SLIDESHOW: 9/11 observations will take place on Alki and at Loghouse Museum
Judy Puckett cries near the base of the Statue of Liberty over the loss of her friends, flight attendants who were aboard Flight 93 when it crashed in Pennsylvania. CLICK THE PHOTO ABOVE TO SEE MORE
Sun, 09/11/2011
In commemoration of the events of 9/11/2001 a memorial exhibit can be viewed at the Log House Museum from 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm. The museum is located at 3003 61st Ave SW.
Tonight, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm there is a candlelight vigil at the Alki Statue of Liberty Plaza. The event is free, and you are asked to join the community to memorialize the fallen and honor the families and survivors.
Craig Roberts shared this via Facebook: "God Bless America. A moment of silence at the Statue of Liberty at Alki beach was observed at 9:59AM, the moment of the first tower collapse 10 years ago, thank you Seattle Fire Department."
People came the Statue of Liberty on Alki to share memories, leave cards, and pay their respect. The West Seattle Herald spoke to some of them.
Jill and Bill Wunch
“Were here because we were here ten years ago, where we came, we don’t know why, we just did. The Statue of Liberty is as close as we can get at this point in time and being here just seems right. I have friends living in New York at the time and just remember talking to them and hearing the fear of terror in their voices as they were right there watching.”
Gerti Zorer
“its a way for us to remember what happened that day so we don’t forget for the lives that were lost. we like to come down and see and to get that overwhelming feeling being here."
Judy Puckett, a former United Airlines Flight Attendant
“I’m here to remember my sister flight attendants from United, I flew with a couple of them that were on Flight 93 and I had a flight that was going nonstop from Seattle to New York on the tenth of September and I would come back on the eleventh but I gave that trip away to one of my friends because I wanted to go on a vacation with my husband to Europe and so we were in Europe when it happen. Just a loss of all people that were involved brings me to my knees and I had to come down here and write my memories and put it here because this is the closest thing I can come to right now, I am retired from United and this is the closest I can come to being near what resembles something of New York to me and the pin that I wear when on my next flight when I went back to New York, I bought this pin at Ground Zero and so I wear it ever year at this time and its like being able to touch them again and have the feelings that their still remembered and they’re still people and there still people who have touched our hearts in some way. This is my way of doing it and saying hello and goodbye again.”