The 9/11 Memorial in the Oskaloosa, Iowa Downtown Square. There is a 72 hour vigil for Mahaska County in the city square. High school students placed the 2977 flags. The County courthouse is in the background. Oskaloosa-based Musco Lighting provided temporary lighting for recovery operations at two of the crash sites: The World Trade Center in New York City, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The company also provided lighting for the memorial service in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. American flags flown over the sites from the masts of the Musco Lighting trucks are still kept in Oskaloosa, and the flag that was flown over Ground Zero in New York City is being flown over the Oskaloosa Square.
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These never-before-seen images capture then-Vice President Dick Cheney and other officials' reactions to the 9/11 attacks, which saw two hijacked planes crash into New York's Twin Towers.
The Victim’s Compensation Fund (VCF) provides benefits to 9/11 survivors facing health issues or economic losses as a result of the World Trade Center collapse.
Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, in coordinated attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and a crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Many remember the haunting photograph: A woman wearing business attire and pearls is covered head-to-toe in white dust. That was Marcy Borders.
Bernard, Lucien, Paul, Claude Biglaizer Nationality : Jewish Residence : Paris, France Death : August 19, 1942 Cause : Murdered in Auschwitz ( buried in Auschwitz death camp ) Age : 11, 9, 8, 3 years
Recalling my unusual escape from lower Manhattan that Tuesday morning.
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Sabine was only 6 1/2 years when she was sadly murdered at Auschwitz Birkenau on February 11,1943
This year’s UK Holocaust Memorial Day is also the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. We take a look at a selection of Holocaust memorials from around the world.
Twelve years after 9/11, The Daily Beast looks back at iconic photos from the day that changed America.
Danny Lewin, who founded Akamai Technologies, died in the 9/11 attacks. There’s a new book about his busy life.
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At least three eyewitnesses spotted al Qaeda hijackers casing the security checkpoints at Boston’s Logan Airport months before the 9/11 attacks. They saw something and said something — but were ign…
The never-before-released images, taken by Vice President Cheney's staff photographer, were released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by FRONTLINE.
The images from that day are burned in my brain. It's been a long time, but the devastation and tragedy are hard to forget.
In emotional and explosive testimony, Clinton said we have evidence on Benghazi suspect Ali al-Harzi, but that Republicans need to back off on the question of misleading intel. Eli Lake reports.
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Many elements of the attacks and the actions leading up to them have receded from the public memory.
It's been 21 years since the the 9/11 terrorist attacks that shook the world. Here, we look at the most powerful photos from September 11 and the days after.
Albert Barnabel Nationality : Jewish Residence : Paris, France Death : August 26, 1942 Cause : Murdered in Auschwitz ( buried in Auschwitz death camp ) Age : 9 years People in photo include: Albert Barnabel
The fear and confusion felt by millions in New York on 9/11 has been captured in these terrifying photos by Phil Penman. But just as frightening and extraordinary is the story behind them.
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Yvette Lide Gender: female child Birth: Nov. 1938 Nationality: French Background: French-Jewish Residence: Metz, France Death: March 29, 1942 Cause: Murdered Age: 3
