On 9/11, haunting memories of what was lost return to mind

I was watching on TV on Tuesday some of the "reading of the names", an annual tribute to the victims of the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The ceremony took place near the fountain in the footprint of the Twin Towers, now part of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York.

I am glad that this memorial is observed every year and hope it continues far into the future. In fact, it also was on a Tuesday in 2001 that 9/11 unfolded. It could not have been a more beautiful day - clear blue skies, sunny, over 21 C.

There were so many vibrant, successful, happy people whose lives were snuffed out that day.