The importance of remembering what happened and honoring our heroes is why Senator Anthony Bucco penned legislation to require schools to include 9/11 instruction in the curriculum.
As we reflect on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a Howell resident has put his thoughts into song as a way of remembering what happened, honoring our heroes from that day and trying to recapture that time period in the days and weeks following the attacks when our nation came together to heal.
Regarded as a hero for killing terrorist and Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden on May 2, 2011, former Navy Seal Robert O'Neill spent the weekend before the 9/11 anniversary in Ocean County for a library program.
This morning on "The Free Beer & Hot Wings Morning Show," we had the honor of talking to NFL veteran and United States Marine veteran Jeremy Staat.
Staat's story is pretty incredible.
Sept 21, 2001 was the first day baseball resumed after the September 11th attacks on our country.
It was a strange day with the country trying to get things back to normal (as best as possible)
The Mets vs the Atlanta Braves was the first game to be played...
I had a friend from high school in Old Bridge who was and is a hero of September 11th, and showed others what it means to lay down your life for others.