The MEMO Blog

Women responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, with purpose, valor and compassion, using their skills and expertise as police officers, firefighters and medical professionals to save lives. The stories of two emergency medical workers, each also a mother and of Dominican heritage, reveal the complex workings of fate that morning.

A Q&A with Emma Nadel, who is participating in the 5K Run/Walk and Community Day to honor her late father, a first responder who died from a 9/11-related illness.

Last week, Admiral (Ret.) Gary Roughead and Ambassador Eric S. Edelman, co-chairs of the National Defense Strategy Commission (NDSC), participated in a public program at the 9/11 Memorial Museum about the commission’s recent report.

The Survivor Tree, a Callery pear tree, is the first to bud on the 9/11 Memorial plaza.

On Tuesday, March 26, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum will host a public program featuring former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, who will be talking about her new book, “How Safe Are We?: Homeland Security Since 9/11.”

FBI Director Christopher Wray has mandated that all new FBI trainees visit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum as part of their basic field training course. 

This week, diplomatic entrepreneur, foreign policy strategist, and former diplomat Farah Pandith sat down with Gideon Rose, editor of Foreign Affairs, to discuss her book, “How We Win: How Cutting-Edge Entrepreneurs, Political Visionaries, Enlightened Business Leaders, and Social Media Mavens Can Defeat the Extremist Threat.”

Admiral (Ret.) Gary Roughead and Ambassador Eric S. Edelman, the co-chairs of the National Defense Strategy Commission (NDSC), will participate in a public program at the 9/11 Memorial Museum about the commission’s recent report.

Reminding people that they have the power to affect change whether they are a young kid, a retired teacher, a dog trainer or a masseuse helps them leave the Museum feeling empowered. 

Last week, four former sport league commissioners and Mike Greenberg, longtime SportsCenter anchor and current host of ESPN’s "Get Up!”, discussed the challenge of returning to regular season play after the 2001 attacks in a public program at the 9/11 Memorial Museum.