, 2003 in New York City. The second anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Washington D.C. will be commemorated September 11. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
9/11 Commemorated At Ground Zero
ShareNEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Family members gather to pay their respect to victims of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks during a memorial service at Ground Zero September 11, 2003 in New York City. Today is the two-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Steel Beam At 9/11 Memorial
ShareNEW YORK, NY - MAY 15: A steel beam from the World Trade Center stands at the center of Foundation Hall where the dedication ceremony will take place later this morning at the National September 11 Memorial Museum 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 John Munson-Pool/Getty Images)
President Obama, Officials Attend 9/11 Memorial Museum Opening Ceremony
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)
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 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 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’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)
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 because of the coronavirus 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 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 because of the coronavirus 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 public. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
