After 9/11, Sesame Street aired four episodes to help children (and grown-ups) process fear and grief.
In this episode, which aired in 2002, Elmo learns to face his fear with help from the FDNY firefighters โ a reminder that even when we're scared, someone is there to keep us safe. #NeverForget
More than 300 dogs helped search for survivors on 9/11. In fact, the last person rescued at ground zero was found by a search and rescue dog.
The search was mentally and physically taxing on the dogs, who walked across huge piles of debris and smoldering rubble. As the days went by, dogs became sad when they were no longer finding people alive. So, to keep their spirits up, their handlers staged mock rescues. They would have people hide under debris for dogs to find. This boosted the dogsโ morale as they continued their work.
In addition to rescue dogs, therapy dogs were brought to the scene to provide comfort to emotionally drained and traumatized police officers and firefighters.
Dogs are the best thing in the world and we do not deserve them.
The last speaker at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony lost his father Michael Massaroli to the attacks.
"You do my dad's legacy and the legacy of all these victims no honor by using this tragedy to spread hate," he said. "I've had to grow up and spend the past 25 years seeing people use it to hate on our Muslim brothers and sisters, to hate on people who don't look like them."
i hate when ppl say "u are so pretty how come u dont have a bf" as if a boyfriend is a reward for being beautiful? or maybe i am pretty bc i dont have an annoying bf up my ass every day ever think of that