The MEMO Blog

Samantha Rooney, a Monmouth County, N.J. native, is one of the many visitor services hosts at the 9/11 Memorial.

Daniel Castorina is a member of the 9/11 Memorial’s visitor services team. A Staten Island resident, Castorina was enamored with the Twin Towers growing up in New York City.

New Jersey resident, George Mironis, will never forget where he was on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.

Today we remember the day that changed us forever. A day when a city famous for toughness became legendary for kindness.

The 9/11 Memorial held a ceremony to honor the bravery of Medal of Honor recipient Ty Carter.

Manhattan native, Marina Isaac, is part of the 9/11 Memorial’s visitor services team. Isaac was just starting her second day of sophomore year of high school on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.

Elizabeth Berger, who served as the president of the Alliance for Downtown New York since 2007, has died.

Last week, when the 9/11 Memorial Museum project team temporarily removed the protective covering from the Last Column and returned the tribute messages to its surfaces, team member after team member walked into the museum’s Foundation Hall and said, "Wow, I haven't seen the Last Column like this since it was removed from the site of the former World Trade Center 11 years ago."

Wisconsin native Tom Brown is one of many visitor services hosts posted throughout the 9/11 Memorial.

A total of 17 compelling artifacts have been put into place inside the 9/11 Memorial Museum, slated to open in the spring of 2014.