25 years after 9/11, these are stories of 'Remembrance & Resilience'
Remembrance and Resilience, a months-long reporting effort focused on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 from the USA TODAY Network in New York, explored the stories of those forever changed by the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, spanning from first responders with "miraculous" survival stories and families striving to preserve the memories of those who died to the generational undertakings involved in rebuilding Ground Zero and caring for those sickened while they were at the site.
The view from a Circle Line boat gives passengers a great view of the skyline in lower Manhattan, including the World Trade Center Aug. 24, 2001. (Carmen Troesser/The Journal News)Lower Manhattan and the twin towers are seen from the Half Moon anchored in New York Harbor Sept. 11, 2001. (Robert Sabo/The Journal News)Customers at P.C. Richards in Yonkers watch news reports of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (Matthew Brown/The Journal News)Acrid smoke billows from Tower 1 of the World Trade Center after planes slammed into the twin towers Sept. 11, 2001. (Melissa Klein/The Journal News)The north tower of the World Trade Center collapses at 10:29 a.m. as a NY Waterway ferry heads north along the Hudson River Sept. 11, 2001. (Robert Sabo/The Journal News)A giant smoke cloud, visible for miles, billows from lower Manhattan Sept. 11, 2001, following the terrorist attacks. (Robert Sabo/The Journal News)Seen from Fulton and Church streets, both towers pour out heavy smoke after two hijacked planes struck on Sept. 11, 2001. (Melissa Klein/The Journal News)People watch the devastation of the terrorist attacks from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J. on Sept. 11, 2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)The lower Manhattan landscape, seen from Jersey City Heights, was horribly disfigured after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center toppled both towers on Sept. 11, 2001. (Vincent DiSalvio/The Journal News)A helicopter takes off in front of the damaged Pentagon Building on Sept. 11, 2001. (Tom Nycz/The Journal News)Firefighters hose down The Pentagon after a hijacked plane struck on Sept. 11, 2001. (Tom Nycz/The Journal News)Kevin Horan of Staten Island, who was inside the World Trade Center when the plane hit, is tended to by emergency personnel on Sept. 11, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)New York City firefighters look at the remains of the World Trade Center from an adjoining building on Sept. 11, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)New York City firefighters look at the remains of the World Trade Center from an adjoining building on Sept. 11, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)The streets of lower Manhattan were engulfed in smoke and ash after two airliners crashed into the World Trade Center Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)New York City firefighters sift through the remains of a crushed fire engine at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)The shell of one of the twin towers is all that remains after two airliners crashed into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Relieved emergency rescue personel leave the site of the World Trade Center on Sept 11, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)Freelance photographer Kingsley W. Grant barely made it out alive after getting caught in the second explosion at World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)A bicyclist rides through the streets of lower Manhattan with a mask over his face after the collapse of the twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)The feet of two women who walked to Grand Central Terminal after the World Trade Center towers, Sept. 11, 2001, are still covered in ash as they make their way home. (Carmen Troesser/The Journal News)New York City firefighters and emergency personnel wander about Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Emergency rescue personel survey the remains of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)A New York City police officer is covered with ash as he works near the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Firefighters sit among the rubble of the twin towers after the collapse following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Firefighters contain fires at the smoldering remains of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Cars in a parking lot near the World Trade Center were demolished when the twin towers collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)With no subway or bus service, refugees from the World Trade Center and surrounding buildings made a slow trek north on Sept. 11, 2001. They gathered around cars with radios blaring and listened to the news that the terrorist attacks had reached beyond New York City. (Melissa Klein/The Journal News)Kevin Horan of Staten Island was inside the World Trade Center when the hijacked planes struck, Sept. 11, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)A firefighter sits on a demolished fire truck following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Sept. 11, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)A firefighter sits among the rubble as he rests while battling fires at the World Trade Center following the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks Sept. 11, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)New York City firefighters are treated by medical personnel at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)A piece of the World Trade Center looms hauntingly above New York City firefighters sifting through the rubble on Sept. 11, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)New York City firefighters look up at the wreckage of the World Trade Center on Sept 11, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)New York City firefighters go through rubble at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)Kevin Horan of Staten Island was working inside the World Trade Center when two airliners crashed into the twin towers Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)A New York City Firefighter sits on fire engine at the World Trade Center in Manhattan Sept. 11, 2001. The Twin Towers were the focus of a terrorist attack when two hijacked airliners hit the Towers which subsequently collapsed afterward. