1st Lieut

The effects of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, have been felt throughout our society. Some people experienced the shock of the day’s events first-hand. Others were called into action as volunteers or professionals responding in various ways to the emergency. Others standing farther from the action reflected on the events of the day and their implication for our society. Several Trinity alumni have shared their experiences or their reactions with us, and we are pleased to present them here.

If you have written a first-hand account of the September 11 attacks, or if you have prepared other material about the event and its aftermath that you would like to have considered for publication on this Web site, please forward it to drew.sanborn@trincoll.edu. You must be a Trinity College alumnus/a in order to have your material considered.

Jeff Fox '67 is class secretary for the Class of 1967. This essay first appeared in the class notes section of the winter 2002 Reporter.

Capt. Ned Kulp ’51, USCGR (Ret.), has written a background paper on national security in the era following the attacks. A similar paper was published in the December 2001 issue of The Officer, the magazine of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States.

Jon Widing ’59 is an assistant to the rector at Grace Episcopal Church in Avon, Connecticut, and is also chaplain to that town’s police department. Following the events on 9/11, Widing responded to a call for volunteers issued by the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut and now serves two days per month at Ground Zero, where his duties involve blessing the remains of the victims and providing emotional and spiritual support for the workers. This article first appeared in Avon Life and Newington Life and is reproduced with permission.

Bill Kirtz ’61 a Boston-based writer, has submitted a poem called “Brief Lives: A collage of The Times,” based on the brief New York Times biographies of those who lost their lives in the attacks.

Michael O’Brien ’76 was in his office at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on the 88th floor of Tower Two when the building was hit. His account of the day’s events was first printed in the alumni magazine of Loomis Chaffee School and is reproduced here with permission.

Linda Bernstein Jasper ’92 worked as a public relations specialist for Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield on the 28th floor of Tower One. She has written a powerful account of the moment the airplane struck her building and the ensuing chaos.

1st Lieut. Victor Lomuscio ’98 is an officer with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which saw action in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the 9/11/01 attack. He has sent an e-mail from aboard ship, documenting his unit’s initial response to news of the attacks.