Now That Bin Laden is Gone ...

Patch was there as news of Osama bin Laden's death spread across the Twitterverse, when President Barack Obama , and as masses crowded in front of the White House. Bin Laden's  death provided solace for some, yet left others feeling uncertain --- what his death means in the ongoing war against terror? Here's how other Patch communities are responding to the news:  

GEORGETOWN | Muslim Community Leaders Welcome News of Osama bin Laden's Death

The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) together called on Americans to close this chapter of history and to put behind them the "perverted" ideology held by Osama bin Laden and the minority of Muslims who followed him.

"His perverted understanding and hijacking of our faith has been a blot in history. And while calling young people to give their lives for empty rhetoric, he sat in his mansion of pity and self-righteousness, guarded by high walls and barbed wire," said Haris Tarin, the D.C. office director for MPAC.

GEORGETOWN | Congressman delivers lecture named for GU dean killed on Sept. 11.

The Sunday raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan has been "a long time coming, but justice has been done," said Rep. Chris Van Hollen.

Van Hollen (D-8th District) spoke Monday at Georgetown University, during the Whittington Lecture at the Georgetown's Public Policy Institute. The lecture is named for Leslie Whittington, a Georgetown dean and professor. Whittington, along with her husband and two daughters, were on American Airlines Flight 77, which was flown into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.

"Last night when I learned about the death of Osama bin Laden and reflected on the fact that I'd be speaking at the Whittington lecture, I thought about how fitting it was that we'd be gathered here today," said Van Hollen, a Georgetown Law School graduate.

GERMANTOWN | Where Were You When the Towers Fell?

Shawnta Rose, 34, of Germantown, was living in Baltimore and worried about her daughter's safety when she saw the planes crash into the World Trade Center. Yancine Fall, 23, of Germantown, was a school girl in Senegal, far away from family that lived and worked in New York City. These are among several recollections of Sept. 11, 2001, following news of Osama bin Laden's death Sunday.

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MONTGOMERY VILLAGE | 'Terrorism Isn't Going to Win; We Are'

Montgomery County Police were stationed at Metro stations throughout the D.C.-metro region Monday morning as part of in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death Sunday. It is in this setting that commuters at Shady Grove metro station respond to the news of bin Laden's death.