Mourning in America. /
Nancy Gibbs.
- Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 2001. New York Times, 2001.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 79. Family, 1522-3213; .
This MARC record contains two articles. Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Mourning in America, Sept. 24, 2001; pp. 14-27. Originally Published: Now, Doctors Must Identify the Dead, Sept. 25, 2001; pp. D1+.
MOURNING IN AMERICA -- "In a week when everything seemed to happen for the first time ever, the candle became a weapon of war. Our enemies had turned the most familiar objects against us, turned shaving kits into holsters and airplanes into missiles and soccer coaches and newlyweds into involuntary suicide bombers. So while it was up to the President [George W. Bush] and his generals to plot the response, for the rest of us who are not soldiers and have no cruise missiles, we had candles, and we lit them on Friday night in an act of mourning, and an act of war." (TIME) This article examines the grieving process of the American people in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States. NOW, DOCTORS MUST IDENTIFY THE DEAD -- "Doctors are gearing up for the largest effort in the annals of forensic medicine: identifying the dead in the World Trade Center attacks. The scientists always knew the identifications would be an arduous task, but with more than 6,000 people still unaccounted for and relatively few bodies recovered, it is turning out to be an even bigger job than expected. The effort has a dual purpose--to provide evidence for those investigating the attacks and to bring answers to families and friends whose lives may be suspended in unresolved grief until there is evidence of their loved ones' fate." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article examines the sophisticated techniques that medical examiners are utilizing to identify bodies from the wreckage of the World Trade Center, which collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001 as a result of terrorist attacks.
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Dead--Identification. DNA fingerprinting. Guilt. Psychic trauma. Grief. Pentagon airplane attack, 2001. Terrorism. Terrorism--Psychological aspects. Terrorism--United States. World Trade Center airplane attacks, 2001. Victims of terrorism.