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)Three New York City firefighters raise an American flag at Ground Zero, site of the World Trade Center, on Sept. 11, 2001. The three firefighters from Brooklyn are George Johnson, Dan McWilliams and Billy Eisengrein. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)Three New York City firefighters raise an American flag at Ground Zero, site of the World Trade Center, on Sept. 11, 2001. The three firefighters from Brooklyn are George Johnson, Dan McWilliams and Billy Eisengrein. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)Medical personnel wait outside St. Vincent's hospital for ambulances to arrive Tuesday afternoon in Manhattan Sept. 11, 2001. (Rohanna Mertens for The Journal News)Medical personnel at St. Vincent's Hospital wait on the street for victims of the World Trade Center attacks to arrive on Sept. 12, 2001. Very few rescued victims were brought to the hospital; several injured firefighters from rescue and recovery operations were brought in for treatment. (Robert F. Rodriguez/The Journal News)A rescue worker has his eyes flushed with water as search and rescue efforts continued at Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)A New York City Firefighter is treated for an eye injury at the scene of the World Trade Center attack on Weds morning Sept. 12, 2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)A New York City E.M.T. crew stands waiting for people needing medical attention at the site of the World Trade Center collapse Sept. 12, 2001. (Joe Larese/The Journal News)This was one of the scenes on Weds morning at the site of the World Trade Center attack on Wednesday morning Sept. 12, 2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)Smoke continues to billow from whats left of the World Trade Center on Wednesday morning, as a New York City Fire Dept vehicle is ruined in the foreground Sept. 12, 2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)Hundreds of rescue workers search the rubble of the World Trade Center on Wednesday morning Sept. 12, 2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)Hundreds of rescue workers search the rubble of the World Trade Center on Wednesday morning Sept. 12, 2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)Hundreds of rescue workers search the rubble of the World Trade Center on Wednesday morning Sept. 12, 2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)New York City Firefighters work around a demolished fire engine at the scene of the World Trade Center attack on Weds morning Sept 12, 2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)National Guardsmen take a break and res ton the debris from the collapse of the World Trade Center. The twin towers and other buildings were destroyed after a terrorist attack Sept. 12, 2001. (Joe Larese/The Journal News)A New York City firefighter stands in the debris from the collapse of the World Trade Center searching for people.Sept. 12, 2001. (Joe Larese/The Journal News)New York City firefighters negotiate over the debris from the collapse of the World Trade Center during a search for people. The twin towers and other buildings were destroyed after a terrorist attack Sept. 12, 2001. (Joe Larese/The Journal News)New York City firefighters scramble over the debris from the collapse of the World Trade Center during a search for people. The twin towers and other buildings were destroyed after a terrorist attack Sept. 12, 2001. (Joe Larese/The Journal News)Ricky Flores at Ground Zero, Sept 12, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)Ricky Flores at Ground Zero, Sept 12, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)Ricky Flores at Ground Zero, Sept 12, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)Ricky Flores at Ground Zero, Sept 12, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)Ricky Flores at Ground Zero, Sept 12, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)A message of understanding is written in the doorway of a building on Chambers Street in lower Manhattan on Sept. 12, 2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)Ground Zero on Sept 12, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)FDNY Tower Ladder 15 extinguishes small pockets of fire amidst the ruins and rescue efforts in the wake of the World Trade Center destruction Sept. 12, 2001. (Stuart Bayer/The Journal News)Emergency workers form a bucket brigade as they move rubble while searching for victims in the tangled mass of debrs, Sept 12, 2001. (Stuart Bayer/The Journal News)FDNY Engine 204 lies beneath a pile of rubble in front of the remains of the World Trade Center buildings Sept. 12, 2001. (Stuart Bayer/The Journal News)White Plains Fire Department Lieutenant Rich Houlihan surveys damage at the World Trade Center Sept. 12, 2001. (Stuart Bayer/The Journal News)Cars stacked on top of each other along West Street near the World Trade