By Jessica Holdman | Reporter
South Carolinians gathered for the 9/11 Morning of Remembrance ceremony today at the 9/11 Memorial Site near the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.
Speakers included Dawn Yamashiro, who lost her brother in the collapse of the Twin Towers, and Gold Star Mother Dianne Rawl, mother of 1st Lt. Ryan Rawl, SC Army National Guard, who was killed in Afghanistan.
“We recognize that an entire generation of students has grown up without firsthand memory of these events. That reality makes our responsibility even greater — to ensure they will truly never forget.” - Christy Cox, SC Department of Education spokeswoman on how schools are teaching students about the events of 9/11.
Teachers for younger students are instructed focus on the “helpers,” such as first responders, when talking about the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as depicted on the Memorial Wall dedicated to the 343 New York firefighters who died that day. (Photo by Seanna Adcox/SC Daily Gazette)
By Skylar Laird
Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, that killed 3,000 people, teachers are tasked with explaining to students the significance of what happened that day. Roughly one-third of the country wasn’t alive when the attacks took place, which means it’s even more important to make sure students understand the significance of the attacks and their consequences worldwide, educators said.
The crash of United Flight 93 is marked by a boulder at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Stonycreek Township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 26, 2026. (Photo by Tim Lambert/Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
By Shalina Chatlani
On a rural stretch of land in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, an open meadow filled with bright wildflowers, a memorial grove of trees and a giant boulder marks the spot where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001.
States Newsroom’s Pennsylvania Capital-Star Editor-in-Chief Tim Lambert recently revisited the national memorial on this field — where he happened to own a piece of land that was part of more than three dozen acres that made up the crash site.
People look out at Manhattan and beyond at One World Observatory at One World Trade Center in New York City. Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance systems built in its aftermath continue to shape how Americans are watched and policed. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
By Amanda Watford
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, did more than reshape the nation’s approach to terrorism. They changed the architecture of American intelligence and policing. They expanded how government agencies collect, share and analyze information, and brought national security tools deeper into ordinary law enforcement.
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