Multimedia
 9/11 Reflections: Five Years Later Video interviews with visitors to the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. (Media General) |
 Remembering Ground Zero, and Rebuilding 3-D models of the WTC site, then, now and in the future; 360-degree panoramic photos (AP) |
 9/11: Looking back, looking forward Interactive graphics, video, photos and the latest news stories about Sept. 11. (AP) |
Local Remembrances
Five years later, the memories and feelings of Sept. 11 - the day terrorists attacked Americans on American soil - are still vivid. We asked our readers to tell us what 9/11 means to them. Here are some of their stories:
Mary Alspaugh was volunteering at the Vantage Golf Tournament at Tanglewood when she first heard the news.
James G. Brooks is bothered by the government's course post-September-11.
Ben Coleman turned 27 the day of the attacks.
Julie Coulter was living in New Jersey, and the attacks convinced her family to move back to Winston-Salem.
Clark E. Craig wrote his own lyrics to The Battle Hymn of the Republic after hearing a sermon about the attacks at Reynolda Presbyterian Church.
Judith Gillis was grateful for her quiet life on her Kernersville farm.
Aaron Greene of Clemmons had never heard of the World Trade Center until a TV was wheeled into his classroom and they switched on the news.
Trinity Hanson spent a surreal day at her job behind a makeup counter at Hanes Mall after hearing the news on the radio.
Capt. Ronald Hepler had intended to retire from the Winston-Salem Fire Department, but all the public support after the attacks made him decide to stay.
Bob Imperial grew up within sight of the World Trade Center and watched its construction in the '50s and '60s before moving to Winston-Salem.
R. P. J. of Mount Airy has lost a feeling of security.
Kay Keller was stranded in the Bahamas after all flights were cancelled.
Martha Lamb wrote a poem called "Living with the Raven."
Reneé Lawson was struck by the absence of airplanes in the days following Sept. 11, 2001.
Ruth Lillie lost her niece Judy in the attack on the Pentagon, and shares a letter she wrote to Judy ten months after her death.
Kay Marion says she appreciates life more now.
Judy Miller wrote a poem of defiance towards the terrorists.
Shirley Sanservino had two sisters-in-law that worked four blocks from the World Trade Center.
Lillian Britt Shelton remembers Sept. 11, 2001, as her brother Robin's last good day before dying of cancer.
Bobbie Spach of Winston-Salem couldn't find an American flag in the days immediately following Sept. 11, so she had to improvise.
Jolene Thomas sent flowers to her daughter after hearing the news.
Claire Wynnemer shared a "birthday" with the World Trade Center, and still remembers eating at Windows on the World.