Today, the museum's special tenth anniversary display of September 11 artifacts will close. Hundreds of visitors have left comments with us over the past week or so. Below, you'll find a slideshow of 11 of these comment cards—from a firefighter, an Army wife, a visitor from England, and others who wanted to share their stories of September 11, 2001, and the ways in which their lives have changed since then.
Thank you to everyone who has joined us in this reflection and remembrance.
Dana Allen-Greil is managing editor of the O Say Can You See? blog at the National Museum of American History.
Why can't these objects be displayed longer so that more people can see them?
Posted by: BP | September 12, 2011 at 10:52 AM
I would have thought it would be a lot more effective if they had these objects on show for the whole year
Posted by: laser level guru | September 15, 2011 at 10:15 PM
Extremely power and moving! My heart breaks every time I see these!
Posted by: Mandy Morrison | September 17, 2011 at 06:21 AM
It's now time to remember as to what had happened to the September 11, 2011 attack. People need to be hopeful and be strong enough.
Posted by: christmas cards | September 18, 2011 at 09:00 PM
R.I.P
Posted by: SEO | September 19, 2011 at 05:09 PM
They were great heroes! My heart ache every year when glanced back the incident.
Posted by: Peter | September 20, 2011 at 10:27 AM
Lets pray that this will never happen any where.
Posted by: Alen | September 26, 2011 at 03:02 AM
The stories are so heartfelt and moving... A day that has forever changed our beloved country.
Posted by: Richmond Locksmith | September 27, 2011 at 01:20 AM
Everyone remembers where they were that awful day. And everyone can remember how important the tv really was to help us understand, grieve and try to move forward.
I've gotta agree with most comments here on how powerful it really is. Let's hope we can avert something like this in the future and pray for worldwide peace.
Posted by: Robert | September 29, 2011 at 09:11 PM