Sunday, September 11, 2011
Travel through BWI Thurgood Marshall airport has significantly changed in the 10 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2011.
This article was created as part of a larger project in coordination with Action America to document how the country has been affected by 9/11. See how you can become an Actionist and turn the events of 9/11 into positive action at ActionAmerica.com and look for more local coverage of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 on Patch. When four planes were hijacked by terrorists in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that killed people in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania, the way people travel in the United States was forever changed. Prior to 9/11, security screening procedures were left up to individual airlines, said Jonathan Dean, spokesman for BWI Thurgood Marshall airport. But in November 2001, the federal government established the Transportation …
We bring you a story from Bowie Patch, as we continue to reflect on how 9/11 changed the country.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Mark Pillor
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
This photo is part of a larger project in coordination with Action America to document how the country has been affected by 9/11. In the days leading up to the 10th anniversary of the attacks, we'll be running a series of photos from our area that are part of the project. See how you can become an Actionist and turn the events of 9/11 into positive action at ActionAmerica.com and look for more local coverage of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 on Patch.
Pamela Hart, of Upper Marlboro, reflects upon her Sept. 11th experience.
Sept. 11, 2001 was a day like any other for Pamela Hart. The veteran federal employee had just settled into her office at the Department of Justice building in Arlington, when she looked out the window and saw American Airlines Flight 77 headed for the Pentagon. Naturally, she was shaken by the visual. When a colleague asked she had seen, Hart responded that she "saw a plane where it wasn't supposed to be, and I knew it was headed for the Pentagon." Ten years later, and Hart is retired. She spends time in church and fixing up her Upper Marlboro home, but she has never forgotten about that infamous day. This photo is part of a larger project in coordination with Action America to document how the country has been affected by 9/11. See how …
As the U.S. readies to recognize the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a Broadneck family celebrates the life and patriotism of a local American hero.
It was the news many American families with loved ones in the military dreaded to hear. When Michael Garvey, son of Peter and Laurie Garvey of Cape St. Claire, told his parents of his decision to join the military after the 9/11 attacks, they knew their lives would change forever. Six years ago, Michael had decided to join the U.S. Marine Corps. His first tour of duty was in Iraq in 2009. He returned home and then was sent to Afghanistan. Just last month, the family received word that Michael had been seriously injured, wounded four times in an ambush near Marja. He was transported to Bagram for surgery, then on to Germany, and later Bethesda Naval Hospital where he is recouperating. Just last week, Michael was awarded the Purple Heart …
Saturday, September 10, 2011
How did the events of Sept. 11, 2001 change us as a nation and individuals? Here we look at the interconnection between tragedy and faith.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Tim Lemke
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Saturday, September 10, 2011
Sept. 11, 2001 fell on a Tuesday. That Sunday, Bert James (seated at the left in this photo) went looking for a place to pray. He found the Epiphany Episcopal Church in Odenton. “We were looking for some place to worship, and my wife said ‘there’s a little church that I often pass. Let’s try it.’ And we’ve been here ever since," he said. "It’s like a magnet. The culture, the atmosphere, the worship and the fellowship have been unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.” In this photo, James is chatting with Jim Conboy, who was baptized at Epiphany Episcopal in 1923. Inspired by the events of Sept. 11, the two men helped guide a restoration of the church, which is the only known chapel left from World War I. In 1918, the church helped house …
