Columbus Remembers 911

Columbus State University: Sept. 11 ceremony at clock tower today

A student organization, the International Relations Club of Columbus State University will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 with a ceremony at noon today at the clock tower on the main campus.

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Ceremonies give locals chance to pay respects

Rodger Williamson had forgotten the 12-foot I-beam from the World Trade Center would be in front of the National Infantry Museum.
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10 years after Sept. 11 attacks: A changed America surfaces

WASHINGTON -- The day began in crystalline sunlight and endlessly blue skies, but soon whipsawed into a decade of war, economic meltdown and deep political division.
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Smoke still rising from decade-old hole in the world

Ten years ago this day, Americans endured a shared experience of shock, horror, grief, anger, resolve, sorrowful unity and fierce national pride.
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For Auburn girl, a reunion in New York with 9/11 babies

When terror struck America 10 years ago, Gardiner Church found herself in a Columbus hospital giving birth to a daughter.
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Life changes at Fort Benning after Sept. 11 attacks

Ten years after terrorists attacked America with hijacked planes, a former Fort Benning commander said the nation is still at war and life on post will never be the same.
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Sharing a birthday with national tragedy

Before the twin towers fell, Sept. 11 bore a simpler significance for Brooke Houston Carney.
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Where were you when you heard about the terrorist attacks of 9/11?

‘It hit me like lightning’
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Fort Benning Ranger among first combat-related deaths in war on terror

Editor’s Note: This story was provided through the Georgia Newspaper Partnership, of which the Ledger-Enquirer is a member.
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Alan Riquelmy: Half a world away on Sept. 11

The first plane struck the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, sometime between 10 and 11 p.m.
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The ultimate sacrifice: 128 soldiers from Fort Benning units killed in war on terror

Fort Benning has played a major role in the war on terrorism. The nation has lost 4,475 soldiers in Iraq and 1,746 in Afghanistan. Units at Fort Benning have lost 128 soldiers in the war.