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Many families and friends of victims have set up memorial funds and projects to give back to their communities and change the world in honor of their loved ones' lives. Examples include: Beyond the 11th; The Peter M. Goodrich Memorial Foundation; Our Voices Together; September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
The September 11th Fund was created by the New York Community Trust [1] and the United Way of New York City [2] in response to the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The Fund collected $534 million from more than two million donors and distributed a total of 559 grants totaling $528 million.
In February 2022, the Joe Biden administration allowed a $3.5 billion fund from the government of Afghanistan to be used by the victims of the 9/11 attacks. [8] However, in February 2023 U.S. District Judge George Daniels decided that the money could not be used for them, as it would recognize the Taliban as the rulers of the Afghanistan ...
In December 2010 Congress passed the Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010. The new law, often referred to as GI Bill 2.0, expands eligibility for members of the National Guard to include time served on Title 32 or in the full-time Active Guard and Reserve (AGR).
The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides financial support for education and housing to individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate service after September 10, 2001, or those discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days. This program covers tuition and fees, a monthly housing allowance, and a stipend for books and supplies.
"Employee death benefits may include survivor’s insurance, transporting of the deceased — if the death occurred on the job — or paying out unused vacation or [time off]," Castaneda says.
Names of the victims of the September 11 attacks were inscribed at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum alphabetically by last name initial. They are organized as such: List of victims of the September 11 attacks (A–G) List of victims of the September 11 attacks (H–N) List of victims of the September 11 attacks (O–Z)
The number of veterans who lost a limb during the most recent wars is relatively small. A 2020 Government Accountability Office report put the number at just under 3,000 post-9/11 amputees. But ...