Anna Sweeney Rossman to Present 25th 9/11 Bravery Award Honoring Her Mother

1 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 10

Anna Sweeney Rossman will help present Massachusetts' Madeline Amy Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery on Friday, part of ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Amy Sweeney, a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 11, is credited with relaying details about the hijackers before the plane was crashed into the World Trade Center; nearly 3,000 people were killed that day.
Rossman, who was 5 when her mother died and is now nearing the age Amy was killed at 35, said her mother's final acts have become a source of strength as she raises two daughters under 2.
She said the still-unresolved 9/11 case has been hard on families, with four men held at Guantanamo Bay and no trial expected before June 2028.
Rossman said the anniversary is also a reminder of the support her family received, urging Americans to 'be kind to your neighbors' because community carried survivors through the loss.