Today mourners gathered all day at Second Life’s 911 WTC Memorial site to pay respects to the 3,000 people who died on September 11, 2001. The ten pictures belown were all taken at the memorial site today.

Second Life members can teleport to the site,

Eight years ago, America awoke to an assault. Today, people around the world remember. Here are some events in Second Life to commemorate September 11, 2001. All times are Pacific (SLT). be sure to consult the Second Life events schedule for last minute changes. Also, note that Memorial Blue Angels and Memorial Live Performance are both scheduled for the same location 6pm-7pm. Second Life membes can teleport to the links provided for each event. If you’re not a Second Life member, you can join for free.

The following is a partial list of memorial events in Second Life on the eighth anniversary of September 11, 2001.   All times are Pacific (SLT). Be sure to consult the Second Life events schedule for last minute changes. Second Life members can teleport to the links provided for each event. If you’re not a Second Life member, you can join for free.

Starting 9am: Memorial at WTC in NYC sim: streaming video of Sept 11, 2001 all day. slurl.com/secondlife/NYC/87/134/24

9am – 11am: Memorial Blue Angels – Live music. slurl.com/secondlife/Salt%20Creek/20/74/22

Noon – 1pm: Memorial Blue Angels – Live music slurl.com/secondlife/Saddle%20Canyon/32/161/23

1pm – midnight: Memorial Blue Angels – Live music slurl.com/secondlife/Salt%20Creek/20/74/22

2pm – 3pm: Memorial Live Performance slurl.com/secondlife/Salt%20Creek/190/81/22

3pm-7pm: Poetry and music remembering 911 slurl.com/secondlife/Alajuela/181/76/22

6pm – 7pm: Memorial Live Performance slurl.com/secondlife/Salt%20Creek/20/74/22

6pm – 8pm: Club P4 Dance slurl.com/secondlife/Tian%20Di/89/115/42

6pm – 9pm: Sit and talk with others. slurl.com/secondlife/Cottonwood/251/203/103

7pm – 10pm: Coyote Country Saloon – music and onstage performances slurl.com/secondlife/Salt%20Creek/190/81/22

7pm – midnight: Memorial Live Performance slurl.com/secondlife/Salt%20Creek/190/81/22

Additionally, people will be gathering all day at the WTC memorial site slurl.com/secondlife/dAlliez%20Land%20Headquarters/108/148/26

Friday is the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. If it’s not convenient for you to honor those killed on that day by traveling to the memorials and sites where people died, you can visit a memorial in Second Life.

The Second Life Memorial consists of four polished grey slabs arranged in a square surrounding a pool, with names of the victims on all four walls. Names are grouped by where people died, the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, American Airline flights 11 and 77, and United Airlines flights 93 and 175. In a hallway behind one corner of the memorial, photographs of the victims line two walls.

As you walk around, rain falls gently and thunder rumbles overhead.

It’s impossible not to be overwhelmed with feeling for the enormity of what happened on that day. Each one of these nearly 3,000 victims was a person, with a life, a family, friends, and a future that was snuffed out in a flash. Walking around the memorial, seeing name after name, drives home the loss that so many suffered, the potential of so many that will never be reached.

The memorial is owned by Second Life’s Silicon Island group, founded by avatar Liam Kanno, who in real life is O. Liam Wright, who according to an article in 3PointD.com was at Ground Zero during the attack.

Second Life members can teleport to the memorial at slurl.com/secondlife/dAlliez%20Land%20Headquarters/108/149/26.
You might also want to visit the Ground Zero Museum Workshop website, groundzeromuseumworkshop.com.