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…
Twenty-five years have passed since the September 11 attacks shook the nation and altered its course forever. On Friday, Americans commemorated the tragic day with deep sorrow and contemplation, honoring the nearly 3,000 individuals who lost their lives when hijacked planes struck the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania.
At Ground Zero in New York City, family members of the victims, many holding pictures of their loved ones, joined Vice President JD Vance and four former U.S. presidents in a solemn ceremony. The event commenced at 8:46 a.m. ET (1246 GMT), the precise moment when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower, marking the deadliest assault on American soil.
Following the moment of silence, the family members proceeded to read aloud the names of all 2,977 individuals who perished on that catastrophic day, along with the six victims who fell during the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. The recitation, which lasted approximately four hours, served as a poignant reminder of the passage of time.
Some readers, who had never met the relatives they lost, represented the changing nature of the nation's perspective on the anniversary.
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