A Decade Since
We're a week away from the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and the media onslaught that will accompany it. A lot will be written about how the attacks changed the world- and change the world they did.
But there were also the thousands who died, either at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, or in the four airplanes themselves. In the aftermath of the attacks, the New York Times initiated a series called Portraits of Grief, which was comprised, quite simply, of a brief description of each person who died. These weren't obituaries in the common sense.They didn't summarize each person's achievements and list the myriad family members left behind. Rather, each entry provided just enough information to catch a glimpse into the lives of the people who died that day.
Each of these portraits, from A to Z, are still available on the Times website. You can access the full list here.