Center Buildings Sept. 12, 2001. (Stuart Bayer/The Journal News)Ambulance lies overturned along West Street near the collapsed World Trade Center Buildings Sept. 12, 2001. (Stuart Bayer/The Journal News)FDNY Squad 1 is towed away fron the scene in the wake of the World Trade Center Collapse. Several members of this company are unaccounted for or dead Sept. 12, 2001. (Stuart Bayer/The Journal News)A firefighter rests near the rubble of the World Trade Center Tuesday as search and rescue efforts continued after Monday's terrorist attack that destroyed both twin towers and the rest of the World Trade Center, Sept, 12, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)A firefighter peers into the rubble of the World Trade Center Tuesday as search and rescue efforts continued after Monday's terrorist attack that destroyed both twin towers and the rest of the World Trade Center, Sept. 12, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Members of the NYPD climb among the rubble of the World Trade Center Tuesday as search and rescue efforts continued after Monday's terrorist attack that destroyed both twin towers and the rest of the World Trade Center, Sept. 12, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)A charred Post Office truck is removed from near the rubble of the World Trade Center Tuesday as search and rescue efforts continued after Monday's terrorist attack that destroyed both twin towers and the rest of the World Trade Center Sept. 12, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Emergency personnel work at Ground Zero on Sept. 12, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)FDNY Tower Ladder 84, called "Close to the Edge," pours water onto the remains of Building 7 at the World Trade Center on Sept. 12, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)Two exhausted firefighters rest in the rubble at Ground Zero on Sept. 12, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)A National Guardsman stands along West Street where crushed fire department vehicles were being removed on Sept. 12, 2001. (Robert A. Sabo/The Journal News)Workers remove rubble from the wreckage of the World Trade Center on Sept. 12, 2001 during search and rescue efforts. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Hundreds of rescue workers search the rubble of the World Trade Center on Sept. 12, 2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)An army of rescue workers sifts through the rubble at Ground Zero on Sept. 12, 2001 during search and rescue efforts. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)A New York City firefighter points upward while he searches the debris of the World Trade Center on Sept. 12, 2001. (Joe Larese/The Journal News)New York City firefighters maneuver around the debris at Ground Zero on Sept.12, 2001 during a search for victims and survivors. (Joe Larese/The Journal News)A New York City firefighter take a break from searching for victims while resting on the debris of the World Trade Center Sept. 12, 2001. (Joe Larese/The Journal News)Emergency workers form a bucket brigade to move rubble while searching for victims in the tangled mass of Ground Zero, Sept. 12, 2001. (Stuart Bayer/The Journal News)Exhausted firefighters rest amidst shattered buildings near Ground Zero on Sept. 12, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)Dogs are used to sift through the rubble of the World Trade Center on Sept. 12, 2001 as search and rescue efforts continued. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Amidst the debris and destruction, New York City firefighters carry a victim from the rubble of the World Trade Center on Sept. 12, 2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)Hundreds of rescue workers search the rubble of the World Trade Center on Sept. 12, 2001, hoping to find survivors. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)Hundreds of rescue workers search the rubble of the World Trade Center on Sept. 12, 2001, hoping to find survivors. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)A demolished police car is loaded on a truck outside the World Trade Center on Sept. 12, 2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)Jason Adams and his wife, Allison Silver Adams, walk past the devastation of the collapse of the World Trade Center after they rescued their cat on Sept. 12, 2001. (Joe Larese/The Journal News)FDNY Tower Ladder 15 extinguishes small pockets of fire amidst the ruins and rescue efforts at Ground Zero on Sept. 12, 2001. (Stuart Bayer/The Journal News)Workers remove rubble from the wreckage of the World Trade Center on Sept. 12, 2001 as search and rescue efforts continued. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)A New York City firefighter, with a note on the back of his helmet, gets ready to work at the World Trade Center on Sept. 12, 2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)Produce on a sidewalk stand near the World Trade Center is covered with dust and ash on Sept. 12, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Television satellite trucks are parked along West Street in lower Manhattan while covering the World Trade Center disaster. Smoke from the site can be seen in the background. September 19, 2001. (Peter Carr/The Journal News)Zachary Budden of Service Sign Erectors looks out from his cherry picker bucket, Sept. 19, 2001, after hanging two American Flags from a light post on Park Ave. in Manhattan Wednesday. Budden was hanging the Stars and Stripes on light posts along Park Ave. from 53rd St. through 96th St. Countless American flags continue to pop up all over the New York area after last week's attack on the World Trade Center. