09/10/2026
🇺🇸 **WE WILL NEVER FORGET — 25 YEARS LATER** 🇺🇸
Tomorrow, **September 11, 2026**, marks the **25th anniversary of September 11, 2001** — a day that forever changed our nation and touched the lives of people around the world.
On that day, **2,977 people were killed in the terrorist attacks** in New York, at the Pentagon, and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
But the loss did not end that day.
In the 25 years since, thousands of first responders, recovery workers, survivors, and others exposed to the dust, smoke, debris, and trauma of 9/11 have developed serious health conditions. Many have also carried the emotional wounds of that day and its aftermath for decades.
We remember the innocent lives taken that morning.
We remember the firefighters, police officers, paramedics, military personnel, airline crews, passengers, and ordinary citizens who showed extraordinary courage.
We remember the families who lost husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and friends.
And we remember the **responders and survivors whose lives were forever changed by what they experienced and what they were exposed to in the aftermath.**
🇺🇸 **WE ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO TEACH.**
Twenty-five years later, there are millions of young people who were not yet born when September 11 happened. For them, 9/11 is history rather than a memory.
That makes it even more important that we teach them — not simply about the tragedy, but about the **courage, compassion, service, sacrifice, resilience, and humanity** that followed.
📚 **RESOURCES FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS & THOSE SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND**
The **National September 11 Memorial & Museum** offers excellent educational resources to help adults introduce this difficult subject thoughtfully, including age-appropriate lesson plans, primary sources, first-person accounts, and guidance for talking with children about terrorism and traumatic events.
Among the resources available are:
• **K–12 Lesson Plans** — Inquiry-based lessons designed for students and teachers.
• **Talking to Children About Terrorism** — Guidance for having age-appropriate conversations about difficult and traumatic events.
• **9/11 Primer** — A helpful starting point for understanding the events of 9/11, the history of the World Trade Center, and the aftermath.
• **25th Anniversary Digital Learning Experience** — A free educational program featuring first-person accounts from survivors, first responders, and family members. The 2026 program is available beginning September 11 and includes a 35-minute film and live interaction with Museum staff.
[9/11 Memorial & Museum — Students & Teachers](https://www.911memorial.org/learn/students-and-teachers?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
❤️ **ANOTHER RESOURCE WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CONSIDER**
***The Greatest Love* by Tim Brown**
Tim Brown is a decorated FDNY firefighter, 9/11 survivor, and emergency management professional. In his new memoir, he reflects on grief, resilience, sacrificial service, and the difficult journey of transforming profound loss into purpose. The book was published August 25, 2026, by Convergent Books. ([PenguinRandomhouse.com][1])
For those who lived through September 11, responded to it, lost someone they loved, or continue to carry its emotional weight, a firsthand account can offer another way to understand the experience and its lasting impact.
[The Greatest Love — Tim Brown](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/811929/the-greatest-love-by-tim-brown/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
🛡️ **A SPECIAL TRIBUTE**
The firefighter helmet featured in this memorial image includes the **“Never Forget Collection” shield from Conway Shield**, created to commemorate the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001.
The collection honors the **courage, sacrifice, and resilience** of those affected by 9/11. Conway Shield states that the reverse of each shield bears the names of the **343 FDNY firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice on September 11, 2001.**
Conway Shield also states that **100% of the proceeds from these shields benefit the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.** ([Conway Shield][2])
We are grateful for meaningful tributes like this that help keep these names, these stories, and the memory of those who gave everything **from being forgotten.**
[Conway Shield — The Never Forget Collection](https://www.conwayshield.com/products/9-11-tribute-shields?_pos=51&_sid=f80ba860a&_ss=r&utm_source=chatgpt.com)
We encourage parents, grandparents, teachers, community members, first responders, survivors, and anyone carrying the memories of September 11 to take some time tomorrow to remember — and, when appropriate, to talk.
**Tell the stories.**
**Answer the questions.**
**Listen to those who lived through it.**
**Give space to those who are still carrying it.**
And help the next generation understand not only what happened, but **what people did in the face of unimaginable loss.**
**Today, we remember.
Today, we honor.
Today, we teach.
And today, we remember that healing and understanding are part of the story, too.**
**September 11, 2001 — September 11, 2026**
**25 years. We remember. We honor. We teach.**
🇺🇸 **May we never forget.** 🇺🇸
**Lebanon Historical Society**
[1]: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/811929/the-greatest-love-by-tim-brown/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "The Greatest Love by Tim Brown: 9780593981399 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books"
[2]: https://www.conwayshield.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Conway Shield"
