Washington children remember students who died Sept. 11
Submitted on September 11, 2003 - 12:00am.
Ruxandra Giura - Fall 2003
WASHINGTON - Teachers and children at Maury Elementary School wished for peace and pledged always to remember the Sept. 11 victims Thursday as they gathered around the cherry tree planted in their garden on that mournful day.
“Today we share hope,” Maury Principal Dale Talbert told the children, who could still vividly remember the events.
“It was a very scary day,” he said. “There was a lot of hugging.”
Talbert explained that many of the children's parents were called to duty when Flight 77 hit the Pentagon, and the children were left in the school staff's care. Maury is about a mile from the Capitol.
“Today we share hope,” Maury Principal Dale Talbert told the children, who could still vividly remember the events.
“It was a very scary day,” he said. “There was a lot of hugging.”
Talbert explained that many of the children's parents were called to duty when Flight 77 hit the Pentagon, and the children were left in the school staff's care. Maury is about a mile from the Capitol.
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