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Thousands stitched grief into 9/11 memorial now housed at quilt museum

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The quilt block made in memoriam for Jennifer Dorsey Howley, a Nebraskan who worked in World Trade Center Tower Two and died on September 11, 2001. The block is on panel 50 of 143 total panels in the United in Memory quilt collection, acquired by the International Quilt Museum in 2015.

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The quilt block made in memoriam for Jennifer Dorsey Howley, a Nebraskan who worked in World Trade Center Tower Two and died on September 11, 2001. The block is on panel 50 of 143 total panels in the United in Memory quilt collection, acquired by the International Quilt Museum in 2015.

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln students descend down the west stadium stairs. 9/11 stair climb in Memorial Stadium to commemorate Sept. 11, 2001.

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