2011 in Review | Most Tragic Event 3

The island of Utøya

This one was a tough one to decide.  There was, as in any given year, so much tragedy throughout the world.  I debated on whether or not to post a tragic remembrance for 2011, but decided I should – if anything, as a remembrance to the victims.  The most tragic event I chose was the Utøya massacre in Norway.

The 2011 Norway attacks were two sequential terrorist attacks against the government, the civilian population and a summer camp in Norway on 22 July 2011. More…

Photo of heartbroken father, Robert Peraza, at the 9/11 Memorial Reply

Robert Peraza, who lost his son Robert David Peraza, pauses at his son’s name at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial during tenth anniversary ceremonies at the site of the World Trade Center.

Robert Peraza lost his son on 9/11 after he was trapped on the 104th floor of the North Tower, just above the gaping hole left in the building by the impact of American Airlines flight 11.

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