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East Tennessee marks 9/11 terror attacks, 19 years later

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Events planned across East Tennessee to remember 9/11, 19 years later

Friday marks 19 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. With social distancing guidelines, leaders still planned several memorials and events to remember the day
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Remembering 9/11: 19 years later

In a year when the coronavirus pandemic has reshaped countless American rituals, even the commemoration of 9/11 could not escape unchanged.
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As the country grieved on 9/11, this widow was given the gift of life

In 2001, pregnant widow Tammy Russell refused to give birth the same week her first husband was murdered. Sept. 11 seemed like the perfect birthday.
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Never Forget: Knoxville 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb

Wednesday morning more than 200 volunteers climbed the stairs of the Sunsphere in memory of the sacrifices first responders made at the World Trade Center.
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Anderson County High School's assistant principal remembers 9/11 by reciting timeline over school speakers

As many memorials take place across the nation, one local high school remembered in a special way.
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WATCH: Anderson County HS assistant principal remembers 9/11 by reciting timeline over speakers

In a video posted to Facebook on Wednesday, one of Anderson County High School's assistant principals started the day by powerfully reading the timeline of events from that fateful day over the school's speaker system.
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Museum of East Tennessee History remembers 9/11 with artifact display

The Museum of East Tennessee honors those who lost their lives on 9/11
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Children thank firefighters on 9/11

They weren't even born when terrorists took down the twin towers on 9/11, but that didn't stop some kids in Maryville from showing their appreciation on this day of remembrance.