Touched by Terror: Patch Remembers 9/11 in 911 Snapshots

Ten years ago today, on a beautiful, clear late-summer morning in New York, America's horrific nightmare began to unfold.

Nearly 3,000 lives were lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Healing continues a decade later, and for years to come.

Here is a collaboration of photos remembering that day from across the Patch network.