Memories of 9/11

By Mary Walsh

The baby boomer generation always asked, "Where were you when Kennedy was shot?" My question now is: "Where were you when the towers fell on 9/11?" This book is an anthology of those answers from relatives, friends, colleagues, and friends of friends. Even 20 years later, the memories are vivid. Let's hope that the next generation never has to endure something so horrific.

 

This book will take you back to the tragic events of 9/11 and provide a powerful, emotive anthology of stories from those who experienced it first-hand. Through this book, you will immerse yourself in their collective memories and gain an intimate look into how it changed their lives. Reading this book will give you a greater understanding of the events of 9/11 and the lasting impact it has had on the world. 

 

What's Included: 

- Benefit from an intimate look into how the events of 9/11 changed people's lives

- Gain an emotional understanding of the tragedy and its aftermath

- Discover the stories of those who experienced it first-hand

- Learn how the events of 9/11 shaped the world 

 

Included in the book:

- An anthology of stories from those who experienced 9/11 first-hand

- An in-depth look into the tragedy and its lasting impact

- An exploration of the emotions involved in the aftermath

 

Don't miss this chance to gain a unique understanding of the events of 9/11. 

 

Proceeds from the sales of this book will go directly to The FDNY Fire Family Transport Foundation: firefamilytransport.org

 

The central focus of the Foundation is assisting the families of firefighters in their times of greatest need, in transporting firefighters, family members and department personnel to and from medical institutions both for care and family support. The Foundation is all-volunteer, entirely non-profit, and depends on donations of equipment, funds and service to carry out its mission.

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mary Walsh
• Release date: Sep 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201828639

Mary Walsh

MARY WALSH was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland. She studied acting at Ryerson University and is the creator of the CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes, which has won numerous Gemini, Canadian Comedy and Canadian Screen Awards. She is a versatile actor and has appeared in both dramas and comedies, including the Gemini Award–winning Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, which she wrote and starred in. Recently, Walsh has starred in Sensitive Skin, Rookie Blue and Slasher. She currently has several feature films in development, and in 2017 the cast of Hatching, Matching and Dispatching will be reunited for a CBC feature called “Christmas Fury,” of which Walsh is the writer, producer and star. She is a Member of the Order of Canada and has received a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.  

Book preview

Foreword

The idea for this book came to me in 2020 when I read 11/22/63 by Stephen King - the day President Kennedy was assassinated. People of my parents’ generation always asked, Where were you when JFK was shot? That got me thinking and I posed the question: Where were you when the towers fell on 9/11? I asked friends and family to tell me their stories and word spread. This book is full of those memories.

Here’s mine:

I was 28 at the time and had just started working for a new company. They brought TVs into the one conference room and we watched the Towers fall on live TV. We stood there, dumbfounded, unsure of what we just saw was real. They allowed us to go home early that day. When I talked to my parents and siblings, I found out that my oldest cousin was in NYC on a business trip. Thankfully, he was safe but stranded. It took some finagling with a rental car and a bus company for him to get home because all planes were grounded and everyone was trying desperately to get out of the city. My best friend from high school called me a little while later. I hadn't talked to her in a year or so, but we hugged and cried through the phone. Within a couple of days, I had reached out to everyone I cared about to make sure that they and their families were safe. I didn't know anyone who died that day, but friends and family did. A friend of a friend was in the North Tower that day. He survived but many of his coworkers did not. I had heard he struggled with Survivor's Guilt for a long time after...

Philanthropy

Proceeds from the sales of this book will go directly to The FDNY Fire Family Transit Foundation.

www.firefamilytransport.org

The central focus of the Foundation is assisting the families of firefighters in their times of greatest need, in transporting firefighters, family members, and department personnel to and from medical institutions both for care and family support. The Foundation is all-volunteer, entirely non-profit, and depends on donations of equipment, funds, and service to carry out its mission.

I’m happy to support this wonderful organization!

Mary Walsh

Paul

Mechanicsburg, PA

My 9/11 memories are far more vivid than the JFK assassination and not because they are more recent. My parents, Dad and [stepmother] Dorothy, had picked that day to go on vacation. They planned to fly to the West Coast, rent a car, and do sightseeing for several weeks. I knew no other details than that, no from or to, no hotels, etc. After all, they were adults and didn't need to report to me! Thus, when the