Even years later most people won't forget where they were when the tragedy happened.
TRAVERSE CITY -- It's visuals that help remind Americans of the horrific tragedy that happened eight years ago.
That's why 7th and 8th grade broadcasting students at East Middle School in Traverse City put a remembrance video together for their school.
"It was a video that commemorated it, the 8th year anniversary...It brings it back and it's sad," says 8th grade student, Joe Videki.
The class is hoping that students will understand what took place.
"It's important because it's a tragedy but our country is so much safer now, it made us so much stronger," says 8th grade student Aaron Smits.
Jody Mackey hopes the video will help convey the unforgettable moment to her students who may have been too young to remember.
"it's interesting because in my 6th grade social studies class the youngsters don't have a recollection of this because of their age and so I think it's really important and you could have hear pin drop because the visual power was there and helped students gain an understanding," says journalism and social studies teacher, Jody Mackey.
It's not just students though that are taking time to remember this day in history...The Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department is also acknowledging what took place.
"September 11th shocked people of this country that these kinds of things could happen and I don't think we were awaken to that yet," says fire chief Pat Parker.
Like all fire departments in the area, Grand Traverse Metro lowered their flags and took a moment of silence this morning.
"It's a special day in the fire service...There were thousands of people that lost their lives but our brothers and sisters at the New York Fire Department lost 343 people...It's a real easy to forget and lets hope a tragedy of that nature never happens again," says Chief Parker.
Chief Parker says the Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department takes the time to remember September 11th every year. Fire staff took their moment of silence at 8:46 Friday morning, which was when the first airplane hit one of the Twin Towers.
