On this 25th anniversary of 9/11, we remember where we were that day “when the world stopped turning”.
KMCH News Director Janelle Tucker had an opportunity to visit with three people – all with local ties to our area – who were serving in different capacities at that time. We want to share their stories.
Jack Klaus was serving as the Manchester Fire Chief at the time of 9/11 attacks. He says he’ll always remember what he was doing that morning when the news broke – and how it felt knowing fellow firefighters give the ultimate sacrifice that day.
A Manchester woman was called by the American Red Cross to help some of the victims in the months that followed the September 11th attacks. Sandy Butikofer says she traveled to New York City in November of 2001 to assist with what would be her first of several national disasters.
And while many of us helplessly watched the events unfold from home on 9/11, a Winthrop native was in the heart of it at the Pentagon in our nation’s capital, where the third plane had crashed that day. Craig Quigley, who now lives in Goodyear, Arizona, shares his story.
Quigley says 25 years later – and always – it’s important we don’t forget what happened on September 11th, 2001.
The State Fire Convention marked the 25th anniversary of 9/11 this morning with a moment of silence at 8:46 am in downtown Manchester, acknowledging the victims – including 343 of their fellow firefighters who gave the ultimate sacrifice that day.
photo courtesy of Craig Quigley