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Tenth Anniversary: New Jersey Remembers 9/11

Share your memories, photos and upcoming memorial events at www.facebook.com/NJRemembersSept11

It was a decade ago on a bright September morning that the world watched in horror as four hijacked jetliners slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in rural Pennsylvania.

Nearly 3,000 lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, the deadliest terrorist attack ever to occur on U.S. soil. 

Among the dead were close to 700 New Jerseyans — traders, police officers, financial analysts, fire fighters, security guards, accountants and lawyers. Mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. 

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Across the river from lower Manhattan, where the air was thick with smoke and debris, New Jersey towns served as a staging ground for thousands of survivors. We mourned for the dead and comforted those who survived.

Life, while forever changed, carried on. 

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With the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks fast approaching, Patch has created a Facebook page where New Jersey residents can come together to remember those who died, thank our emergency responders and support those who survived.

This page was created for you - your family, your community, your organization and your business. Tell us where you were on that fateful morning; how your life has changed. Share your memories of loved ones who died.

Is your organization hosting a remembrance ceremony? Post it here to spread the word. Have you found an interesting news article related to 9/11? Share it for everyone to read.

We encourage you to share your thoughts, memories and photos by posting on our wall – to build a lasting tribute that tells America and the world, New Jersey Remembers 9/11.


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