HumCap Remembers September 11

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North Texans attended several ceremonies Friday to remember those who died and served on Sept. 11.

Tad and Pam McIntosh attended a Freedom Day ceremony at the Dallas Fire Rescue Training Center to honor three friends who were directly affected by the terrorist attacks.

Pam McIntosh is a flight attendant and she said her friend Bobbi Arestegui was killed aboard one of the hijacked planes.

"Saving money to go on vacation with her fiance so she had actually picked up a trip from another flight attendant," she said.

Tad McIntosh said he attended West Point with two men who were in the World Trade Center on the day of the attacks.

One of the men, Doug Gurian, died, and the other, Conan Ward, survived to a chilling tale of what he witnessed.

"As I walked next to City Hall, I heard rumbling. I turned and looked up at the World Trade Center. The intensity of the rumbling increased only to be punctuated by the screaming and screeching as the entire structure disintegrated," Ward wrote in a letter to McIntosh.

Residents in Oak Cliff honored the Sept. 11 victims by erecting a sculpture made of metal from the World Trade Center towers.

The 23-foot tall sculpture named "The Gates" was installed at the Bank Tower in the 400 block of S. Zang Boulevard and will soon be joined by another taller piece.

Former President George W. Bush spent a quiet day at his Dallas office.

He issued a statement saying, "Laura and I hold the victims and their families in our thoughts and prayers. We honor those who volunteer to keep us safe and extend the reach of freedom. On this day, let us renew our determination to prevent evil from returning to our shores."