Politics & Government
Culver City Patch Remembers Sept. 11 in 911 Snapshots
Through pictures from around the nation, Patch local editors give homage to those who fell in the 9/11 attacks, the brave soldiers who have given their lives in service to our country and the loved ones they left behind.
Chandra Payton stands proudly in front of the picture of her late son, Lance Cpl. George J. Payton, at her home in Culver City. Payton was killed in Fallouja, Iraq, in 2004 when he kicked open a door to lead his comrades in a house raid and was hit with a grenade. The 20-year-old Marine died from his battle wounds eight hours later, just five weeks shy of turning 21.
Stories like these, 911 of them, are featured in an extensive photo display on Patch's sister site, HuffingtonPost.com. The images were collected by Patch editors across the country and tell the stories of lives lost on Sept. 11, Ground Zero heroism and the continuing toll from the wars that followed. They also reflect the resiliency of Americans, their hope in their children and the extraordinary changes for good wrought by a disaster that we now mark on its 10th anniversary.
Join in this remembrance by adding your thoughts on 9/11 in our comments section. If you would like to write a longer piece for the Culver City Patch letters to the editor, please email winter@patch.com.
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