09/11/2026
I remember, do you?
I was teaching that day, high school art in an independent school in Rockville Md, a suburb of DC. Our school received a bomb threat that same time and we had to evacuate to a neighboring school that we had arrangements with in case of emergencies.
WE had TV on a cart in the auditorium and watched this all unfold in the sanctuary school while parents were notified that we were safe and where to pickup kids.
The amount of care and concern we experienced from the teachers and admin of that school is what I remember, amongst the shock and pain of the Towers, Pentagon and aircraft being hit. Kids were in shock, some had family at the Pentagon and NYC. No one really knew what was going on in the chaos. The school provided us with drinks and snack during our long wait.
The details have faded a bit w the passing of time, but the emotions are still sharp. The awe in how many people reached out to help, strangers helping strangers. People helping people. The sense of unity, compassion, and love along with the pain and loss in the devastation was amazing to watch.
The bomb threat to our school was a hoax. I so wished the attack was too.
I remember. Do you?
Last night, September 9, 2,977 drones rose over New York Harbor and formed the Twin Towers at full architectural scale.
The lights first gathered into a helix, swirling upward before assembling into the shape of the towers.
There were exactly 2,977 lights, one for every person killed in the September 11 attacks.
The installation, called “2,977 Lights Over New York Harbor,” was created for the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and shaped with input from victims’ families, survivors and first responders. Among those involved was retired FDNY firefighter Tim Brown, who lost close friends on 9/11. Three of the lights honored firefighters Chris Blackwell, Terry Hatton and Michael Lynch.
The towers eventually broke apart back into individual lights.
