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Rememberance * Resiliance * Resolve

Next Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, The Day will publish a special section on the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Our coverage Sunday and this week will address how we’ve changed as a nation since then.

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Voices of 9/11

The Day asked people in the New London area to share their thoughts and memories on the tenth anniversary of 9/11.

• Marking the tenth anniversary of 9/11

• On patrol post-9/11

• Voices of 9/11

• Connecticut 9/11 Memorial Service

• Inside security training at Millstone

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Gales Ferry remembers fallen firefighters

 September 29, 2011

Ledyard - A special memorial in front of the Gales Ferry Volunteer Fire Company will serve as a permanent reminder of not only the 343 New York City firefighters who lost their lives in the September 11 attacks on the...

State police boost patrols as part of 9/11 coverage

 September 13, 2011

The Connecticut State Police have stepped up patrols of possible targets in the state this month to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001.

Dubbed "Operation Iron Eagle," the high-profile tactical patrols seek to deter, detect...

Survivor from Stonington has emotional return to Pentagon

 September 12, 2011

Dan Holdridge was among the 1,600 invited guests to attend a private ceremony in Arlington, Va., to honor the 184 people who died in the attack on the Pentagon.

Local events bring together diverse crowds to remember

 September 12, 2011

Residents from many backgrounds share their experiences and reflect on the horrors that took place a decade ago.

Marking the tenth anniversary of 9/11

 September 12, 2011

Commemorations at Niantic Baptist Church, the Navy's Submarine Force Library and Museum and Mitchell College were among the events marking the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Pentagon memorial service stirs memories for Stonington survivor

 September 11, 2011

Arlington, Va. -- A private Pentagon ceremony this morning on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack was intensely emotional for the 1,600 invited guests, including survivor Dan Holdridge of Stonington.

The...

Moving past the difficult decade since 9/11

 September 11, 2011

Few could have predicted the path this nation has taken since the terrorist attacks of 10 years ago today.

In the aftermath of those traumatic events the United States was a country united in purpose. While no one should have expected that...

A more vigilant watch for Sub Base, Coast Guard

 September 11, 2011

The phrase "homeland security" was born - along with the knowledge of our vulnerability - with the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Niantic church commemorates Sept. 11 National Day of Remembrance

 September 11, 2011

Standing outside the church before the ceremony, John F. McDonald III, chief of the Niantic Fire Dept., was happy to have the chance to be at the memorial service, but also quietly thoughtful. "We'll always remember our brothers and sisters who...

Local Muslims and others reflect on the impact of the terrorist attacks

 September 11, 2011

In a building that now is a mosque, about 50 people of varying faiths, races and ages gathered in Groton to reflect on what the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks means to Muslims and all Americans.

Remembrance. Resiliance. Resolve

 September 11, 2011

On Sept. 11, 2001, a perfect, blue Tuesday morning, a peculiarly American kind of innocence ended. In today's edition of The Day, a special section, "Remembrance. Resiliance. Resolve," looks at how we have changed.

The 9/11 decade: Can we reclaim our sense of unity and hope?

 September 11, 2011

At the dawn of the 21st century, the United States of America was the most prosperous and secure nation in the history of the world. At home, a record economic expansion had produced 20 million new jobs in the 1990s alone, the financial...

Congregation Beth El hosts community-wide observance 'to reflect on where we want to go'

 September 11, 2011

The event, "United in Peace, Healing with Hope," included a speech by David McCourt, a local man whose wife, Ruth, and daughter, Juliana, were killed in one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center.

Connecticut Historical Society opens 9/11 exhibit

 September 11, 2011

When first viewed in a little room in the Connecticut Historical Society, the final installation of "September 11, 2001: Connecticut Responds and Reflects" seems a modest endeavor.

A flawed remembrance: America has learned the wrong lessons

 September 11, 2011

A tragic event's effect on the consciousness of a nation is not predetermined. The catastrophe can compel the nation's citizens to reflect on their country's former actions and think of ways to improve its behavior. Or it can lead them...

Those we lost at the World Trade Center

 September 11, 2011

These are the nine people with ties to southeastern Connecticut who died at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

The next generation: Coming of age in the shadow of terrorism

 September 11, 2011

In many ways, the world as Coast Guard Cadet J. Matthew Hurtt knows it began on Sept. 11, 2001.

"9/11 is the beginning of so many critical events - the Afghanistan war, the Iraq war, finding and killing Osama bin Laden," said Hurtt, 21, who...

Region better prepared for terrorist strike

 September 11, 2011

More than a dozen groups meet regularly to plan responses to emergency threats. Planning - and the study of other terrorist scenarios around the world - ensures that virtually any kind of foreseeable threat can be managed, officials said.

