Newton 9/11 Memorial

The website for the memorial says their goal «(was) to create a ⁹⁄₁₁ memorial for Newton. Not just to memorialize the eight people from Newton who died that day, but to commemorate the heroism of the police, the firefighters, and the everyday citizens who reached out to help each other.»
They sure did a beautiful job of reaching that goal. The memorial, its symbolism, images, and inscriptions are overwhelming.
The ⁹⁄₁₁ date is represented by huge stone Roman numeral «twins» suggesting the twin towers.
There are engraved panels everywhere– on the steps leading to the memorial and on top of the ⁹⁄₁₁ numbers themselves.
You’ll see the chilling chronology of the timeline — the terrorists leave a Newton hotel at 7:00 AM, the North Tower is hit at 8:46, the South Tower is hit at 9:03, the Pentagon is hit at 9:37, the south Tower collapses at 9:58, the Shanksville crash at 10:03, and the North Tower collapses at 10:28.
An inscribed pedestal reads «On September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks killed nearly 3,000 innocent men, women, and children. The people of Newton, Massachusetts, have established this memorial as a place to remember the neighbors we lost and to honor those who served that day and thereafter».
Other inscriptions remember the 400 NYC Public Service workers who were lost trying to save their citizens, the eight citizens with ties to Newton lost that day, and quotes from President Bush, Mayor Warren, and Scottish poet Thomas Campbell.
Campbel’s words were very moving.
«To live in hearts we leave behind
Is not to die.»