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Mike from Massachusetts went to Ground Zero two weeks after 9/11. He wrote a piece explaining his thoughts and emotions. He recorded it to send to his sister.

Mother Alison has messages from her daughter who was working near at the Joyce Theater on 9/11.

Two young hiphop artists, Colin Travers and Eric Minor made a three minute dedication piece sampled from news clips. It is being played on WKCR. They poured their hearts into their piece "RIP WTC." Colin grew up in Brooklyn Heights and witnessed the…

Ilene's boyfriend gave her a gift trip to NYC in 1999 for her birthday. They went to the top of WTC. Her boyfriend had wanted to propose and was afraid the ring in his pocket would set off metal detectors.

Scotty was driving across country during 9/11 and describes taping the reactions of people along the way.

Californian Claudia recalls trying to reach her brother in financial district in New York. She saved his conference call message. She will never erase it.

Patsy describes her son's NYU graduation at Windows on the World in 1999. Now she is glad they overextended their budget for this. Son lives near the site still. Patsy offers to share their video of this party.

Chris describes his mother's phone message from 9/11.

Local woman Lisa Barnett describes her 9/11 video. She had the camera focused on the view from her window while she called her husband to make sure he was all right. He had been on the PATH that morning. She also has footage of people running down…

Independent producer Ben Shapiro recorded this audio in a Chinatown Lumber yard. The men are loading wood to be made into emergency stretchers into a truck.

An audio montage of Building Stewardesses talking about the Mohawk iron workers, and other men at the WTC.

A montage of the Building Stewardesses talking about the workday and workplace.

A montage of Building Stewardesses recalling the of atmosphere of the 1960's, the music of the period, their own youthful enthusiasm, and the impact of their jobs on their lives.

Guy Tozzoli talks about his determinaion to build the WTC.

Guy Tozzoli's idea of "peace through trade" motivates him.

Guy Tozzoli describes '39 World Fair and how he got involved. Kathleen Quinn chimes in with a comment about her neighbor and former boss, Guy Tozzoli

Jennifer Altman describes an experience she had at the Fresh Kills Landfill. She talks about how the events of September 11th have impacted her life and her perspective about what she does professionally.

The Building Stewardesses discuss how they were trained to deal with a sometimes doubtful public.

A montage of Building Stewardesses talking about the meaning of their jobs: They reflect on what Guy Tozzoli and his ideology of World Trade had hoped to achieve in the 1960s. After 9/11 the Building Stewardesses feel honored to be a part of the…

Resident artist Don Bracken describes what he liked about the World Trade Center. He remembers what it felt like to work there as an artist and how overwhelmed he was by the view from his studio on the 91st floor.