On September 11, 2001, there were 2,977 people killed during the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Those whose lives were lost included 412 police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians.
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Ever since September 11, 2001, the SC National Guard’s 263rd Army and Air Missile Defense Command has had continuous watch over the skies of Washington, D.C. Today, the SC Air National Guard has units...
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Major General T. Eston Marchant became the first Adjutant General in decades to send troops into combat in Operation Desert Storm. South Carolina’s 51st and 251st units were called up to serve in...
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Carmen Agra Deedy has been writing for children for over two decades. Born in Havana, Cuba, she came to the U.S. as a refugee in 1964. She grew up in Decatur, Georgia, where she lives today. Learn...
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Gaffney native Father Lyndon Harris was the priest in charge of the St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral that is located directly across the street from where the World Trade Center Towers once stood. In this...
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War in Afghanistan Meet Major Taibe A. Roy. He served in the War in Afghanistan. The interview was done by Andrew Walker from Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, S.C. Generations of Heroes was a...
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War in Afghanistan Meet Col. Gordon Johnson. He served in Afghanistan. Interview by Anne Baudette from Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC. Generations of Heroes was a project that offered...
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The "Eyewitnesses to 9/11: From Tragedy to Transformation" exhibit located in Gaffney, South Carolina consists of artifacts and accounts of the events of September 11, 2001 and its aftermath. This...