9/11 Memorial

Today is Memorial Day. And for many Alabamians that means a visit to the U.S.S. Alabama Memorial Park. This year marks twenty five years since the attacks on nine eleven. The park will hold a commemoration as well as a flag lowering ceremony. Genovese Harris is with the Memorial Park. She says these events can be a poignant reminder to young people who come to visit…

The U.S., including in Alabama, is remembering the lives taken and those reshaped by Sept. 11, the date when hijacked plane attacks killed nearly 3,000 people in 2001, marking an anniversary laced this year with presidential campaign politics. APR listeners shared their stories from that day during the 20th anniversary of the attacks, in this encore presentation.

Tuscaloosa 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb is being made available for the public to register and participate for the first time. The annual event will be held at Coleman Coliseum on Wednesday, Sept. 11.

Tuscaloosa 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb is being made available for the public to register and participate for the first time. The annual event will be held at Coleman Coliseum on Wednesday, Sept. 11.

Today marks twenty-two years since the nine eleven terrorist attacks on the United States. Alabama Public Radio reached out to its listeners for their stories from that day, for the twentieth anniversary. There was a flood of responses.