Animated 9/11 Stories Recorded by StoryCorps

Always a Family
On the morning of September 11th, Michael Trinidad called his ex-wife, Monique Ferrer, from the 103rd floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower to say goodbye. In the wake of his death, Monique tells the story of Michael’s lasting legacy—the family they built together.

Since 2005, nonprofit organization StoryCorps has worked with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum to “record at least one story to honor each life lost in the attacks on September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993” in their September 11 Initiative. They have “recorded and archived 1,193 September 11th stories, representing 583 individual victims”. Three of these stories were animated by the Rauch Brothers Animation company: Always a Family, She Was the One, and John and Joe.

She Was the One
When Richie Pecorella met Karen Juday, she captured his heart and changed his life. They were engaged and living together in Brooklyn when Karen was killed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, where she worked as an administrative assistant. Here, Richie remembers Karen, his love and inspiration.

John and Joe
John Vigiano Sr. is a retired New York City firefighter whose two sons followed him into service—John Jr. was a firefighter, too, and Joe was a police detective. On September 11, 2001, both Vigiano brothers responded to the call from the World Trade Center, and both were killed while saving others. Here, John Sr. remembers his sons and reflects on coping with his tremendous loss.

On September 11, 2011, these three touching stories will be broadcast on PBS and be featured on the homepage of YouTube.

via Neatorama