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Remembering that tragic day 10 years ago...

BY CYNTHIA MARSHALL

It was Monday night Sept. 10, 2001. I was playing darts in my dart league and I received a phone call that my father's health had made a radical turn for the worse and that he wasn't expected to live very long.I knew he was ill, but wasn't expecting ... Full story

Yuman helped identify remains following attacks

BY MARA KNAUB - SUN STAFF WRITER

Robert Vigil, investigator for the Yuma County medical examiner's office, had the grave job of helping to identify remains following the terrorist attacks in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001.Vigil is not authorized to release the details of his work w... Full story

Yuma Proving Ground responds to Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy

BY CHUCK WULLENJOHN - CHIEF, YPG PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

What happened on Sept. 11 was a shock to all Americans, but particularly to those who work on military installations. The 2,000 workers at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground started that day in the early morning hours, as is typical each workday. When the... Full story

Terrorism canceled meeting in Manhattan on 9/11

BY SARAH WOMER - SUN STAFF WRITER

While waiting for an out-of-town business meeting to start in Manhattan, one mile away from the World Trade Center, a group of five from the Candesa advertising agency were beginning to wonder why their meeting was running behind schedule.A few minut... Full story

A look back: Air travel down a year after attacks

BY MATT RIEHL - SUN STAFF WRITER

Lately, Disneyland has enjoyed a surge in popularity among Yumans — and not just because of new attractions.Rather, it's because more people are opting to travel to locations within driving distance instead of taking vacations that require air ... Full story

A look back: Yuma flights in holding pattern days after attack

BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER

The skies above Yuma were empty for a second day as the Yuma International Airport remained closed Wednesday to all commercial and civil aircraft.“There is no word on when they will reopen,” said Yuma County legislative and public affairs... Full story

A look back: Red Cross says it will lend helping hand

BY LINDSAY CESSNA - SUN STAFF WRITER

The American Red Cross is doing its part to assist in the aftermath of Tuesday's attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., according to A.J. Mosqueda, the American Red Cross supervisor for Yuma County.“Our role here is make the public awar... Full story

A look back: 'It hit me like a hammer'

BY LINDSAY CESSNA - SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Robert Vigil lets out a chuckle as he looks through mementos of the time he spent at the World Trade Center site following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Vigil, who spent a total of 14 weeks assisting the New York City medical examiner, remembers one... Full story

A look back: Yuma’s bases, federal offices close

BY LINDSAY CESSNA - SUN STAFF WRITER

Unauthorized persons were not allowed on military bases and federal agencies closed their doors Tuesday in the aftermath of the suspected terrorist attacks.Marine Corps Air Station Yuma and Yuma Proving Ground joined military bases across the nation ... Full story

Excel offers counseling

Story originally appeared Sept. 13, 2001 in The Sun

FROM STAFF REPORTS

The Excel Group is making available a team of counselors and other behavioral health professionals today and next week to help area residents deal with anxiety and trauma related to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.The... Full story

People can give blood beginning Monday

BY JESSICA GUTHRIE - SUN STAFF WRITER

Yuma's Good Samaritans who want to donate blood in the wake of the World Trade Center and Pentagon tragedies will have to wait until Monday to roll up their sleeves.According to Pam Orendorf, Yuma Regional Medical Center media relations department se... Full story

No shutdown for county despite bomb threats, canceled meeting

BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER

The terrorist assaults that occurred Tuesday morning prompted many government entities around the state to tighten security or close down completely.In Yuma County, it was business as usual, despite that and two bomb threats which turned out to be ho... Full story

Terrorist attack touches lives of Yuma's former New Yorkers

BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER

Susan Osuna sat glued to the television watching the horrible events unfold Tuesday morning.“It's all so scary, and I'm still in a state of shock,” she said.Osuna works as an ad designer for The Sun, and moved to Yuma in January.She lived... Full story

Agencies collecting donations for victims

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Seeing the images of mayhem in New York City and Washington, D.C., Yuma-area residents, like other Americans, may feel vulnerable, even powerless, against terrorism.But, in fact, there are things they can do to help the victims of Tuesday's jetliner ... Full story

Yuma son with 82nd Airborne in Afghanistan, fighting terrorism

BY T.M. SHULTZ - SUN STAFF WRITER

Earline Gordon worries about her son.The 1999 graduate of Kofa High School is on the ground in Afghanistan, still fighting the war on terrorism one year after it began.“It's scary,” Gordon said.Her son, Army Spc. LeKendrick T. Stallworth,... Full story

Yumans show support with patriotic symbols

BY KERRY POHLMAN - SUN STAFF WRITER

People in Yuma are displaying symbols of patriotism in light of Tuesday's terrorist attack on the United States.Employees at Gilpin's Construction Co. pooled their money Wednesday to buy a banner that says “God bless America.”“We're... Full story

Yuma squadron was ready for 'anything'

BY T.M. SHULTZ - SUN STAFF WRITER

Literally moments after the second hijacked jetliner slammed into the World Trade Center towers, Marines from all across Yuma began streaming onto the air station here, ready for anything.For the men and women of Marine Attack Squadron-211, “an... Full story

Border at San Luis not closed

BY LUKE TURF - SUN STAFF WRITER

Tuesday morning's terrorist attacks slowed border traffic and border businesses in San Luis, Ariz. — and the delays may continue.“We're on a higher level of alert status,” said John Schwamm, assistant port director for U.S. Customs ... Full story

Motorists in Yuma urged to stay calm

FROM STAFF AND AP REPORTS

AAA warned motorists in Yuma and around the state not to overreact by jamming gas stations for fuel in the event prices soar due to Tuesday's events.Rumors began circulating Tuesday afternoon gas prices in Arizona were skyrocketing, but AAA Arizona c... Full story

Sept. 11, 2002: Schools a safe place to be

BY LINDSAY CESSNA, SPECIAL TO THE SUN

The hallways of Yuma-area schools will be silent for a brief moment today, so teachers and students can remember. “We are going to downplay it and bring as much normalcy as possible,” said Carver School Principal Deb Drysdale, referring ... Full story

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