Touched By Terror: Patch Remembers 9/11 in 911 Snapshots

La Mesan Greg Matthews, an anti-terrorism official who helped at ground zero in 2011, is featured in a 9/11 photo project marking the 10^th anniversary of the terror attacks. The project is being published throughout Patch’s 850-community network and the Huffington Post to create a national portrait of remembrances.

See the project here.

Millions of people across the country were affected by the 9/11 attacks. Some experienced the tragic loss of a loved one, some found an inspiring way to help those who were grieving, and others experienced a political awakening. 

To help reflect the endless diversity of their experiences, Patch looked out across our sites to pull together 911 snapshots of everyday Americans whose lives were changed by the events of that day.

From across the country, this Patch site and hundreds of others captured the faces, keepsakes, memorials, ceremonies, flags, fund-raisers, deployments and the still-raw emotions that followed the attacks.

Taken together they create a powerful mosaic that is large in scope but often deeply personal. Click through to see how your neighbors near and far experienced or were changed by the day.