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Hundreds of rescue workers continue to work at the scene around the World Trade Center on Friday morning 9/14/2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)Bulletin boards and shrines can be found throughout the city. This one is located near the Armory at Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. Thousands of images cover the walls. 9/18/01, and neighborhoods around the armory seeking information about loved ones who have disappeared after the attack on the World Trade Center attacks. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)White Plains firefighters get ready to go to work in the area of the World Trade Center disaster on Friday morning 9/14/2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)Hundreds of rescue workers continue to work at the scene around the World Trade Center on Friday morning 9/14/2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)A group of Mahopac firefighters get ready to go to work searching for victims around the World Trade Center on Friday morning 9/14/2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)New York City firefighters continue to work in the burning rubble as they search for victims at the World Trade Center on Friday morning 9/14/2001. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News)Casey Cooney, age 11, whose dad is a firefighter, and was not injured, makes sure the memorial candles stay lit in front of the firehouse on West 48th Street and 8th avenue in New York 9/18/01 . The firehouse has 15 firefighters missing from the World Trade Center catastrophe last week. (Mark Vergari/ The Journal News)Cheryl Anderson of N.J., holds her bible on 09/17/01, as she waits in the long lines of people trying to get back to work in the Empire State Building in N.Y.C.. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)Jane Blackwell hugs her children on the street outside their Putnam Lake house after finding out their father, a N.Y.C. EMT with Rescue 3, Chris Blackwell, was missing. (L to R) daughters Alexandra age 15, Samantha age 11 and son Ryan age 13, on Sept. 12, 2001. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)Exhausted police and fire personnel rest at the World Trade Center plaza Sept. 13, 2001 after searching for survivors and putting out still burning fires. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)Sections of the World Trade Center skeleton dwarf rescue personnel at Ground Zero on Sept. 13, 2001, three days after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. (Jay Capers for The Journal News)A tearful Cathy Munoz of Queens holds a picture Sept. 13, 2001 of her husband, Francisco, who worked at the World Trade Center. Francisco is shown holding their godson Michael. Many gathered outside the Lexington Avenue Armory seeking information on missing loved ones. (Robert F. Rodriguez/The Journal News)Joseph Green, 4, of New York, holds an American Flag at a memorial for the victims at Union Square. Joseph left a note at the memorial that said God Bless America. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)Bulletin boards and shrines sprung up throughout the city following 9/11. Thousands of images cover the walls and lamp posts around the Lexington Avenue Armory seeking information on loved ones following the attacks on the World Trade Center. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)A woman cries by the Hudson River after a remembrance ceremony for Robert S. Speisman at Matthiessen Park in Irvington on Sept. 16, 2001. Those at the memorial threw flowers into the river. Speisman was one of the victims of the airline crash at the Pentagon Building in Virginia. (Tom Nycz/The Journal News)People view a memorial in Union Square on Sept. 14, 2001. (Matthew Brown/The Journal News)Signs posted on Sixth Avenue ask for information on those missing since the attacks on the World Trade Center. (Robert A. Sabo/The Journal News)Flowers, candles and photos make up a memorial on Sept. 15, 2001 to fallen firefighters at Engine Company 1, Hook & Ladder 24 , Third Division on West 31st Street. At far right is a photo of Father Mychal F. Judge, chaplain of the F.D.N.Y. who perished while serving his men at the World Trade Center. A funeral mass was celebrated across the street at The Church of St. Francis of Assisi. (Robert F. Rodriguez/The Journal News)Brian Sargetz of Manhattan sits at a memorial at Union Square on Sept. 13, 2001. Hundreds of people placed flowers, candles and left written notes and prayers to honor those killed and injured from the terrorist attacks that rocked the nation. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Laila Shajahan, 4, comforts her mother Mansura on Sept. 12, 2001 as they wait for news of Mohammad Shajahan who worked at the World Trade Center. (Kathy Gardner/The Journal News)Nancy Shea, wife of Joseph Shea, is consoled outside St. Ignatius of Loyola Church on Sept. 19, 2001 while her son Patrick, 12, wipes tears before a memorial service for Joseph Shea and his brother Daniel Shea. The brothers, residents of Pelham and employed by Cantor Fitzgerald, are missing and presumed dead after last week's attack on the World Trade Center. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Ellen Shea, wife of Daniel Shea, is consoled outside St. Ignatius of Loyola Church in Manhattan on Sept. 19, 2001before a memorial service for her husband and his brother Joseph Shea. The brothers, residents of Pelham and employed by Cantor Fitzgerald, are missing and presumed dead after last week's attack on the World Trade Center. