2008 Woodie Awards
Remembering 9/11
By Steven Bolger
9/10/07 - Features
On Tuesday, the U.S. marks the sixth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. The day not only claimed the lives of over 3,000 U.S. civilians, but also launched anti-terrorist hysteria still visible today. The official New York City commemoration will be a reading of the names of the lives claimed by the attack at the World Trade Center tribute site. The U.S. Department of Defense will host tours of the Pentagon Memorial site and the America Supports You freedom walk.
Neither the Colorado School of Mines nor the City of Golden have planned any official commemoration events for Tuesday. Mines students have mixed feelings about the most meaningful way to honor this day.
For some, the sixth anniversary of 9/11 is an opportunity to acknowledge the sacrifices that have ensured our safety. U.S. has sent troops overseas to guarantee that nothing similar to 9/11 will ever again occur. Lisa Fisher, a graduate student here at CSM, feels that the best way to honor this anniversary is to "remember all the men, women, [and] children … who lost their lives to terrorism."
Others view this anniversary as an opportunity to reflect on how the nation has progressed since the day of the terrorist attacks and to learn from the past. In the six years since the attack, individuals have found time to reflect on questions that were unanswerable immediately following the attacks. Yong Ma, a graduate student here who came to the U.S. less than six months ago, believes that the best way to commemorate the anniversary of 9/11 is to work to develop ways to "prevent the same [misfortune] from happening again."
This view acknowledges the significance of the attacks on the present and future, rather than regarding the bombings as an accident of the past.
An increasingly common opinion is that the nation should not try to relive the past, because time will inevitably erase the memory of this day. Undergraduate student Kelli Huls believes that 9/11 was "a tragedy but we don't need some big celebration."
Even without official events commemorating the sixth year anniversary of September 11, 2001, everyone can find a way to honor this anniversary that carries personal meaning. 9/11 was the mostly deadly attack on American civilians in history and it is the only day of tragedy specific to our generation.
Neither the Colorado School of Mines nor the City of Golden have planned any official commemoration events for Tuesday. Mines students have mixed feelings about the most meaningful way to honor this day.
For some, the sixth anniversary of 9/11 is an opportunity to acknowledge the sacrifices that have ensured our safety. U.S. has sent troops overseas to guarantee that nothing similar to 9/11 will ever again occur. Lisa Fisher, a graduate student here at CSM, feels that the best way to honor this anniversary is to "remember all the men, women, [and] children … who lost their lives to terrorism."
Others view this anniversary as an opportunity to reflect on how the nation has progressed since the day of the terrorist attacks and to learn from the past. In the six years since the attack, individuals have found time to reflect on questions that were unanswerable immediately following the attacks. Yong Ma, a graduate student here who came to the U.S. less than six months ago, believes that the best way to commemorate the anniversary of 9/11 is to work to develop ways to "prevent the same [misfortune] from happening again."
This view acknowledges the significance of the attacks on the present and future, rather than regarding the bombings as an accident of the past.
An increasingly common opinion is that the nation should not try to relive the past, because time will inevitably erase the memory of this day. Undergraduate student Kelli Huls believes that 9/11 was "a tragedy but we don't need some big celebration."
Even without official events commemorating the sixth year anniversary of September 11, 2001, everyone can find a way to honor this anniversary that carries personal meaning. 9/11 was the mostly deadly attack on American civilians in history and it is the only day of tragedy specific to our generation.
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