9/11 generation: 'There was a hole in all of us'...

 

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  PHOTOS: Honoring Pat Tillman - True American hero

  Pat Tillman and the word patriot are synonymous. The talented football player had a thriving career with the Arizona Cardinals. Following the 9/11 attacks, the United States invaded Afghanistan. Tillman then made the decision to fight for his country. He turned down a three-year, $3.6 million contract with the Cardinals to enlist with the army.
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  Sept. 11: Construction of Pentagon began in 1941

  In 1941 — 60 years to the day before the worst terrorist attack on American soil occurred on 9/11 — ground was broken on the Pentagon. In tribute to that proud American symbol, Yahoo Homes is taking a look at the architecture of the Pentagon. Specifically, why in the world is it shaped like a pentagon ?
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  Nation pauses on 9/11 to pay tribute to victims

  As bells tolled solemnly, Americans marked the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Wednesday with the reading of the names, moments of silence and serene music that have become tradition. At a morning ceremony on the 2-year-old memorial plaza at the site of the World Trade Center, relatives recited the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died when hijacked jets crashed into the twin towers, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pa. They also recognized the victims of the 1993 trade center bombing.
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  Since 9/11, whether ‘bustling’ or ‘somber,’ Lower Manhattan undoubtedly transformed

  The most physical evidence of Lower Manhattan’s rebirth in the dozen years since the 9/11 attacks is One World Trade Center, often called the Freedom Tower, which rises 104 stories and 1,776 feet above a 16-acre site in the Financial District. It will be completed in early 2014. But there are less obvious, and more personable, clues the neighborhood has transformed: The city has encouraged new storefronts, groceries, bakeries, parks, schools, memorials and other public spaces. Attitudes have shifted, too. Long-time residents say they’ve noticed that the staid white-collar demeanor prior to the attacks — “It was what it was,” resident Manon Monsall says — has been infused with more diverse populations, as blue-collar workers, young families and even the ubiquitous tourists have added their own vibe.
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  Sept. 11 victims honored at Flight 93 Memorial

  The families of the passengers and crew aboard United Flight 93 recalled their loved ones as heroes who made history with unselfish and quick actions. "In a period of 22 minutes, our loved ones made history," said Gordon Felt, the president of the Families of Flight 93, whose brother, Edward, was among the 33 passengers and seven crew members aboard the hijacked plane on Sept. 11, 2001.

• The price of privacy in a post-9/11 world

  

  As Americans reflect on the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the debate continues about the proper balance of privacy rights and security concerns needed in an asymmetrical world. The term “asymmetrical” wasn’t used a lot before September 11, 2001, when the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. changed American domestic and foreign policy forever. But the fallout from these incidents has resulted in an ongoing public debate, which in fact started in the days right after after 9/11, about how much the government needs to intrude into citizens’ lives to protect them from unseen harm.

• Obama pays tribute to 9/11 victims, mentions Benghazi

  

  President Barack Obama observed a moment of silence and laid a wreath on Wednesday to remember the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, events that still weigh heavily over the United States and over his tenure as commander in chief. The attacks, in which hijacked airliners were flown into New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington, triggered a global fight against al Qaeda extremists and their affiliates that continues to this day.
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  Terror threats mar 9/11 anniversary

  Federal authorities warned overnight of an attack threat targeting Los Angeles International Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, but questioned the seriousness of the threat. In the hours leading up to the twelfth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks , federal authorities repeatedly said they had found no specific, credible threats to the U.S. homeland. But that doesn’t mean they haven’t been busy chasing down specific threats with – at best – questionable credibility.
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  1,140 people, including first responders, have WTC-related cancer

  According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1,140 people have been certified with a WTC-related cancer. And that number is expected to grow, the Daily News reports. "There are more cases out there, because we just know of the people in our government-funded medical programs, not those who have been treated by their private doctors,”  Dr. Jim Melius, chairman of the WTC Responder Medical Program, told the newspaper . “Because of the carcinogens in the air at ground zero, people who were exposed are vulnerable. And with cancer, there is a delay.”

• "Dad look, there is the I Love You Building."

  

  I stepped out of my apartment in downtown Jersey City on Sept. 11, 2001, and looked across the river down to the twin towers and thought to myself, What a beautiful day . I walked over to work, about 10 minutes away, and the next thing I saw, the top of one of the buildings was on fire, by the time I got to my desk, I heard an “Oh my god” — that was when the second plane hit. This glorious day just turned tragic.