{"id":3890,"date":"2014-09-11T18:19:19","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T22:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/?p=3890"},"modified":"2016-02-14T11:16:29","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T16:16:29","slug":"guide-memorials-september-11th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/2014\/09\/11\/guide-memorials-september-11th\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to the September 11th Memorials"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all have memories of that horrible\u00a0day. I don’t believe there is anyone\u00a0who experienced\u00a0that day –\u00a0the tragedy of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and the loss of Flight 93 – \u00a0who could not tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing.<\/p>\n

I was teaching school – third grade at the time – and I had just taken my students to music class. As I passed by the Guidance Office, the television was on which I though was odd. I stuck my head in the door, thinking that it might have been a local news story of some importance. What I saw will be forever imprinted upon my memory. The first tower of the World Trade Center was on fire…I just could not get my mind to process what my eyes were seeing. And then, the unthinkable… another plane flies into the second tower. Parents began arriving to collect their chidren from school – nothing would ever quite be the same. It was not just the innocence of my students that was affected, but the innocence of our country.<\/p>\n

What can we do to pay our respects to the victims and heroes of September 11th? Our country has established\u00a0three memorials dedicated to preserving the memory of those who lost their lives that terrible day. A visit to any one, or all, of them offer an opportunity for reflection, discussion, and remembrance.<\/p>\n

September 11th Memorials<\/span><\/h2>\n

9\/11 Memorial – New York City<\/h2>\n
\"Memorial<\/a>

9\/11 Memorial New York<\/p><\/div>\n

Hours of Operation:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Memorial<\/strong> – Daily, 7:30 a.m. –\u00a0\u00a09 p.m.<\/p>\n

Extended Holiday Hours<\/strong>
\nNov. 27, 2014 – Nov. 30, 2014
\nDec. 20, 2014 – January 1, 2015
\n7:30 \u00a0a.m. – 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

Memorial Museum –<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sept. 22, 2014 – Dec. 19, 2014
\nDaily, 9 a.m. – \u00a08 p.m.
\n*Last entry at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Extended Holiday Hours<\/strong>
\nNov. 27, 2014 – Nov. 30, 2014
\nDec. 20, 2014 – January 1, 2015
\n9 a.m. – \u00a09 p.m.
\n*Last entry at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

GENERAL ADMISSION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Adult<\/td>\n$24.00<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Senior (65+)<\/td>\n$18.00<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
U.S. Veteran<\/td>\n$18.00<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
U.S. College Student<\/td>\n$18.00<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Youth (7-17)*<\/td>\n$15.00<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*Children under the age of 6 are free.<\/em><\/p>\n

Special consideration groups, please click the appropriate link below:
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
FDNY\/NYPD\/PAPD<\/td>\n$12.00 with valid ID<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9\/11 Family Members<\/td>\nFree<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Museum Members<\/td>\nFree with valid membership<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9\/11 Rescue and Recovery Workers<\/td>\nFree with registration<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Active\/Retired U.S. Military<\/td>\nFree with valid ID<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Free Admission Tuesdays<\/strong>
\nAdmission is free for all visitors on Tuesday evenings from 5 p.m. to close, with the last entry at 7 p.m. A limited number of tickets are available for online reservation two weeks in advance of each Tuesday evening starting at 9 a.m. Same day tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis at the ticket windows starting at 4:30 p.m. For tickets, please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Features:<\/b><\/p>\n