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| Gardens of Remembrance |
Just a
few minutes away from my home is the H. Lee Dennison Building. Located on Route
454, the building features their Armed Forces Plaza which includes the Gardens
of Remembrance. A memorial to 9/11 victims who once resided in Suffolk County,
the structure is a large square of glass panels with a garden on the inside.
While the garden is inaccessible, it creates a beautiful background for the
panels. Each is etched with information about a different victim including
their name, age at the time, occupation and town they resided in. The memorial
is breathtaking any time of day, but when lit up at night, it becomes even more
so.
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| Smithtown 9/11 Memorial |
Right on
Main Street in Smithtown is a memorial dedicated to residents of the town who
lost their life that day. Next to the Cactus Day Salon residents will find a
serene waterfall surrounded by a low wall. On the front of the wall a series of
plaques display the names of the Smithtown victims and benches are located
across from the waterfall for visitors to take in the simple yet beautiful dedication.
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| Responders Remembered Memorial Park |
To honor
the first responders in Suffolk County who lost their lives after 9/11, a
memorial can be found on the corner of Smithtown Boulevard and Gibbs Pond Road
in Nesconset. Many first responders have been diagnosed with different types of
cancer throughout the last decade, and the marble walls are currently etched
with 118 names. Members of the committee for the Responders
Remembered Memorial Park are currently working on adding more names to ensure
that all of the deceased responders from our county are honored.
Providing spots for locals to reflect on 9/11 on any day they choose, each of these memorials is beautifully designed to honor the
victims so they will never be forgotten.
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| Smithtown 9/11 Memorial |