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Mark Quinn cries while visiting a memorial at Union Square for the dead and missing from the World Trade Center on Sept. 21, 2001. QuinnÕs best friend, Chuck Murphy, worked at Cantor Fitzgerald. Quinn has come to the memorial to pray for his friend every day since 9/11. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)Aleya Chowdhury of Spring Valley, cousin of Mohammed Shajahan who died at the World Trade Center, attends a prayer vigil and procession at Memorial Park on Sept. 16, 2001. (Peter Carr/The Journal News)Lorena Ocampo of New Jersey holds a sign Sept. 13, 2001 of her missing best friend, Fabian Soto, not seen since the attacks on the World Trade Center. Ocampo stood outside the Lexington Avenue Armory in hopes of hearing news about her friend. (Robert A. Sabo/The Journal News)Rosa Mijares of Yonkers, wears the stars and strips as well as a World Trade Center memorial shirt which reads "God Bless New York City, Gold Bless America" with the date 1975-2001. Mijares could not hold back tears during a Candle and Prayer Vigil for the families and friends affected by the attack on the World Trade Center outside the Yonkers Post Office, her neice was at the World Trade Center that day and survived. Sept. 29, 2001. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)Jodi Waizer,10, gives her father, Harry, a big hug during a visit to Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains on Jan. 11, 2002. Harry was seriously burned on 9/11. Walking in behind her is sister Katie, 13. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)New Rochelle firefighter Raul Perez and his 10-year-old daughter Elizabeth, collect money for the NYC firefighter's Widow's and Orphans Fund outside Station #3 on North Avenue on Sept. 18, 2001. The firefighters at Station #3 raised over $6000 dollars in just the first 2 hours. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)Kevin Kittle of Larchmont lost his wife, Helen, who was five months pregnant, in the attack on the World Trade Center. The Kittles were married in April. (Carmen Troesser/The Journal News)Tom McGowan sits with his daughter Casey, 4, at their Basking Ridge, New Jersey home with a photo of his wife, Stacey, who died in the attack on the World Trade Center. Stacey, a former Grandview resident, was a senior trader at Sandler O'Neill. (Carmen Troesser/The Journal News)5Trudy Calandrillo of Brooklyn appeals to the media on Sept. 13, 2001 for "good or bad news" on the whereabouts of her brother, Joseph Calandrillo, who worked at The World Trade Center. Many gathered at the Lexington Avenue Armory to seek information on missing loved ones. (Robert F. Rodriguez/The Journal News)Phillip Rivera of Boston and Benicio Molina of Manhattan are wrapped in American Flag beach towels and stand in Times Square Wednesday night as symbolic tribute for those injured or lost in the wake of the World Trade Center attack Sept. 13, 2001. (Matthew Brown/The Journal News)Aiman Tubaileh looks at the smoldering skyline of lower Manhattan on Sept. 17, 2001, from the Staten Island Ferry. (Tom Nycz/The Journal News)The view of the mangled New York skyline in lower Manhattan, is seen from Jersey City, N.J. on Sept. 19, 2001. Smoke from the still burning fires at the World Trade Center is illuminated by search lights at the scene, creating an eerie glow to the once picture postcard view. (Mark Vergari/The Journal News)A police officer signs a make-shift memorial set up amid the rubble of the World Trade Center on Sept. 13, 2001. Emergency personnel brought a small statue, placed a police cap on it and taped a sheet of paper that was signed by those at the scene. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)FDNY firefighter Paul LaGrandier of Engine Company 235 shows his spirit while searching for six missing members of his company on Sept. 13, 2001. (Stuart Bayer/The Journal News)A firefighter from Engine Co. 1 writes the names of firefighters presumed killed from his company on the cab the damaged engine on Sept. 13, 2001. (Stuart Bayer/The Journal News)The twisted silhouette of World Trade Center buildings loom above rescue workers at Ground Zero n Sept. 13, 2001. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)New York City firefighters hose down hot spots still burning at the World Trade Center site on Sept. 12, 2001. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)Exhausted firefighters rest amid the rubble at Ground Zero on Sept. 13, 2001. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)The outdoor cafe of the World Financial Center is covered in paper and dust on Sept. 13, 2001. (Stuart Bayer/The Journal News)The sun rises over the shattered remains of the Winter Garden at the World Financial Center across from Ground Zero on Sept. 13, 2001. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)New York City firefighters remove a body from Ground Zero on Sept. 13, 2001. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)A security guard at the New York Stock Exchange checks employees on Sept. 17, 2001 for proper identification as they wait to enter the building. Wall Street and the stock exchanges reopened after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Mark Vergari/The Journal News)Employee identification cards from the World Trade Center lie in alphabetized bins at the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island Jan. 14, 2002. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)New York City police sift through rubble from the World Trade Center on Jan. 14, 2002 at the Fresh Kills land fill on Staten Island Monday. Officers examine every bit of rubble as it passes on a conveyor belt. