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September 11, 2002: One Year Later
'Americans will live as free people'
September 12, 2002.
With the Statue of Liberty shimmering over his right shoulder, a stoic and prayerful President Bush on Wednesday reassured Americans that the United States would endure the suffering inflicted a year ago and emerge stronger and more determined to press the fight for freedom around the world.
Tears, songs and prayers help to heal
September 12, 2002.
For three minutes, the only sounds at Daley Plaza were the crisp whipping of flags and the tolling of bells on a September day as bright and blue as one exactly a year ago.
Capital somber as Pentagon marks day
September 12, 2002.
In a city that thrives on pageant and ceremony, a place where a sense of self-importance can override a sense of humility, the remembrance of Sept. 11 played out while the nation's capital marched largely in the lock step of a normal day.
Anguish permeates hallowed ground
September 12, 2002.
The woman was wide-eyed, panicked.
Eyes of world on New York
September 12, 2002.
Commemorations of the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks unfolded in time zones around the globe Wednesday, but the eyes of the world focused on ground zero.
In many nations, sympathy has turned into hostility
September 12, 2002.
On the morning after Sept. 11, the United States took comfort in the world's compassion and sympathy. One year later, the warmth has faded.
For most soldiers, it's business as usual
September 12, 2002.
Maj. Bill Burleson of Highland Park, Ill., was preoccupied with so many things Wednesday that he barely had time to note the significance of the date.
Search of cargo ship, airline incidents underscore unease
September 12, 2002.
A nervous nation raised its defenses and betrayed its anxiety Wednesday, as authorities meticulously searched a suspicious cargo ship off the coast of New York and an airliner was forced to land in Houston after a man with a folding comb prompted a security scare.
America shows its gratitude to Flight 93 heroes
September 12, 2002.
In knee-high grass and goldenrod, eight police on horseback stood silent sentry at the crash site of United Airlines Flight 93 as victims' families and grateful citizens from across the country came together Wednesday and vowed never to forget the heroism of the 40 passengers and crew who died here Sept. 11, 2001.
Difficult task marked by predictable excess
September 12, 2002.
A year ago, it was television that brought the horrors of Sept. 11 so powerfully into American homes.
Intelligence panels invite spouses of 2 victims
September 12, 2002.
Lawmakers investigating intelligence failings leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks have scheduled their first public hearings for next Wednesday and have invited the spouses of two victims to be the first witnesses.
NYC mutes blare, turns sorrowful
September 12, 2002.
From the mournful music of subway musicians to a neon roll call of the dead on the billboards of Times Square, unavoidable reminders of the horror that struck this city last September turned New York's normally loud blare into a sorrowful whisper Wednesday.
Shaken by loss, city wonders what's next
September 12, 2002.
In this tiny city that lost more of its people to the Sept. 11 attacks than any place but New York, hundreds stood at the end of a pier Wednesday morning, looking across the Hudson River to where the World Trade Center should have been.
Without fanfare or speeches, the fallen are remembered
September 12, 2002.
A world away from the official ceremonies and historic speeches in lower Manhattan, a small crowd of firefighters and family members talked softly in the dim garage of a Brooklyn firehouse.
Schools mark sad anniversary
September 12, 2002.
Vernon Hills elementary school pupils planted thousands of daffodils Wednesday to honor the victims of Sept. 11. In Naperville, a principal urged her grade schoolers to respond to the country's loss with acts of extraordinary kindness. Pupils at a magnet school on Chicago's North Side held colorful signs bearing the word "peace" in 100 languages.
Muslims join Christians in common goal
September 12, 2002.
Muslims who have endured taunts and threats since Sept. 11, 2001, joined firefighters, veterans and their neighbors around the American flag in Bridgeview Wednesday morning to remember the victims of the attacks and plead for unity.
'A year of adjustment--of coming to terms'
September 12, 2002.
Text of President Bush's address Wednesday evening:
Chicagoans remember 9/11
September 11, 2002.
On a warm sunny day in downtown Chicago, an estimated 175,000 people packed Daley Plaza shortly before noon to listen, pray and remember the victims of the terrorist attacks one year ago today.
Reporters' notebooks
September 11, 2002.
Kirsten Scharnberg at Ground Zero with the widow of a 9/11 victim:
Victims' Names Read at Ground Zero
September 11, 2002.
One by one, the names of the 2,801 souls lost at the World Trade Center echoed across ground zero on the anniversary of the attack Wednesday in a 2 1/2-hour roll call of the dead that underscored the scale of the disaster.
Bush Tearfully Greets N.Y. Victims
September 11, 2002.
