The Issue: The 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States.
This day commemorates the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that occurred in 2001, a day that transformed the lives of countless people (“Heroes Over Zeroes,” Sept. 10).
We recall the bravery of those who rushed toward peril while others fled. We honor the 343 firefighters, 71 law-enforcement officers, the military and civilian personnel at the Pentagon, the passengers and crew on American Airlines flights 11 and 77, United Airlines flights 175 and 93, as well as the thousands of innocent men, women and children who lost their lives that day.
We may try to put things in order and move forward. However, the memory of the United States being attacked by people intent on destroying our way of life will always linger.
Lou Walker
Cape Coral, Fla.
Twenty-five years ago, close to 3,000 Americans were killed and thousands more injured when terrorists carried out the worst attack on US soil in the history of our country.
Our prayers continue for the families and victims of 9/11 and our service members who sacrificed their lives for our safety and security in the battles that followed.
Paul Bacon
Hallandale Beach, Fla.
This year marks 25 years since the 9/11 attacks that changed just about every American life, and most certainly my own. I look back on that day with sadness, but also frustration over the lack of acknowledgment of what was lost.
We promised to never forget and some of us haven’t. We’re reminded every time we see the Manhattan skyline. I’ve felt it every day since I was plunged into single parenthood.
The new generation, 25 years later, can’t comprehend the magnitude of that day. They only know of the unpopular wars and divided society following the attacks.
But through that darkness, people helped each other make it home, comforted the inconsolable — and some of our very bravest, like my husband, never made it home. It sounds like a foreign concept now but there was community, solidarity and caring for our neighbors, strangers or not.
Donna Hickey
Bethpage
9/11 is a time for unity and honoring the memory of those who died and those who sacrificed their lives in the rescue attempt. Mayor Mamdani’s dispute with former Mayor Rudy Giuliani is a disgrace.
Ed Houlihan
Ridgewood, NJ
I’m greatly troubled by those who believe we must move on — that there is still too much talk of 9/11 after 25 years.
We lost thousands of good people that day and many more are still dying from the effects. The attack resulted in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, where many of our brave men and women died fighting terrorism. How can we forget?
Every future generation must be taught about that day of pure evil. When we disregard history, we are doomed to repeat it. I ask all who can to fly the American Flag on Sept. 11.
Frederick Bedell Jr.
Bellerose
On the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, I’ll pray for the soul of Len Snyder Jr., a native of my hometown.
Lenny, vice president of special risks for Aon Corp., was helping others to safety on the 101st floor of the South Tower when it collapsed. He was a true hero.
Matt Engel
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
For many months, I served as a psychologist with the Red Cross right after 9/11. The devastation I witnessed both physically and emotionally still resonates with me after all these years.
If Mamdani’s appearance at the 9/11 ceremony is upsetting personally, I can’t even imagine how it is tearing apart those family members.
Jackie Biaggi
The Bronx
I pray for those who lost someone on 9/11. I watched that day from my apartment in Queens. It was horrific.
Mamdani was asked not to attend, but is going anyway. I don’t care how much eggs cost; everyone should bring a couple just in case.
John Nolty
West Kill
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