It's hard to believe that it ben 10 years since the 911 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City September 11 2001, it truly was the day the world stopped.
How will you remember 911? Today Thousands gathered Sunday morning at New York's Ground Zero, stood still in silence, some crying as they listened to the names of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks were read aloud.
A moment of silence spread across New York City at 8:46 a.m. -- the time when American Airlines flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Houses of worship tolled their bells.
President Obama (from right), first lady Michelle Obama, former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush visit the North Memorial Pond at the National Sept. 11th Memorial on Sunday |
After Obama read a psalm, 167 pairs of family members began reading the names of those who perished. The reading was interrupted by another moment of silence at 9:03 a.m. -- the time when United Airlines Flight 175 struck the South Tower.
“The entire nation joins us in remembering the innocent lives that were so cruelly taken from us,” “Though 10 years have passed, the emotions are still present; the wounds are still raw.” He called 9/11 “a defining moment for all Americans.”
"They were our neighbors, our friends, our wives, children and parents," said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who, along with President Barack Obama, helped lead the commemoration on the 10Th anniversary of the attacks.
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