Sterling graduate serves in Navy Seabee unit in Afghanistan
Shannon Roberts, a 2006 Ross S. Sterling graduate, grew up in Baytown and is now a Utilitiesman third class in the U S Navy Seabees. He is deployed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, performing convoy security as a gunner on an armored fighting vehicle while his homeport remains Gulfport, Mississippi. His parents, Chris and Jeanne Roberts, live in Baytown.
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Memories of 9 11 stay vivid for area residents
Former Exxon worker Vicki Maxey recalls the towers attack while 21 year old Rhianna Ridgeway, then a Crosby sixth grader, and 20 year old Jessica DeLeon, a Baytown fifth grader, describe their school evacuations and fear. NASA worker mother Mary Ann Anelang feared for her son during the lockdown. A Virginia elementary principal, Rhonda Skaggs, and Joyce Pennington in her home watched events unfold, marking the day as forever etched.
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Twin Towers memories shape 9/11 observances in Baytown
The article recalls Laura Estes surviving the World Trade Center attack and Mark Thulis missing the Pentagon crash by 15 minutes, along with Baytown firefighters and officials honoring the victims. It notes Thulis preparing for a 9/11 observance and veteran firefighters reflecting on courage and duty.
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9/11 tenth anniversary memory at Ground Zero memorial
On September 11 2011 the nation marks ten years since the 9/11 attacks in New York City Pennsylvania and Washington D C Ground Zero memorial plaza nears completion for remembrance events Two reflecting ponds stand where the towers fell about 200 trees have been planted and the glass facade for the underground museum is erected
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Reactions on 9/11 From Facebook Readers
Facebook comments recount personal fears and memories after the 9/11 attacks. Jeannie Meyer Wood recalls avoiding planes for years while stationed in Misawa Japan. Scott Ober describes witnessing the second plane impact and enduring months of fear. Rebecca Burns promotes local Baytown Sun coverage.
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