A collection of personal accounts

Faith & courage
in the midst
of loss.

Stories from September 11 of people who reached for hope, answered a cry for help, and cared for one another.

Begin with Ron’s account
Waterfalls and reflections at the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial
The South Pool, June 2023 · Nadia Eimandoust · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Six accounts. One day.1 available to read · 5 forthcoming
The collection

People at the heart of the story.

Choose an account to begin.

A place for testimony, and for questions.

These accounts make room for gratitude, grief, sacrifice, and the questions that remain. We listen to people in their own words, placing their experiences alongside the historical record. Their stories offer different ways of understanding faith and courage on the same devastating day.

  1. 01Ron DiFrancescoSouth Tower · Available to read
  2. 02Stanley Praimnath & Brian ClarkSouth Tower · Account forthcoming
  3. 03Genelle Guzman-McMillanNorth Tower · Account forthcoming
  4. 04Todd Beamer & Lisa JeffersonFlight 93 · Account forthcoming
  5. 05Father Mychal JudgeNorth Tower · Account forthcoming
  6. 06Welles CrowtherSouth Tower · Account forthcoming
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