9/11 20 Years Later

The twin towers of the World Trade Center burn behind the Empire State Building in New York, Sept. 11, 2001.

9/11 20 years later: Patrice O’Connor, Clifton Park – Clear blue sky, thick black smoke | Readers remember

I boarded the train in Albany headed for Manhattan for a two-day work meeting. It was a clear and crisp… Read more »

Camille Crandall of Delanson recalls her experiences from Sept. 11, 2001

9/11 20 years later: Camille Crandall, Delanson – ‘A sick feeling’ | Readers remember

It was a beautiful September morning. It was warm, and the sun was shining brightly as I drove to Latham… Read more »

Michael Collins, 75, stands in front of a U.S. Army UH-1M or Huey 1 at the Schenectady County Airport.

9/11 20 years later: Michael C. Collins, Scotia – Mission in the air | Readers remember

The day was sunny and the sky was incredibly blue, but the men and women of the New York State… Read more »

Gerald Bubniak

9/11 20 years later: Gerald Bubniak, Northville – Mesmerized | Readers remember

It started out as a normal teaching day at Northville Central School. My first-period class was 11th-grade history and government…. Read more »

Katharine and Thomas Miller of Niskayuna.

9/11 20 years later: Thomas Miller, Niskayuna – On the way home, a detour | Readers remember

Long before sunrise on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, my wife Katherine and I boarded Singapore Airlines Flight 26 from Frankfurt… Read more »

Roger Fucilli in Latham

9/11 20 years later: Roger M. Fucilli, Latham – Shining through | Readers remember

I reside in Latham but am originally from Hoboken, N.J. I attended Siena College and graduated in 1974, and stayed… Read more »

A man lights a candle on Sept. 14, 2001 in memoriam of the victims of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks

9/11 20 years later: Joe Bialobzeski, Ballston Lake – Canadian connection | Readers remember

Has it really been 20 years? My wife and I were visiting the west coast of Canada on Sept. 11,… Read more »

Donald DeFilippo in 2015

9/11 20 years later: Donald DeFilippo, Schenectady – Showing ‘respect and sorrow’ | Readers remember

At the time of the Sept. 11, 2001, tragic destruction of the World Trade Center, I was in the middle… Read more »

Faith Gifford inside her home in Schenectady

9/11 20 years later: Faith Gifford, Schenectady – ‘All those people’ | Readers remember

I remember Sept. 11, 2001, very well. I was at work at the Jardine Insurance Co. when someone came in… Read more »

Rev. Shawn L. Dugan of Zion Lutheran Church in Schenectady Sept. 14, 2001, left; Beth Flatt and her husband, Earl, at a prayer service Sept. 14, 2001, right

9/11 20 years later: They kept the faith — and kept the doors open

The buildings that house Eastern Parkway United Methodist Church and Congregation Gates of Heaven in the upper Union Street section… Read more »

Joseph Slomka at his home in Colonie

9/11 20 years later: Joseph Slomka, Colonie – ‘We realized this was no accident’ | Readers remember

I was born in Brooklyn. For 37 years, I worked for a federal agency whose regional headquarters were located in… Read more »

Christine Witkowski

9/11 20 years later: Christine Witkowski, Scotia – ‘Blissfully unaware’ then reality | Readers remember

My husband Bernie and I were spending the second week of September in a small cabin on Waneta Lake, a… Read more »