Testimonies: Visiting Ground Zero in New York City after 9/11

by Ann Marie Dwyer

As I stood at the chain link fence that protected Ground Zero from looting and onlookers from danger, I felt the gravity of the Earth increase four fold. In slow motion, I sank to my knees, and my forehead came to rest on ...read more

by Kate Kennedy

They call it "the site", as if we were about to visit a home under construction. However, for everyone who goes there, it is clear that "the site" is a place of stunning greatness. Yes, the sinister presence that brought o...read more

by Olha Romaniuk

Not a whole lot of time had passed since the two majestic towers that had once graced the New York City skyline came tumbling down due to an act of terrorism. Many hearts still ache like open wounds for that sense of false...read more

by Mercy

I could still smell the smoke the first time I visited Ground Zero. It was October 2001, only one month and some days after morbid reality first crashed into New York's twin towers. The wreckage was still smoldering. Pictu...read more