The Inevitable March to History: The Evolution of a Generational Tragedy

Tomorrow will mark twenty-one years since the terrorist attack on The World Trade Center. Time marches on. Time does what it does.

It’s been a few years now since I’ve watched the televised recitation of names from the 9/11 Memorial. The last time I did, I turned on the television and listened as I dressed for the day. The names were read in small batches. As always, that simple reading served to emphasize the breadth of the tragedy. Men, women. Young, old. Park Avenue and Parkchester. Names that suggested…