we begin with the solemn tributes being made up and down the state as residents look back on the tragedy of the September 11th terrorist attacks 22 years ago today when four planes hijacked by terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania nearly 3 000 people were killed in a matter of hours 746 from New Jersey alone their names tearfully read aloud by loved ones today their memories honored during moments of Silence at annual state ceremonies but after two decades many families are still searching for closure those accused of carrying out the deadliest attack on U.S soil were arraigned in May 2012 but they've yet to have a trial as Ted Goldberg reports it's costing both peace of mind for 9 11 families and justice foreign John Irwin We Gather here today and every year to remember the nearly 3 000 people who died as a result of these orchestrated attacks on the United States anyone old enough to remember 9 11 can remember where they were when they learned America was under attack I was in third grade I was in school we were actually watching a movie in school um and then all of a sudden my cousin and Grandma picked me up and I had no idea what was going on I had no idea so it was so traumatizing Megan dugger's mother Antoinette worked at the World Trade Center and was one of 57 Essex County residents killed that day it took a few months to get back into it and then I felt like I was never back into it because people would make fun of me they would say your mom died from 9 11. they would say oh you're the one that has no Mom so it was so hard so kids were very cool they didn't know what to say the teachers didn't know what to say either Megan keeps her mother's memory alive by regularly coming to the 911 remembrances at Eagle Rock reservation less than 20 miles from Ground Zero it's very important to keep doing this every year and especially for the children and children that were not here during that time to know what had happened how bad it was for our country we suffered an unsuspecting vicious attack and attacked by terrorists that struck us at our very core they wanted to break us in everything that we represent as we the people on this day in which we remember and reflect on the tragedy That Came Upon Us we should acknowledge not only the pain of our losses but also be grateful for the blessings that beautify Our Lives speakers marked the 22nd anniversary of the terror attacks by calling for kindness and unity you don't have to be an elected person but what we have to be is filled with compassion who are we in our neighborhoods who are we in our communities do we recognize sometimes that the person who's sitting next to them doesn't have enough food to put on the table for me that's what 911 stands for who are we in those spaces of loss but during that call for kindness and unity some families of 9 11 victims in New Jersey and Nationwide are calling for some sort of closure criticizing leaders for taking too long to bring the alleged masterminds to Justice five prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay were arraigned 11 years ago and offered plea deals last year that would spare them the death penalty but defense lawyers have asked for a promise of no solitary confinement and civilian treatment for health issues stemming from alleged CIA torture the New York Times reports that the Biden Administration has rejected those conditions Senator Robert Menendez says Justice is coming for 9 11 families even if it takes a long time no money in the world will ever bring back their loved ones but Justice dictates that those who aided and Abed the terrorists on that day are bought to an accounting and I will not stop until that finishes a promise that may fall on deaf ears for people like Megan dugar still hurting more than two decades later in West Orange I'm Ted Goldberg NJ Spotlight News NJ Spotlight News