EPISODE 21:  Behind the Tour   9/11 Remembered:  20 Years Later 

SUMMARY 

This week on Behind the Tour we remember a challenging day in American history.  Twenty years ago, our nation was attacked in what we now know as 9/11.  Saying those two numbers elicits a mental and emotional response in most adult Americans. 

We start off with a short recap of the events of that day. We then segway into a section where one of our Education Program Leaders, who happened to have a tour group in Arlington National Cemetery that morning, shares the story of himself and his group of students. Then our host Aaron Cronk, and podcast guests Sabrina Carlson, President of ACTS and EPL Jay Proffitt each highlight one of the 9/11 Memorials that our groups can visit during different tours with ACTS.  

 We wrap up the podcast with a call to action. 

LINKS: 

- 9/11 Memorial  9/11 Memorial & Museum 

- National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial  Pentagon Memorial 

- Flight 93 National Memorial   Flight 93 Memorial   

 - Book by Lisa Beamer about her husband Todd and the story of Flight 93.   Let’s Roll!: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage  - Stephen Siller’s story of courage at Tunnel to Towers Foundation   Stephen Siller’s Story   "A common field one day, a field of honor forever." 

 "We will never forget."

 

 

 "Absence made visable."

 

KEY WORDS: American Christian Tours, ACTS, Behind the Tour; student educational tour programs; 9/11 Memorial; Pentagon Memorial; Flight 93 Memorial; 9/11; Ground Zero