9/11, Ground Zero & The Call To Serve: Around the Patch

Every Patch site in the country is talking about the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11. Here are what some of the sites in the region are saying:

1. Jamie Anderson, a  officer for more than 14 years, changed his life after the 9/11 attacks.

He visited Ground Zero for the first time a month after the attacks, and was struck by how many posters searching for missing loved ones were still scattered about New York City. 

"Everyone was still hoping," he said.

Anderson volunteered to help the clean-up efforts, but was turned away because they had too many people helping.

Partly as a result of 9/11, Anderson joined the Coast Guard Reserve as a maritime law enforcement specialist, and his unit was deployed to the Arabian Sea.

Read more of Anderson's story on .

2. is  a chaplain for the and pastor at Summit Church in Twinsburg.

On Sept. 11, 2001, Millet spent 10 days in the wreckage at Ground Zero, counseling rescue workers.

In light of the 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11, sat down with him and talked about his experience.

3. Leaders of Kent's police, fire and religious organizations in a brief ceremony Thursday before a big-band performance in Home Savings Plaza.

The commemoration may have marked the deaths of thousands, but those who spoke also talked about the good things that came of that horrible day — unity and patriotism among them.

4. Solon Patch Editor Chris Mazzolini has also compiled a list of the from the Internet.