1. Kentucky was one of the states that saw a significant increase in national security measures after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City. The Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing was placed on high alert and security measures were increased at various airports throughout the state.

2. The Kentucky National Guard was also called to active duty in response to the attacks to provide defense support and Homeland Security missions, including at Fort Campbell, near the Kentucky-Tennessee border.

3. Several Kentucky firefighters and police officers traveled to New York City to assist with search and rescue efforts in the aftermath of the attacks. Among them was Tom Nance, a retired Henderson firefighter who spent several weeks at Ground Zero helping to remove debris and search for survivors.

4. A memorial to the victims of the 9/11 attacks was unveiled in Lexington in 2011, a decade after the tragedy. The sculpture, called “The Spirit of United America,” features two 15-foot wings made of steel beams recovered from the World Trade Center.

5. One of the victims of the attacks had ties to Kentucky. Eamon McEneaney, a former lacrosse star at Cornell University who worked for Cantor Fitzgerald in the World Trade Center, spent part of his childhood in Louisville. He was among the 658 Cantor Fitzgerald employees who died in the attacks.