CT remembers the 161 residents who died on 9/11

One hundred and sixty-one Connecticut residents were among the victims of the September 11 terror attacks in 2001. Every year, the state holds a ceremony at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport to remember them.

On a sunny day at the park, you can stand on the beach and see the Manhattan skyline.

That’s why the location was chosen for a living memorial to the victims of 9/11 — like 24-year-old Brad Fetchet from New Canaan, who was working in the South tower.

His mom, Mary, remembers him as a wonderful son and brother.

“After Brad's death, we found his journal, and on the first page, he wrote the quote, ‘You can tell the character of a man by what he does for the man who offers him nothing.’ That's the way Brad lived his life.”

Mary Fetchet now leads a 9/11 advocacy group called VO