firstly no it's not my picture but I managed to see the tribute last night and even with the light
Pollution where I was I could see the lights and its a very powerful image
I happened to be in New York on
the 15th anniversary of 9/11 and I was privileged to watch the
memorial service which was carried live by the local TV stations. There are a
few musical pieces but the main part of the service is the reading of the
almost 3000 names of the people killed. The names are read by relatives of the
families. They read in pairs and each read about 10 names. The last name they
read is their own relatives and the readers then spend a few moments speaking
of their loss and the effect it has had on their family. It was a tremendously
moving experience. It was particularly poignant when a name was read out as
“XXX and her unborn child.”. The reading of the names pauses briefly so a single bell can be rung at the moment each tower was hit and at the time each tower fell. it takes nearly four hours to read the names out and the ceremony takes place every year. undoubtedly this will be the single biggest event in my lifetime and the scale of loss is incomprehensible.
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