Articles filed under September 11
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'Sometimes, heroes need to be saved,' says brother of Air Force pilot called to duty on 9/11Sep 10, 2021 1:00 am - The brother of an Air Force pilot who scrambled to New York City to protect U.S. airspace 20 years ago during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 had a poignant message Fr...
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Arlington Heights remembers 9/11 in solemn ceremonySep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Arlington Heights residents marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a ceremony honoring the fallen and the sacrifices of Gold Star families Saturday at ...
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'Someone noticed how eerily quiet it was'Sep 10, 2021 1:00 am - By Michelle Holdway Daily Herald news editor I work second shifts on the copy desk, so I was in bed when the first plane hit the World Trade Center. My boss Teresa's cal...
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'How united the country was': Dan Shanower's brother on support for Naperville family after 9/11Sep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Cmdr. Dan Shanower will forever be a 40-year-old Naval intelligence officer, frozen in time alongside the 2,976 other victims who perished in the Sept. 11 terrorist atta...
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'Don't worry. I'll talk to you later.' But Hinsdale man was never heard from again on 9/11.Sep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Robert Rasmussen called his wife at their home in Hinsdale from the 79th floor of the World Trade Center south tower shortly after a plane struck the north tower on the ...
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Before 9/11, Jason Oswald had followed his heart to New YorkSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Jason Oswald's loved ones didn't write a traditional obituary for the 28-year-old. There's no mention of his childhood, his education. It's a tribute, in 241 words, abo...
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Not yet alive during 9/11, Hersey graduate interviews firefighters for firsthand history lessonSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Jeffrey Mladenik of Hinsdale: CEO, minister, husband, father was on plane hijacked on 9/11Sep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Working long hours as both a businessman and an ordained minister at Christ Church of Oak Brook, Jeffrey Mladenik often reserved flight time for reading his Bible, frien...
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Subdued 9/11 remembrances reflect Boston's invisible scarsSep 09, 2021 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Tucked in a grove of ginkgo trees, a glass cube at Logan International Airport pays tribute to those lost aboard the two jetliners that took off from Bosto...
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Time, misinfo complicate teaching 9/11 to kids born after itSep 09, 2021 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Nagla Bedir didn't discuss Sept. 11 with her New Jersey high school students last year. Mid-pandemic, with remote learning, it wasn't a conversatio...