Families tell stories of loved ones lost to terror.Mayor Michael Michael, archangel Michael (mī`kəl) [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence. R. Bloomberg Bloomberg A major global provider of 24-hour financial news and information including real-time and historic price data, financials data, trading news and analyst coverage, as well as general news and sports. joined the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation to announce the first major collaborative arrangement for the Memorial Museum. It will allow the Memorial Museum to house the reminiscences of family members and others most directly affected by the September 11th attacks On September 11, 2001, in the deadliest case of domestic Terrorism in the history of the United States, a group of 19 terrorists hijacked four U.S. airliners for use as missiles against targets in New York City and Washington, D.C. who have recorded their stories as part of the StoryCorps project. These recordings enable the Memorial Museum to honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. those who lost their lives in the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, and February 26, 1993, through the personal stories and reminiscences of those closest to them. The WTC WTC World Trade Center, see there Memorial Museum and StoryCorps jointly hope to collect at least one recording for each of the 2,979 lives lost in the attacks, preferably pref·er·a·ble adj. More desirable or worthy than another; preferred: Coffee is preferable to tea, I think. pref from family members, close friends, or colleagues, as well as the stories of survivors and rescue workers. "It is vital that we remember the individual lives of those we lost on that terrible morning, as well those we lost during the first attack on the World Trade Center in 1993," said Mayor Bloomberg. "StoryCorps will provide an opportunity for family and friends to share memories of their loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl and ensure that their stories will be heard and remembered for generations to come." StoryCorps-Lower Manhattan is open to the general public, with special slots reserved for September 11th families, survivors, and rescue workers. To participate in the StoryCorps 9/11 Initiative, family members, rescue workers and survivors can call a special reservation number: 646-723-7027. Reservations from the general public for a 40-minute StoryCorps session can be made at http:// www.storycorps.net/ or by calling 800-850-4406. To date StoryCorps has recorded 157 interviews remembering those who lost their lives on September 11th, and an additional 153 sessions with rescue workers, survivors and others most directly impacted by the events of that day. |
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