Latino Celebs Offer Reflections on 9/11

By Michael Lopez

It's hard to believe that the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks happened yesterday. The notorious plane hijackings killed nearly 3,000 people and changed the nation forever. This past weekend brought a ton of tears, commemorations, and prayers for the heroes and victims of that tragic day. And several Latino celebs made sure to share their thoughts about it with a series of heartfelt messages.

"My heart goes out to all the families of the 9/11 victims. God Bless America!" Eva Longoria posted.

Wilmer Valderrama urged his 147,000 Twitter followers to remember the historic day as well, tweeting,

"On this September 11.. Let's remember it as the day we all stood united as one nation under god…Tall and defiant against the face of evil."

Mark Sanchez, who recently launched a t-shirt line to benefit 9/11 widows, showed his support on the field at yesterday's Jets vs. Cowboys game. Played at New York's MetLife Stadium, players from both teams joined members of the FDNY and NYPD for an emotional flag unfurling ceremony.

"I remember hearing it on the radio," Sanchez said when recalling September 11. "We were listening to sports radio in the morning. They talked about a plane hitting one of the (World) Trade Center towers. We watched it all day at school, and that's kind of when I learned, but never in a million years knew that 10 years later I'd be here playing for New York. So, it's a great opportunity for me to respect those people in this area, who have done so well with such a tough tragedy."

Elsewhere in the sports world, Yankees catcher Jorge Posada gave an emotional interview about what it was like to be in New York when the World Trade Center went down.

"I remember watching the Twin Towers, the airplanes and everything," Posada said. "Those were beautiful buildings. It's sad that there's people that have to cause harm. They enjoy another person's pain."

Jorge went on to say how baseball wound up being a good distraction for traumatized New Yorkers and how proud he was to step on the field and play ball for the city.

"It was difficult [going back to Yankee Stadium]. What were we going to say?" he said. "We just had to be there for them and simply support them. They appreciated us a lot."

And of course, what would a day of memorable thoughts be without some love from Chilean guidette Snooki? The Jersey Shore star made sure to thank all of the original first responders and encouraged her followers to support the 9/11 Tribute Movement.

"#Iwill shake a firefighter's hand,” she tweeted. "What will you do this Sept 11? Join the 9/11 Tribute Movement @911day."

How did you commemorate the anniversary of September 11th? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

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