The reading of the names will be interrupted by several periods of silence to mark pivotal moments of the 2001 attacks: 9:03 a.m., when the second plane struck the south tower; 9:37 a.m., when Flight 77 struck the Pentagon; 9:59 a.m., when the south tower fell; 10:03 a.m., when Flight 95 crashed near Shanksville, Pa.; 10:28 a.m., when the north tower fell. The explosion tore a hole seven stories up, killed six people and injured more than 1,000.
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“Parents of the deceased are getting older, younger people usually can’t make it because of work obligations”, Tom Acquaviva told USA Today. Son, I want to see you before I die. “During the ceremony, she felt overheated so departed to go to her daughter’s apartment, and is feeling much better”, the statement said.
Acquaviva said that although he thinks of Paul daily, the anniversary of the attacks remains a special day. “My wife and I lost everything”. But his remarks also carried a more pointedly political message, the Washington Post said.
Almost 3,000 people died when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001.
For most Americans, the world changed 15 years ago today.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican rival Donald Trump both were at the anniversary ceremony at the World Trade Centre.
Former President George W Bush who was in office during the attacks will be skipping the memorials both in Washington and NY.
Across the NY harbor from Manhattan, an afternoon ceremony will be held at New Jersey’s Empty Sky Memorial in Liberty State Park to honor the state’s 749 residents who died on September 11.
President Barack Obama says the nation will never forget the lives of those killed in the September 11 attacks as the United States on Sunday commemorated the 15th anniversary of the attacks with a moment of silence observed in somber remembrance at Ground Zero in NY.
“Fifteen years may seem like a long time but for the families who lost a piece of their heart that day I imagine it can seem like just yesterday”, Obama said.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Sunday news shows that the United States is safer now than it was in 2001 against another 9/11-style attack but continues to face the challenge of potential attacks by solo and homegrown violent extremists. “We’re all part of this one Earth in this vast universe”, said Granvilette Kestenbaum, who lost her astrophysicist husband, Howard Kestenbaum. “We can not react in ways that erode the fabric of our society”. The former first lady has dismissed “conspiracy theories” about her health, saying the coughing was brought on by seasonal allergies and pointing to a detailed report from her doctor declaring her fit to serve as president.
Some people who were there managed to take pictures as they ran to escape the collapsing buildings.
Countries in the Middle East from Libya to Syria are engulfed in war, providing a fertile ground for Al-Qaeda affiliates to breed, and Europe has been tormented by attacks inspired by the Islamic State group.
We know they are probably just ordinary folks, just like us, but we can’t help but wonder. But on this September 11 itself, “bringing the focus back to why we did all this – which is to honor those that were lost – is something very intentional”. Only a 21-mile section of the cycle trail has been opened so far.
The calendar tells us it’s been 15 years since the horrific events of September 11, 2001, but for those who of us who lived through that day, the memories remain fresh and painful.
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There are many enduring memories of those who died with some sharing transcripts of the victims’ final phone calls. “It took a lot of perseverance”.
