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Sept. 11, 2026

Patriot Day.

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Patriot Day: 9/11 remembrance, first responder heroes, and stories of courage and resilience.

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Calaruga Shark Media. Hi, I'm Mark Ellison. In Today's theme

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is Patriot Day nine to eleventh, remembrance first responder heroes

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and stories of courage and resilience. Question one. Patriot Day

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is marked each year with a nationwide moment of silence

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at exactly what time in the Eastern time zone do

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Americans pause to remember reflecting the moment the first plane

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struck the World Trade Center? Question two? At the Flight

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ninety three National Memorial in Pennsylvania, what is the name

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of the ninety three foot tall structure that houses forty

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wind chimes, each honoring one of the passengers and crew

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who fought back against the hijackers. Question three? Which US

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Navy Amphibious transport dock was built using steel salvaged from

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the World Trade Center and named in honor of the

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state where the tower stood. Question four. When Lower Manhattan

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was cut off on nine elevens, mariners answer to US

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Coast Guard call to ferry people to safety in a

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spontaneous effort now often called by what nickname? Question five?

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Which Vietnam veteran and Morgan Stanley's security chief is credited

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with evacuating nearly all of the firm's two thousand, seven

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hundred employees from the South Tower on nine elevenths. Through

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rigorous drills and calm leadership, We'll be right back with

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these answers after this break. Welcome back. Question one. What

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time is the Patriot Day moment of silence? Answer eight

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forty six am eight. The first moment of islands occurs

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at eight forty six a m. Eastern time, the time

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American Airlines Flight eleven hit the North Tower on September eleventh,

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two thousand and one. Presidents issue annual proclamations calling for

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this observance, along with flags flown at half staff. Question two.

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Name the ninety three foot chime memorial at the Flight

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ninety three site? Answer the Tower of Voices. The Tower

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of Voices stands ninety three feet high, symbolizing Flight ninety

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three and features forty chimes for the forty heroes aboard.

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Its soundscape is designed to be a living memorial to

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their courage and sacrifice. Question three. Which Navy ship includes

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steel from the World Trade Center? Answer? USS New York

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LPD twenty one, commissioned in two thousand and nine. USS

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New York contains several tons of WTC steel in her bow.

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The ship serves as a floating tribute to resilience and remembrance,

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alongside sister ships USS Arlington and USS Somerset, named for

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the other attack sites. Question four, What is the nickname

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for the nine elevenths maritime evacuation? Answer? The nine elevenths Boatlift.

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The boat lift of nine elevenths evacuated hundreds of thousands

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from Manhattan in under nine hours, the largest maritime evacuation

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in history. Tugboats, ferries, and private craft worked alongside first

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responders to move people across the harbor. Question five. Who

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led Morgan Stanley's life saving evacuation on nine elevenths? Answer?

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Rick Rascorla. Rick Rascola insisted on regular evacuation drills and

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guided colleagues down the stairs on nine elevenths, saving thousands.

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He returned to help others and was among those who

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did not survive. His preparation and courage became a lasting

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lesson in resilience. That concludes today's five daily trivia questions.

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I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions were crafted with the

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help of AI technology. See you tomorrow.