September 11, 2016

Page 1

Celebrating the end of summer outdoors

D3

INSIDE

Uncommon patriotism Display celebrates America A5 IN SPORTS: Clemson sneaks by

SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894

Troy; Carolina faces Bulldogs

$1.50

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

B1

REMEMBERING THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF 9/11

15 years later, where’s the unity?

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The lower Manhattan skyline, including One World Trade Center and the Brooklyn Bridge, are seen Aug. 19 in New York. Construction cranes continue working on top of 3 World Trade Center. Fifteen years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, downtown New York has been reborn, not just with the construction of One World Trade, but with a host of attractions both somber and vibrant, including the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, two retail malls, new hotels and restaurants.

National pride hits lowest point, according to 15-year Gallup poll

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE ATTACKS HAPPENED?

First reaction: Disbelief

BY JENNIFER PELTZ The Associated Press

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com

N

Most people interviewed by The Sumter Item were at work when they heard about airplanes flying into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, 15 years ago. As the events unfolded that day, what at first seemed to be a tragic accident was soon understood to be a wellplanned attack on the nation. Jenkins McElveen said he was at work when a co-worker called and said a plane had accidentally run into one of the buildings in New York. “Later we found out it wasn't an accident; it

EW YORK — For a time, it felt like the attack that shattered America

had also brought it together.

After Sept. 11, signs of newfound unity seemed to well up everywhere, from the homes where American flags appeared virtually overnight to the Capitol steps where lawmakers pushed aside party lines to sing “God Bless America” together. That cohesion now feels vanishingly distant. Gallup’s 15-year-old poll of Americans’ national pride hit its lowest-ever point this year. In a country that now seems carved up by doorslamming disputes over race, immigration, national security, policing and politics, people impelled by the

AP FILE PHOTO

Joseph Esposito, left, chief of department of the New York Police Department, offers help as President George W. Bush steps off a pile of rubble after speaking at ground zero of the World Trade Center site Sept. 14, 2001, in New York. Esposito, then the NYPD’s top uniformed officer, was struck by “the camaraderie, the SEE PRIDE, PAGE A5 unity” of those days.

VISIT US ONLINE AT

the

.com

DEATHS, A11 Deas M. Richardson Linda Resto James Robinson Debra Ann Lowery Hayley A. Toney

Elease T. Davis Jerold W. Garner Frances N. Dixon Bessie Solomon

MCELVEEN

MARYE

was a terrorist attack on America,” McElveen said. “It was a day I will never forget and America will never forget.” He said he tries to remember those people whose lives were lost that day. He said he hoped the next time an attack

happens, actions will be taken “right away.” Also working that day was Bob Marye, who said his wife called and said the planes had hit the towers. “It brought back some memories because

SEE DISBELIEF, PAGE A11

WEATHER, A12

INSIDE

CHANCE OF STORMS

5 SECTIONS, 36 PAGES VOL. 121, NO. 277

Partly sunny today with solid chance of afternoon thunderstorms; tonight, storms may continue. HIGH 92, LOW 72

Business D1 Classifieds D4 Comics E1 Opinion A10

Outdoors D3 Reflections C3 Stocks D2 Television E3

Back from vacation. Back to school. Back to basics. We go where you go. Sumter: 803.469.0156 Manning: 803.433.4451 bankofclarendon.com ."//*/( t 46.5&3 t 4"/5&& t 46..&350/ t 8:#00


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.