The mission that Sinise and others are undertaking is simple: make sure this event doesn’t fade. That’s the most important part. Etch the event forever in stone, and then you can combat the nonsense that’s bubbled up since then (via NY Post):
Actor Gary Sinise is among a growing number of advocates, educators and organizations working to ensure the history of Sept. 11 doesn’t fade as a new generation grows up with no memory of the attacks.
His foundation provides free educational trips to Ground Zero, the Pentagon and Shanksville, PA — and he’s now part of a new documentary that will “live on and on and be part of the canon” around the Trade Center tragedy.
“It’s not just about how America was attacked but remembering how Americans answered,” Sinise, 71, told The Post. “We want to change the slogan ‘Never forget’ that was made by people who were there to witness the Trade Center tragedies to ‘We remember,’ for future generations who weren’t there and only know it as a story someone told them.”
On a recent post where he invites those who lived through the 9/11 tragedy to share their personal stories, the “Apollo 13” actor said: “The memories you share today can help future generations understand what 9/11 meant to our country and why we made a promise to never forget.”
Sinise also lends his voice to the powerful new documentary “The Heroism and Resiliency of 9/11: From Tragedy to Triumph,” produced and directed by Michael Gier and premiering Sept. 8, at AMC Empire in Times Square, available now on Amazon Prime.
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The star has spent decades supporting military members, veterans and their families through the The Gary Sinise Foundation, which he founded in 2011.
Others are recognizing the critical importance of 9/11 education.
The College of Staten Island, Tunnel to Towers and the Carl V. Bini Memorial Fund, in partnership with Staten island Live, are developing a video-based curriculum about 911.
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