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Lynn McGuinn hugs her daughter Carlie, 8, as the two wrap Christmas presents for cousins and other family members Thursday. McGuinnÕs husband Frank, who worked for Cantor Fitzgerald, was killed in the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center. Lynn decided to include a framed photograph of her husband with every Christmas gift that she gave to her family, Dec. 20, 2001. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Suzette Lacher, 10, a fifth-grader at Montessori School 27 in Yonkers, displays her journal entry for Sept. 12, 2001. The students were able to write or draw or both to express their feelings about the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. (Carmen Troesser/The Journal News).K. Lee, 7, of Manhattan, volunteered to serve pumpkin pie to workers at ground zero in New York City. Nov. 22, 2001. The Lee family of Manhattan delivered boxes of condiments to the Ground Zero Food Services location at South and John streets and then worked for the day to serve those working in ground zero. (Robert A. Sabo/The Journal News)New York City Police Department Chief of Detectives Bill Allee walks through the crushed rubble from the World Trade Center before a ceremony marking the closing of the World Trade Center recovery operation at the Fresh Kills Land Fill on Staten Island on July 15, 2002. Allee worked at the land fill every day since September 11th. July 15, 2002 (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Nora Sheehan-Iles holds the flag given to the family of her niece, June Sheehan, during a Memorial Day ceremony Monday, 05/27/02, in White Plains Rural Cemetery. Sheehan died during the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11. (Carmen Troesser/The Journal News)Marina Arevalo of Paterson, New Jersey is comforted by William Rodriguez of Jersey City after a ceremony marking the closing of the World Trade Center recovery operation at the Fresh Kills Land Fill on Staten Island on July 15, 2002. Arevalo lost her son, Kenneth Lira, who worked in the World Trade Center. Rodriguez who worked in the north tower, escaped before the towers fell. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Drana Dedvukaj of Mahopac holds a framed photograph of her brother Simon at the Shrub Oak Memorial Pavilion Dedication at the John C. Hart Memorial Library Sept. 8, 2002. Simon Dedvukaj was killed in the attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. The pavilion was dedicated to five victims and their families. (Derek Davis/The Journal News)A woman places a photograph of a loved one at the base of a temporary memorial after a ceremony at Battery Park in Manhattan Monday morning on the six month anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center. The ceremony was held to dedicate a temporary memorial commemorating the lives lost at the World Trade Center. March 11, 2002. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Gail Silk of Carmel cries during a ceremony at Battery Park in Manhattan Monday morning on the six month anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center. The ceremony was held to dedicate a temporary memorial commemorating the lives lost at the World Trade Center. Gail Silk lost her brother, Steven Driscoll, who was an EMS worker for the New York City Police Department March 11, 2002. (Seth Harrison /The Journal News)New York City emergency services personnel carry a stretcher containing a folded American flag from Ground Zero on May 30, 2002 during a ceremony marking the end of the cleanup. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)An ambulance containing a stretcher containing a folded American flag leaves Ground Zero on May 30, 2002 during a ceremony marking the end of the cleanup. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Workers guide the last remaining beam as it is lifted by crane to a truck during a ceremony at the World Trade Center site Tuesday night 05/28/02. The beam was cut off and then covered with a black shroud and flowers on the truck. (Carmen Troesser/The Journal News)Fina Jager holds her grandson, Kevin Jager Merino, 8, as he crys over his mother's casket during her funeral at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Yonkers on Sept. 14, 2001. Jager Merino,an EMT with MetroCare, died at the World Trade Center. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)EMTs from MetroCare Ambulance and co-workers of Yamel Jager Merino, hug outside Sinatra Funeral Home in Yonkers on Sept. 14, 2001. Jager Merino died on 9/11. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)Nancy Shea embraces her son, Peter, after a memorial service on Sept. 19, 2001 for her husband Joseph Shea and his brother, Daniel Shea, who perished on 9/11. The two men worked at Cantor Fitzgerald. (Carmen Troesser/The Journal News)American Airlines flight stewards Birgit Mayo and C.J. Cipriano comfort each other during a gathering of pilots and flight stewards at Union Square Park on Sept. 18, 2001. The impromtu service was in memory of the pilots and crews from the 4 hijacked airliners who died on 9/11. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)Melanie Salisbury's husband, Ted Hennessy, was a passenger on Flight 11 from Boston on Sept. 11, one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center. Melanie's father, Wright Salisbury of Irvington, left, is a board member of Families of September 11 Inc., a national group seeking to have a voice in how charitable groups distribute money. Next to Melanie is her mother Meredith Salisbury. Her daughter Rachel, 7, holds a photograph of her father, while Matthew, 4, sits on his grandmothers lap. