09/11/2026
For Weisser Glass Studio, as for everyone else, September 11, 2001, began like any other beautiful early fall day. We prepared to open the shop that morning, as always, and went about our day like any other Tuesday. Within hours, thousands were dead, and the world would never be the same.
After debating our next course of action, we decided to close the shop so we could all spend the day with our families. It seemed like the right thing to do.
A staff member was a volunteer firefighter and was called to the Pentagon along with most emergency services in the area. We all worried and waited anxiously until we received word later that evening that he was okay. We saw images of the World Trade Center coming down played over and over, and we were thinking not just of the victims who had lost their lives, but the emergency responders who ran into the burning towers to do what they could. So many died; it didn't seem real...
And on a plane somewhere over the Midwest, a group of shining humans was brave enough to sacrifice themselves to save many more, forcing the hijacked plane they were on down before it was able to be used in another attack
Despite the horror of the images we were seeing on our televisions, we couldn't fathom the true cost of the attacks until the dust settled. What we hadn't foreseen was the massive outpouring of compassion, strength, and the coming together of the American people- the true values of a truly great nation.
We owe more than we can ever say to those who ran into the flames and destruction, regular people who did their jobs even though it meant losing their own lives. These brave souls continue to make the ultimate sacrifice, even years later, as exposure to toxins, hazardous materials, and the overwhelming sadness of recovery operations caused many of those who survived the initial disasters to succumb before their time.
It's hard to believe that twenty-five years have passed. The divides in our country today belie the sense of solidarity we all felt that day and in the days after, as our country came to grips with grief and a changed world.
We remember Lower Manhattan.
We remember the Pentagon.
We remember Shanksville.
We remember.
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