From the Ashes of 9/11, a Vision Becomes Reality
Midlands memorial honoring 'first responders' to be dedicated in Columbia on anniversary of terror attacks
The 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks will be deeply poignant and solemn for a wide swath of America. It will be that and more for Lexington County resident Dan Hennigan. For Hennigan, a 60-year-old Brooklyn native and retired Army captain who moved to Lexington County in 2005, it will be the culmination of a dream. For the past two years, Hennigan has had an all-consuming passion -- to memorialize the dead from that day, especially the 416 first-responders who lost their lives on Sept. 11., as well as all first responders and military personnel in the S.C. Midlands who have lost their lives since then. At last count, 47 Midlands law officers, firefighters, medics and military men and women have died in the line of duty …
