Those who were alive on that fateful day will never forget where they were on September 11, 2001. The images of  planes crashing into New York’s World Trade Center, the scenes of carnage while debris was pulled from the site, and the harrowing stories of families that were separated from their loved ones will forever be seared in our memory.

Today, we, the members of the St. Lawrence University community, join together to remember the 3,000 lives that were lost that day. After the dust had cleared at Ground Zero, it became clear that five Laurentians lost their lives: Robert Coll ’88, Catherine Goyeb ’82, Christopher Morrison ’89, Michael Pelletier ’88, and Richard Stewart ’89.

As you walk past the Quad this afternoon, gaze out at the American flags that cover manicured grass. Each year these flags are placed as a bi-partisan effort by SLU’s Democrats and Republicans, to commemorate these acts of terror. Take a moment to think of these five Laurentians who once occupied the same campus that we do and please be thankful for the freedom that we all frequently take for granted