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Essay on 9/11 Memorial

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The 9/11 memorial, on the site of twin towers tragedy is a greatly build memorial. My visit there 2 weeks ago was heart warming experience. The memorial was one of the most beautiful tributes t had ever seen. The water splashing against your skin brings a sense of peacefulness and somberness. It will always remain ground zero in my mind. The family and friends of victims are most touched by the memorial. They have a dignified designated site where they can get a sense of communing with the loved ones they lost. They can find names, make rubbings to bring home and leave mementos. For me it was a heartwarming experience but also a very clustered one. It made me elated to see the names of the people being remembered in such a grand way …show more content…

She told her daughter that her father had been stuck on the 2nd floor in the 2nd tower's elevator, in his final moments he had called to tell her how much he loved her and his daughter . It was really awful he did not kno if he would make it out alive he explained. The mother began to weep harder she looked down at her daughter and said he knew the end was near but he didn’t have any panic or fear in his voice. He was a brave man, I will never forget those last seconds, the panic, the sadness and all the chaos I heard in the background. Every year about a week before the 9/11 anniversary occurs she begins to feel a sense of restlessness and it spirals into and extreme depression. She comes to the memorial often she said it calms her down. Looking at the memorial site and interacting with so many others that share the same feelings give's her surreal feeling. The National September 11 Memorial is a place of remembrance honoring those who perished in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993. The creation of the memorial allow people to come together to reflect on what happened there, not alone but as a community in a public space where people gather and congregate. My experience there was over all a very moving one. I believe every American should visit the memorial and take time to remember the women, men and children that lost their lives at ground

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