9/11: How The Argus covered the anniversaries of Twin Towers attack

The death and devastation stirred grief, rage and war and the lives of millions changed overnight.

Each year, people across the world pause to remember the 2,977 people who were killed and reflect on how the atrocity changed global affairs.

At The Argus we are passionate about local, community news, but there are, of course, times when significant events and their anniversaries dominate the headlines.

Here, we look back at the ways the Argus has marked the anniversaries of 9/11.

1.September, 11 2002 - Sussex remembers in silence

September, 11 2002 - With silence we remeber

On the first anniversary of the deadly attacks, Sussex paused to pay tribute to the thousands killed in the United States.

Dozens of firms, councils and shopping centres across the county stood silent in quiet reflection of the horrors of the worst terrorist attack in history.

As the clock struck 1.46pm, many relived the instant when American Airlines Flight 11, its controls taken by hijackers, crashed into the side of the World Trade Center's North Tower.

Workers, shoppers and schoolchildren bowed their heads as offices and streets came to a standstill in memory of the 2,801 victims buried in the Twin Towers, 67 of them British.

Among those remembered were Sussex graduate Karlie Rogers, 26, whose parents paid tribute in New York; Geoff Campbell, 31, remembered by friends and family in Hassocks; Simon Maddison, 40, remembered by his father in Horsham; and Robert Eaton, 37, remembered by parents Doug and Laura from Ditchling at a memorial service in London.

Firefighters across Sussex were paying their own special tributes to their hundreds of lost colleagues in America.

2.September 11, 2006 - Parents remember 9/11 victim

September 11, 2006 - Terror victim remembered

The parents of Twin Towers victim Robert Eaton told The Argus how their grief was still just as raw five years after the attack.

Robert was 37 when he was caught up in the terror attacks in New York on September 11, 2001.

His father Doug said: "Five years seems to have gone very quickly but time does not make it any easier because of the unique nature and scale of the tragedy.

"My son was such a great man in many ways - a great sportsman, son and character who was immensely talented and in the prime of his life.

"For that to be suddenly stopped is a tragedy beyond anyone's imagining."

Robert, a former Brighton College pupil and St Paul's Cathedral chorister, was working for stockbroking firm Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th floor of the World Trade Centre when the terrorists struck.

3. September 11, 2011 – Sister's tribute to 9/11 victim Robert Eaton

To mark the ten-year anniversary, a commemorative service was held at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.

Angela Ridge, the sister of Robert Eaton, joined relatives of other British September 11 victims at the service.

She paid tribute to “all families and hearts everywhere which have been broken through acts of violence and terrorism”.

4. September 10, 2016 – 9/11 victim’s family fears there will never be a world free from terrorism

Robert Eaton was a keen supporter of Brighton and Hove Albion

Speaking to The Argus ahead of the 15th anniversary, Laura and Doug Eaton said they relived their own grief every time they heard about an attack and fear we will never see a world free from terrorism.

Laura said: "It just keeps getting worse and worse. It is awful. I don't know what can be done. They keep building these enormous buildings, but what else are they going to do. It's scary."

Doug said his family would have felt justice had been better served if Osama Bin Laden had been brought before a court.

"It's just killing for killing," he added.

For now he has to deal with his only son's death as part of history.

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