Many from southeastern Connecticut showed up at Ground Zero to help

 September 11, 2011

They had to help. By the thousands, in the days after the attacks, people showed up at Ground Zero to help in the rescue effort. Many were from southeastern Connecticut. Here are two stories.

From art to encryption, 9/11 lessons learned

 September 11, 2011

Art historian Erin Valentino wanted to find out how the art world changed after 9/11.

"Nine-eleven is just kind of a cleft in time, a division of time, sort of a clear before and after," said Valentino, a research education librarian at...

Chaos in the Capitol; dread in North Stonington

 September 11, 2011

Patrick Mullane, a native of North Stonington and a legislative aide on Capitol Hill, arrived at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., just across from the Capitol, at about 9:10 a.m.

The building was buzzing as word...

A Stonington priest helps his congregation heal

 September 11, 2011

Stonington - It was 6 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, when the Rev. Dr. W. Alfred Tisdale Jr. returned to his church, the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church in New Jersey.

Persistence: There is no return to a 9/10 mentality

 September 11, 2011

Ten years later and the threat remains. It is a diminished threat for sure, but one that is relentless, vicious and places no value on human life. Victory is not yet in sight. The struggle against al-Qaida and international terror...

Editorial Cartoon - Sept. 11

 September 11, 2011

On patrol post-9/11

 September 11, 2011

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard discuss security patrols 10 years after the attacks of Sept. 11.

9/11 victims' families place wreath near remains

 September 10, 2011

Family members of people killed in the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attacks prayed at the site where unidentified remains from that day are kept.

'Beacon of hope' USS New York to appear at NYC ceremony

 September 10, 2011

Built from steel recovered from the World Trade Center wreckage, the amphibious transport dock ship will be in New York's harbor this weekend, the backdrop for ceremonies commemorating the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

Ribbons on historic fence memorialize 9/11 victims

 September 10, 2011

Preston - The intersection of routes 2A and 117 has a different look this weekend.

The historic chain fence that runs along the front lawn and walkway of St. James Episcopal Church is thick with white ribbons, 2,996 of them. The...

Islamic Center program in Groton attracts diverse audience

 September 10, 2011

In a building that started as a Catholic church and then a synagogue, a Greek church and now, a mosque, people of varying faiths joined tonight for a frank discussion of what the 10th anniversary of September 11th means.

VIDEO: Voices of 9/11

 September 10, 2011

The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, affected people near and far. Whether you were in Manhattan on your way to work, or at home hundreds of miles away, it was hard not to feel the ripples of that day's events. We asked people in the New London...

For grieving sister, there just had to be a reason

 September 10, 2011

Following the 9/11 terror attacks, a Pawcatuck woman needed to understand why they happened, and why her brother's life - along with nearly 3,000 others - was cut short .

Timely tribute at the Coast Guard Academy

 September 10, 2011

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Second Class Cadet Colleen Patton of New York, N.Y., plays "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes Friday with cadets and faculty standing at attention outside Hamilton Hall at the academy in New London. The tribute came at 9:03...

Voices of 9/11

 September 10, 2011

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, affected people near and far. Whether you were in Manhattan on your way to work, or at home hundreds of miles away, it was hard not to feel the ripples of that day's events. We asked people in the New...

A moment of silence at the Coast Guard Academy

 September 9, 2011

Second Class Cadet Colleen Patton, of New York, played Amazing Grace on the bagpipes outside Hamilton Hall at 9:03 a.m. Friday in memory of the second plane that hit the second World Trade Center tower during a morning of events at the academy.

September 11 weekend events throughout Southeast Connecticut

 September 9, 2011

Open house at Islamic Center Saturday

Groton -- The Islamic Center of New London, 16 Fort Street, will hold an open house for the public from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday.

State marks the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

 September 9, 2011

Mourners gather around the September 11 memorial Thursday after attending a service marking the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that killed 152 people with ties to Connecticut.

Connecticut 9/11 Memorial Service

 September 9, 2011

A memorial service for Connecticut's victims of September 11, 2001, at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport.

For those who paid dearly: Coast Guard cadets honor fallen soldiers

 September 8, 2011

New London - Cadets from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy carefully placed black combat boots in rows on a lawn in the rain Wednesday.

Nuke security, at the ready

 September 4, 2011

Dozens of reactor sites in the country have indoor firing ranges. But Millstone Power Station's, built in 2005 in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has some added benefits.

Inside security training at Millstone

 September 4, 2011

The attacks of Sept. 11 had a swift impact on security at nuclear power plants across the U.S. At Millstone Power Station, security teams undergo training at a $5 million indoor firing range.

Connecticut's Fallen

The Day interviewed dozens of family members, some of them on video, to produce this Special Report that tells the stories of the men and women with ties to Connecticut who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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