New London native Michael Syliva lived and worked in Manhattan in 2001. He was walking to work on the morning of September 11, and photographed the immediate aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Center.
Joe Silva
Waterford resident Joe Silva was on his way to work on September 11, 2001, when his wife called from New York with news of a plane crash. The events of the day caused them to think for the first time about starting a family.
J. Matthew Hurtt
Cadet First Class J. Matthew Hurtt, a member of the class of 2012 at the United States Coast Guard Academy, was in sixth grade at Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School on September 11, 2001.
Tina Sands
Waterford resident Tina Sands was at home in Midland Park, New Jersey on the morning of September 11, 2001, and watched the smoke rising from the World Trade Center from a nearby hilltop.
Daniel Piazza
Cadet First Class Daniel Piazza, a member of the class of 2012 at the United States Coast Guard Academy, was in seventh grade in Pawling, New York, on September 11, 2001.
Stephen Flynn
Old Lyme resident Stephen Flynn is the president of the Center for National Policy. The center is hosting a summit in Washington to commemorate the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Brigid Pavilonis
Commander Brigid Pavilonis is a professor of political science at the United States Coast Guard Academy. The attacks of September 11, 2001, caused her to focus her personal research on stabilization and democratization, and to more fully incorporate issues of terrorism and irregular war into her teaching curriculum.
Dennis Mathers
Sgt. Dennis Mathers was one of seven Montville police officers that traveled to New York after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. They provided security around Ground Zero and escorted equipment and personnel to and from the site.
Mary Fabrykiewicz McTeague
Waterford resident Mary Fabrykiewicz McTeague was writing a song in September 2001 with Mark Rhatigan. The events of September 11 caused them to transform their piece into “Our Song of 9/11.”
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, affected people near and far. Whether you were in Manhattan on your way to work, or at home hundreds of miles away, it was hard not to feel the ripples of that day's events. We asked people in the New London area to share their thoughts and memories on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Click a thumbnail above to launch a video.
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