With words of comfort and resolve, President Bush joined the nation Wednesday in remembering "a year of sorrow, of empty places" since the terrorist attacks that drew America into war. However resourceful the enemy, he said, a greater force is facing them down.
Thousands of Flags Fly Over Capitol
September 11, 2002.
Thousands of flags, seconds at a time, were being flown over the Capitol Wednesday so that every lawmaker could send back home these mementos of the Sept. 11 anniversary.
Americans Salute Sept. 11 Victims
September 11, 2002.
At ground zero, the names took precedence, 2,801 of them read aloud, from Gordon Aamoth Jr. to Igor Zukelman. Patriotic resolve held sway at the Pentagon. And in a field near Shanksville, Pa., grief was partially offset by pride.
Americans on High Alert for 9/11
September 11, 2002.
The U.S. military increased fighter jet patrols over 10 cities, and missile launchers around Washington were armed Wednesday. Several U.S. embassies and consulates remained closed, on watch for possible terrorist attacks.
Nations Go on Terror Alert
September 11, 2002.
The world went on terror alert Wednesday, as the United States warned of truck bombings in Southeast Asia and shut diplomatic missions under threat of attack on the Sept. 11 anniversary.
Teen Honors Stepdad at Ground Zero
September 11, 2002.
Marianne Keane of Nutley, N.J., delivered this tribute at the ground zero ceremony Wednesday to her 45-year-old stepfather, Franco Lalama, a Port Authority structural engineer who died at the World Trade Center:
Conclusions of Sept 11 Resolution
September 11, 2002.
The conclusions of a congressional resolution on Sept. 11 that the House passed by a 370-0 vote Wednesday:
List of Those Reading Victim Names
September 11, 2002.
Some of those who recited victims' names at the ceremony marking the anniversary of the World Trade Center attack:
Thousands Honor Flight 93 in Pa.
September 11, 2002.
The 40 victims who died aboard United Flight 93 after an apparent struggle to retake the hijacked airliner were saluted Wednesday as "citizen-soldiers" in the war against terrorism.
Pope: Terrorism Not Justified
September 11, 2002.
Decrying the "inhuman ferocity" of the Sept. 11 attacks, Pope John Paul II said Wednesday there was no justification for terrorism, but urged an end to the "scandalous" injustices that foment it.
Millions Fall Silent to Mark 9/11
September 11, 2002.
All those who cared fell silent.
Putin Calls Bush on Sept. 11
September 11, 2002.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called U.S. President George W. Bush early Wednesday to express his country's condolences on the terrorist attacks a year ago.
Clergy Seek to Ease Grief of 9/11
September 11, 2002.
Religious leaders around the country prayed for peace among nations and faiths Wednesday as they mourned the thousands killed Sept. 11 and urged restraint in hunting down those responsible.
Emotions Go Deep on 9/11 Anniversary
September 11, 2002.
A bugler playing taps in Afghanistan. A twisted metal cross in Rome symbolizing the carnage of a year ago. An Arab man in Jordan hoping America receives another terrorist blow.
U.S. orders 'high risk' alert
September 11, 2002.
The federal government raised its national terrorist alert level to Code Orange, or "high risk," for the first time ever Tuesday, warning it had specific intelligence on possible attacks against U.S. facilities and interests in Southeast Asia and elsewhere that might be timed for the Sept. 11 anniversary.
Air security tighter, but gaps remain
September 11, 2002.
Flanked by a pair of shimmering passenger jets, President Bush led a patriotic rally outside a hangar at O'Hare International Airport about two weeks after last year's terrorist attacks, assuring travelers that it was safe to "get on board and do your business around the country."
Bin Laden, dead or alive, eludes U.S. searchers
September 11, 2002.
A year after President Bush said he wanted Osama bin Laden "dead or alive," U.S. officials are not even able to establish whether bin Laden is, in fact, dead or alive.
Bush discusses Sept. 11 and its aftermath
September 11, 2002.
In his only interview for the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, President Bush talked with Scott Pelley of CBS' "60 Minutes II." The interview will air at 7 p.m. Wednesday on Ch. 2. Here are excerpts from a transcript provided by CBS:
Tower survivor relates ordeal
September 11, 2002.
A survivor of Sept. 11 held a high school audience mesmerized Tuesday with his tale of skyscrapers rocked by crashing jet liners, of stairwells littered with abandoned shoes and of deafening screams in the New York streets.
Faiths reunite to grieve, heal
September 11, 2002.
Muslims, Christians and Jews gathered Tuesday night in a Villa Park mosque to mourn the loss of life on Sept. 11, 2001, and to pray for peace and compassion.
Copyright © 2002, Chicago Tribune
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