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Alison Crowther poses with a picture of her son, Welles Remy Crowther, while holding a red bandana on June 6, 2002. CrowtherÕs son was "the man in the red bandana," who is credited with saving many people from the Sept. 11 disaster before losing his own life. (Tom Nycz/The Journal News)John Oitice, mother Jean, daughter Jessica, the family of FDNY firefighter Samuel Oitice, hug grave side at the Assumption Cemetery in Cortlandt on March 18, 2002. Oitice's body was recovered late last week. Oitice was a member of the FDNY and a volunteer with the city of Peekskill Fire Patrol. (Joe Larese/The Journal News)Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani consoles the family member of one of the victims of the attack son the World Trade Center before a ceremony marking the end of the clean up of the site on May 30, 2002. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Jenna Jacobs holds her day-old son, Gabriel, born on Sept. 19, 2001 at Phelps Memorial Hospital. GabrielÕs father, Ariel Jacobs, died on 9/11. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)Karen Jenkins and Rachel Jenkins sing with the choir at the Tabernacle of Prayer Revival Church Center Church in Dobbs Ferry on Sept. 23, 2001. They attended the America United: A Westchester Community Remembrance sponsored by Westchester County and the American Red Cross in Westchester County at the Westchester Community College in Valhalla. (Mark Vergari/The Journal News)Coming through with red, white and blue are neighborhood kids on Frado Court in Stony Point who assisted Larry Sullivan, wearing an American flag bandana, a New York City police officer, in painting a 35-foot-by-25 foot American flag in the cul-de-sac. Wednesday, September 19th was the first day off after the terrorist attacks. The paint, rollers and brushes were donated by Andrews's Paint in Haverstraw. (Vincent DiSalvio/The Journal News)The four oldest children of NYFD Lt. Vincent Halloran, Kieran (9), Connor (13), Aidan (12), and Jake (15) lead the procession out of St. PatrickÕs cathedral after serving as altar boys for his memorial Mass. Lt. Halloran was killed during the attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. 110901 (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)Cardinal Edward Egan introduces the sons (left) of New York City Firefighter Lt. Vincent Halloran at "Memorial Mass for the heroes and victims who died in the tragedy of September 11, 2001 and for their families and loved ones" at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on September 11, 2002. The boys were the alter servers for this mass as well as for their father's funeral. (Tom Nycz/The Journal News)Blanca Males of Queens, at right, holds a candle while draped in an American Flag as she stand with others at Canal and Church Street to watch the rescue efforts for the World Trade Center on Friday. Canal and Church Street is the entry point for all emergency personel and the thousands of volunteers helping clear the rubble from the World Trade Center site Sept. 14, 2001. (Matthew Brown/The Journal News)1st grade students from the Pennington-Grimes Elementary School in Mount Vernon, decorate paper bags with the American Flag. The bags will be filled with food and drinks for the rescue workers at the World Trade Center. Every student and teacher in the school were making and filling bags over 400 in all. A note in each bag, from this class reads, "Dear Helpers, Here is a treat for you thank you for helping the hurt people and for cleaning New York City. Love Pennington-Grimes School." Kids in front row L to R... Michael Smith, Steven Burguiere, Lily Kleinelp and Jesse Flores 09/14/01. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)Coming through with red, white and blue are neighborhood kids on Frado Court in Stony Point who assisted Larry Sullivan, wearing an American flag bandana, a New York City police officer, in painting a 35-foot-by-25 foot American flag in the cul-de-sac. Wednesday, September 19th was the first day off after the terrorist attacks. The paint, rollers and brushes were donated by Andrews's Paint in Haverstraw. (Vincent DiSalvio/The Journal News)4-year-old Brittany Zayas of Mount Vernon, ties a red, white and blue ribbon to the fence in the Broad Street Playground. The memorial was started by the Fleetwood Neighborhood Association with people adding to it all through the day Sept 13, 2001. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)Sign painters Schaffer Carl (cq - yes his last name is Carl) of New Jersey, Alex Deveteri of Queens and Javier Estrada of Brooklyn paint a sign along the Westside Highway near 23rd Street in reaction to the devastation at the World Trade Center. Sept 19, 2001. (Robert A. Sabo/The Journal News)Patriotics sentiments were high in front of St. VincentÕs Medical Center at Seventh Avenue as a police officer holds an American flag on Thursday as search and rescue operations continued at The World Trade Center 9/13/2001. (Robert F. Rodriguez/The Journal News)Wilfredo Mendez, a bilingual pre-K student at Public School 13 in Yonkers, looks at a flag waving above him and his classmates during a school assembly Sept. 17, 2001, where students displayed flags and sang patriotic songs. The students also heard speeches in many languages on what it means to be an American. (Carmen Troesser/The Journal News)Retired New York City Firefighter Flip Mullen carries an American Flag while members of the FDNY football team honor their fallen brothers, during pre game ceremonies at the annual FDNY vs NYPD football game Sunday afternoon May 19 2002 at Giants Stadium. (Frank Becerra Jr,/The Journal News)Elizabeth Glynn of Clinton, Conn. shows her spirit of Americana during the Town of Lewisboro's annual Fourth of July celebration at Onatru Farm Saturday June 29, 2002. (Matthew Brown/The Journal News)Some normalcy returned to Times Square today, Sept. 19, 2001, amongst the flags and signs in reaction to the devastation at the World Trade Center. (Robert A. Sabo/The Journal News)American flags fly from many of the homes on Brownsell Street in West Haverstraw Sept. 13, 2001, as they do on businesses, homes, and vehicles throughout the county. (Kathy Gardner/The Journal News)With the New York City skyline as a backdrop, Kathy Kaufman of Manhattan lights a candle to commemorate those killed in the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center during a candle light service in Central Park on September 11, 2002. