Twenty-four years later, we stop to honor the memory of the first responders, and more we lost on 9/11.
In that music is always my “go-to” for emotional release, this clip of Bette Midler singing ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ at a memorial at Yankee Stadium shortly after the horrific bombings on 9/11 encapsulates so much of what we felt then and still feel today.
Her “thank you” at the 4:30 mark says so much on behalf of so many. As only Bette could deliver…
My fellow LGBTQ blogger, Joe Jervis, shares his personal account of what it was like to be in New York City on that day. Well worth the reading here.
Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker and Chief of Department John Esposito laid a wreath at the Firemen’s Monument this morning. More below.
Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker and Chief of Department John Esposito laid a wreath at the Firemen’s Monument. We will #NeverForget the 343 members who made the Supreme Sacrifice 24 years ago. pic.twitter.com/6OuIdyg2zL
— FDNY (@FDNY) September 11, 2025
2025 Wreath Laying at the New York City Fire Museum’s FDNY 343 Memorial https://t.co/BnU2Fu41bU
— FDNY (@FDNY) September 11, 2025
Twenty-four years ago, New York and our nation changed forever.⁰⁰We remember the nearly 3,000 souls taken on 9/11, the New Yorkers who went to work and never came home, and the heroes who ran toward danger to save others.⁰⁰We will never forget. pic.twitter.com/ldML4JnhWm
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) September 11, 2025
Today, we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on September 11, 2001.
As we honor those who lost loved ones, we also pay tribute to the first responders who rushed to help others 24 years ago. pic.twitter.com/BMGb3pY759
— Democrats (@TheDemocrats) September 11, 2025
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