Sep 9, 2008 1:11 pm US/Eastern
9/11 Memorial Dedicated At Logan Airport
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The memorial to the victims of 9/11 was dedicated at Logan Airport on Tuesday, September 9, 2008.
WBZ
A new $3.5 million memorial at Logan International Airport honors those who died after
terrorists hijacked two airliners and crashed them into New York's World Trade Center seven years ago.
The 2.5-acre space was formally dedicated Tuesday morning by Gov. Deval Patrick, airport officials and victims' families. American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 took off from Logan on Sept. 11, 2001.
"This memorial honors the lives tragically lost seven years ago, pays tribute to the families and survivors left behind, and serves as a reminder to us all of the resilience of our country," Patrick said.
More than
200 people with ties to Massachusetts were killed in the terror attacks.
The outdoor site, next to the Hilton Hotel and a parking garage, is planted with grass and gingko trees. Two walkways - representing the two planes' flight paths - lead up a small knoll to a
green glass cube containing the names of 148 people aboard the doomed flights.
"The Memorial is a fitting tribute to those directly affected by the events that day and provides a place for remembrance and comfort in the middle of an international airport," said Michael Sweeney, whose wife Amy was a flight attendant on Flight 11. Sweeney was on the design committee for the memorial.
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