Touched By Terror: Patch Remembers 9/11 in Snapshots

Millions of people across the country were affected by the 9/11 attacks. Some experienced the tragic loss of a loved one, some found an inspiring way to help those who were grieving, and others experienced a political awakening.

To help reflect the endless diversity of their experiences, Patch looked out across our sites to pull together 911 snapshots of everyday Americans whose lives were changed by the events of that day on a photo mosaic featured Sunday on the Huffington Post.

From across the country, this Patch site and hundreds of others captured the faces, keepsakes, memorials, ceremonies, flags, fund-raisers, deployments and the still-raw emotions that followed the attacks.

Hartland Patch featured its photo first published , who told the story of how the remembers the attacks. Carroll is the fire chief.

Taken together they create a powerful mosaic that is large in scope but often deeply personal. Click through here to see how your neighbors near and far marked the day. Carroll's is on the 10th slide from the right.