25 years after 9/11, Americans reflect on attack that changed a nation
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — Americans marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on Friday with sorrow and somber reflection, honoring the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field in a shocking attack that reverberates to this day. In New York, family members of the victims, many carrying pictures of their…
On the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Americans observed a somber and reflective day, paying tribute to the nearly 3,000 individuals who lost their lives when hijacked airplanes struck the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. In New York City, relatives of victims - many holding photographs of their loved ones - gathered at Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan alongside Vice President JD Vance and four former U.S. presidents.
The commemoration commenced at 8:46 a.m. ET (1246 GMT), mirroring the time the first plane, American Airlines Flight 11, collided with the North Tower of the World Trade Center, marking the deadliest attack on American soil to date.
Following the moment of silence, victims' family members proceeded to recite the names of all 2,977 individuals who perished on September 11, including the six who died in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. This poignant recitation stretched for approximately four hours, a testament to the passage of time since that tragic day. The ceremony underscored the enduring impact of the attacks, with some readers being children who had never known the relatives they lost, forever bound to the memories of that fateful day.
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