Patch Wants to Hear Your Sept. 11th Stories

If the tragedy of Sept. 11th dramatically affected your life, especially if you lost a family member or friend, or if you made different life decisions because of what happened that day, Patch wants to hear from you.

We're also interested in hearing stories and borrowing photos from any emergency responders, paid or volunteer, who may have impacted their own health by working at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the terrorist attack.

We're asking our readers to help us create a fitting tribute to those who lost their lives that day, to their friends and families, the numerous emergency workers and volunteers who worked tirelessly at Ground Zero or who worked double-time back at home to cover for those helping at the site.

If you think you may have any stories or photos suitable for sharing, please email me at denise.distephan@patch.com and put "Sept. 11th" in subject line.

Please keep stories to a maxium of 250 words.

Thank you so much.