Posts Tagged: ground zero

9/11 — Ten Years Later

September 11th, 2011
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Sadness…Awe…Gratitude…Grief.  All woven together, this is what I feel about 9/11, ten years later.

Sadness and grief for the lives lost that awful day but gratitude and awe for the extraordinary memorial now in place at Ground Zero and the heroic efforts of fellow Americans who made it possible for survivors to talk about how they miraculously escaped the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Human strengths and human frailties live side by side today at Ground Zero in New York City, the Washington, DC Pentagon building and the field where Flight 93 crashed in … Read More

Mary Chapin Carpenter

September 10th, 2011
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Grand Central Station, New York City Here is a short clip of award-winning singer songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter eloquently telling the story that inspired her to write a new song titled, “Grand Central Station,” a song remembering another group of quiet heros from 9/11: the hundreds of people who diligently and passionately worked to clean-up and preserve the hallowed remains of Ground Zero. Please listen to it…….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04L5_cnFVC0 Thanks Ryan!!!!… Read More