SOUTHWICK – To ensure that the memory of those nearly 3,000 souls who were lost at the hands of hate-filled terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001, each year since the nation gathers at firehouses across this country to mark the anniversary and remember the sacrifices of those first responders who rushed into New York’s Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and the bravery of the passengers on Flight 93 who stopped another attack.
“On a bright morning, such as this, 24 short years ago, our nation was shaken by an unspeakable act of terror. What a coincidence that the numbers that we dial in our most desperate moments, 911, are also the date of our greatest national emergency. On [Sept.] 11, 2001, Lady Liberty had to make that desperate call. Thousands of her first responders answered that call,” said Diane Ga