The MEMO Blog

The official blog of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum features stories of commemoration and memorialization, and information on our public programs, special events, and ways to get involved.

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Journalist Michael Zuckoff Discusses His New Book at the 9/11 Memorial Museum

May 6, 2019

Last week, Mitchell Zuckoff participated in a public program at the 9/11 Memorial Museum to launch his new book “Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11.”

Special Thanks to 9/11 Memorial & Museum 5K Run/Walk and Community Day Corporate Sponsors

May 6, 2019

In addition to thousands of 5K participants, our sponsors and corporate teams once again helped to make the 9/11 Memorial & Museum 5K Run/Walk and Community Day possible.

Inside the World Trade Center Marriott Hotel on September 11

May 6, 2019

On the morning of September 11, 2001, Washington, D.C.–based lawyer Frank Razzano was in his room at the World Trade Center Marriott Hotel, situated between the Twin Towers. Razzano was awoken by the sound of Flight 11 striking the North Tower. Seeing fluttering papers, but not realizing the scale of the emergency, he decided to take a shower and continue getting ready for his busy day.

Covering the 9/11 Attacks: One Reporter’s Story

May 5, 2019

Reporter Sofia Lachappelle and her Univision team would ultimately stay at Ground Zero for almost a week, eating donated food and sleeping in their news truck.

Public Program at the 9/11 Memorial Museum to Highlight Unique History of the Slurry Wall

May 3, 2019

On Monday, May 6, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum will host a panel discussion between Harriet Senie, Ken Lustbader and Peter Rinaldi about the history and cultural significance of the World Trade Center slurry wall.

Artifact Tells the Story of the Nine-Year Search for Osama bin Laden

May 2, 2019

Learn the history of the Museum’s first artifact dramatizing the historic milestone of bin Laden’s capture and death.

Pentagon Survivor Kathy Dillaber Tells Her 9/11 Story

May 2, 2019

On September 11, 2019, Kathy, along with four others, will share her story as a part of this year’s fourth annual Anniversary in the Schools webinar.

Marking the Eighth Anniversary of Operation Neptune Spear

May 1, 2019

Eight years ago today, Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in a raid of his Abbottabad, Pakistan compound. 

“It was an American Experience:” Colonel Mark Lewis’s Survival at the Pentagon

May 1, 2019

Col. Mark Lewis will share his 9/11 story as part of the 9/11 Memorial Museum's Anniversary in the Schools webinar.

5K Run/Walk and Community Day Brings Thousands in Support of 9/11 Community and Glade

April 29, 2019

Thousands joined together in lower Manhattan on Sunday, April 28, for the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s seventh annual 5K Run/Walk and Community Day.