First responders gather at 9/11 monument in Kitchener to reflect on 25th anniversary

London firefighters mark 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

Firefighters in London, Ont., gathered Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and add more names to a local memorial.

First responders gather at 9/11 monument in Kitchener to reflect on 25th anniversary

Emergency responders from across Waterloo Region gathered at a monument in Kitchener, Ont. to honour those who lost their lives during the tragic events that happened 25 years ago on 9/11.

Some reflections on the 25th anniversary of the 911 attacks

On this the 25th anniversary of the 911 attack in New York one is reminded of the degree of instant cooperation that Canada provided including the Operation Yellow Ribbon which saw over 33,000 passengers on over 200 US passenger flights diverted to Canada. Hamilton played its role in the exercise when four US flights carrying […] The post Some reflections on the 25th anniversary of the 911 attacks appeared first on bayobserver.ca Hamilton, Burli…

Rochester first responders mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

ROCHESTER — The terror attacks 25 years ago defined a generation, Olmsted County Sheriff Kevin Torgerson said. Torgerson, standing under a Rochester Fire Department ladder truck at the foot of the tallest building downtown, opened a ceremony Friday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that claimed 2,996 lives including hundreds of first responders. “They saved countless lives while sacrificing their own,” Torgerson …

Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks

Talk of an “age of terrorism” after 9/11 was enervating to me, because it signaled that cascading fear and self-interest would drive countless misbegotten policies in Washington. The role I adopted—always glib—was working to “protect the nation from counterterrorism.” Terrorism is a strategy of the weak that does its work by inducing overreaction on the part of the victim state. Ours was no exception, and we wasted far too much American blood an…

9/11 first responder reflects on 25th anniversary of attacks

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Friday with mark the 25th anniversary of the deadliest foreign attack on United States soil. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, including 441 first responders. Paul Eliacin, a former first responder who jumped into action at Ground Zero following the 9/11 attacks, is producing a documentary [...]