Twenty-five years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the promise to never forget remains deeply rooted across New England.

In Fitchburg, firefighters gather at 9:59 a.m. beside a steel beam recovered from the North Tower, marking the moment the South Tower fell. Farther north, twin beams of light rise above Mount Washington through Honor Summit NH, carrying the memory of those lost into a new generation. A quarter century later, remembrance continues to ensure that the lives lost and the sacrifices made in the aftermath are not forgotten.