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)6-year-old Anthony Gentile and 6-year-old Samantha Shanahan of New Rochelle, stand along Sun Haven Circle holding signs and collecting money for the NYFD and the Red Cross. The kids were selling soda, chips and home made red white and blue ribbons. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)A Yankees fan displays a sign honoring heroes during a ceremony to commemorate the one-year anniversary of September 11 before the game against the Orioles at Yankee Stadium September 11, 2002. (Carmen Troesser/The Journal News)Retired Fire Captain John Vigiano and Mayor Michael Bloomberg light the flame, during the ceremony to light the Eternal Flame at the Sphere memorial in Battery Park, Wednesday evening, September 11, 2002. (Mark Vergari/ The Journal News)Judy Dubaldi of Newburgh holds a flag and photos of two friends she lost on 9/11 during West Point's day of remembrance ceremony at Trophy Point September 11, 2002. Her husband if a tactical officer stationed at West Point. (Peter Carr/The Journal News)Michael Asencio of Larchmont holds a model of the Wolrd Trade Center Towers when The County of Westchester held a Community Gathering of Remembrance and Hope in front of the Michaelian Office Building September 11, 2002. During the ceremony, a moment of silence was held. (Robert A. Sabo/The Journal News)Jason Stogsdill of Bloomington, Indiana took his first trip to New York City on the anniversary of September 11, on September 11, 2002. He never wanted to visit New York City, but September 11 changed his opinion about New York City. (Tom Nycz/The Journal News)John Black of Wappingers Falls waves an American flag from an Interstate 684 overpass in North Castle on Sept. 11, 2002. (Rohanna Mertens for The Journal News)Dominick Lisco waits for the start of a memorial service at Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2002. Lisco, with Local 325, spent eight days in a bucket brigade after the fall of the twin towers. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)Tom Strong of FDNY Ladder 162 and his horse Jake stand for a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2002 during a memorial service at Ground Zero. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)David Rodriguez, 13, of Manhattan holds a photo on Sept. 11, 2002 of his father, David Sr., who was killed during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. (Melissa Klein/The Journal News)Skyler Mercado, 7, of the Bronx, holds the helmet on Sept. 11, 2002 belonging to his father, firefighter Steve Mercado, who died on 9/11. He attended a ceremony at Ground Zero on the first anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Anthony Ragaglia, 9, and cousin Danielle, 12, hold photos on Sept. 11, 2002 of Anthony's father, Lenny Ragaglia of Engine 54. The attended a memorial service at Ground Zero on the first anniversary of 9/11. (Ricky Flores/The Journal News)Maria Valentin of Rahway, N.J. listens to the list of names of those killed in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center ceremony at Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2002 (Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Eric Strack, 6, of Foxborough, Mass. looks south from the observation deck of the Empire State Building on Sept. 11, 2002. StrackÕs father, David, said, "I thought it would be appropriate to pay tribute to those who lost their lives last year. (Tom Nycz/The Journal News)Patrick Flynn, left, and Roger Leahy, members of the New York Department of Sanitation Emerald Society, play "Amazing Grace" on the Staten Island Ferry on its way to lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2002. (Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News)NYPD K-9 officer Daniel McFadden stands with his partner, Durac, overlooking Wall St. and the New York Stock Exchange during the first moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2002. (Zach Ornitz for The Journal News/)Family members begin to gather in the pit at Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2002, during ceremonies to mark the first anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks. (Robert F. Rodriguez/The Journal News)Two family members of 9/11 victims shake hands on Sept. 11, 2002, after laying flowers in the middle of a circle set up at Ground Zero on the first anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks. (Robert F. Rodriguez/The Journal News)Elysia Schaller leaves a message in front of Firehouse 14 for the 343 firefighters who died on 9/11, on Sept. 11, 2002. (Robert A. Sabo/The Journal News)Twin beams of light illuminated lower Manhattan on March 11, 2002 as a tribute to the fallen towers. (Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News))
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: 25 years after 9/11, these are stories of 'Remembrance & Resilience'
