'It's going to be a tough day to get through' - Families honor loved ones on 9/11

Record ID: 1841416

  • Title: 'It's going to be a tough day to get through' - Families honor loved ones on 9/11
  • Date: 11th September 2024
  • Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 11, 2024) (REUTERS) ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER / STREET WITH BARRICADES SIGN READING (English): "FAMILY ENTRY ONLY" (SOUNDBITE) (English) ROB FAZIO, WHO LOST HIS FATHER, RONALD CARL FAZIO, SR. DURING THE 9/11 ATTACKS, SAYING: "We try to make it very positive - remembering my dad in all the things in the way he lived his life and we
  • Embargoed: 25th September 2024 13:59
  • Keywords: 9/11 September 11 World Trade Center attacks
  • Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Bombing (non-military),Conflicts/War/Peace,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001335311092024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: On Wednesday (September 11), the streets around the One World Trade Center in New York City were barricaded, with signs restricting entry to families only, as the city marked the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
    Among those present were Rob Fazio, who lost his father, Ronald Carl Fazio Sr., in the attacks. Fazio spoke about the importance of strength and community in New York City, and how his family strives to remember his father through positive memories.
    "My dad was great," Fazio said. "He worked at Aon where he was on the 99th floor, and he was actually seen holding a door and helping people. So we named an organization called Hold the Door for Others in his honor for how he helps people."
    Emily Toro, whose son Isaac Cortes was killed in Iraq in 2007 after he joined the military following the 9/11 attacks, also attended. Toro spoke about the cost of freedom, and the pain of losing a child. "It's hard," she said. "It's something you got to do."
    Sgt. Edwin Morales, who lost his cousin Ruben David Correa in the attacks, was also there to pay his respects. "9/11's every day for us," Morales said. "So we need the young generation to take over to learn about 9/11, even though they were not born, they need to know what will happen on 9/11 and continue with that, that it will never, ever happen again and that we will never, ever forget these heroes."
    Christie Seyglinski, a 9/11 Memorial & Museum volunteer, emphasized the importance of remembering those who lost their lives. "I come every year to the memorial here for every anniversary to honor Ruben Correa," Seyglinski said. "Ruben was a firefighter in the Marriott, and when the South Tower collapsed, he unfortunately lost his life. And so we come every year to remember him, but everyone who lost their lives that day."
    The U.S. flag was seen fluttering against the backdrop of the One World Trade Center, a solemn symbol of remembrance for those lost on that tragic day.
    Nearly 3,000 people were killed, including more than 2,600 at the World Trade Center, 125 at the Pentagon, and 265 on the four planes, on Sept. 11, 2001, when commercial airliners crashed into the New York World Trade Center Twin Towers, the Pentagon and, after passengers mounted a counterattack, a Pennsylvania field.
    (Production: Aleksandra Michalska, Roselle Chen)
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