The Legacy of 9/11

At least 18 local military veterans died over the 20 years the United States was in conflict in Afghanistan after 9/11. The men and women who died left behind families members now coming to terms, in their own ways, with the country's complicated exit from the country and the legacy of those who didn't come back. 

Gloria Hackwith lost her son, Army Chief Warrant Officer Clint Prather, in the conflict in Afghanistan 16 years ago. Last month, she had to say goodbye to his stepfather, Dave Hackwith, who died after contracting COVID-19.  

Millwood's Jerry Warren recounts his experience surviving and saving people's lives during the attack on the Pentagon 20-years ago.

The skies went quiet after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

NEW YORK – A car passed, the driver’s window rolled down and the man spat an epithet at two little girls wearing their hijabs: “Terrorist!”

Local fire and police agencies will conduct ceremonies Saturday in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.