Remembering those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks

With solemn gestures, Americans across the country mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the Pentagon in Virginia, the World Trade Center in New York and the plane crash in Shanksville, Pa..

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Sept. 11, 2011

From left, Jill Biden, Vice President Biden, first lady Michelle Obama and President Obama arrive at the Kennedy Center for The Concert for Hope at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Patti LaBelle sings at the concert held at the Kennedy Center.

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Alan Jackson performs at The Concert for Hope.

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Concert host Anderson Cooper shares a few words with the audience.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Denyce Graves and The Marine Chamber Orchester perform "Amazing Grace" as the finale to The Concert for Hope.

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Sept. 11, 2011

In Virginia, Samantha Garrigues, 22, sits next to the bench of her uncle, Lt. Jonas Martin Panik of the U.S. Naval Reserve at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Roses lay underneath a bench at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Craig Hostetler brought flowers to the bench of Paul W. Ambrose at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington. Hostetler, who is retired from the U.S. Public Health Service, worked with Ambrose when he was a medical student.

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Sept. 11, 2011

People comfort each other at Ground Zero in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

People hold up signs and photos in the crowds at Ground Zero in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Jonathan Egan hugs his girlfriend, Kerry Schwartz, at Ground Zero in New York. Egan lost his father, Michael Egan, in the tragedy.

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Sept. 11, 2011

New York marks the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks with a somber ceremony at Ground Zero.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Young girls play at the new Sept. 11 memorial at Ground Zero in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Family members grieve at the memorial at Ground Zero in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

A woman cries over a name inscribed on the edge of the north pool at the Sept. 11 memorial in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

A woman is comforted at the commemorative ceremony at Ground Zero.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Firefighter Thomas Mahar bends over to catch his breath after climbing one round of nine stories of stairs in a building in Wausau, Wis. Mahar, other firefighters and area residents were honoring the firefighters who died on Sept. 11. There were 110 stories of stairs, the number of stories in each of the World Trade Center towers.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Friars move a bunker coat and helmet belonging to FDNY chaplain Mychal Judge following a memorial service and dedication ceremony to induct the two items into the permanent display at the New York City Fire Museum in New York City.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Firefighters observe a moment of silence at the Firemen's Monument at Riverside Park in New York City. Firefighters from around the world converged on New York to take part in the anniversary services.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Nancy Ricci stops to touch a tile on a memorial for the 343 New York firefighters who died during the Sept. 11 terror attacks following a service at the New York City Fire Museum in New York City.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Imam Abdullah El-Amin of the Muslim Center in Detroit speaks during a news conference, reflecting on the 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11 at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Mich. In the background is Imam Sayed Hassan Al-Qazwini, left, of the Islamic Center of America and Iman Mohamed Musa, right, of the Islamic Cultural Institute in St. Clair Shores, Mich.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Kyuyeon Min, right, covers her head as she visits the National Gurdwara Sikh temple during the seventh annual 9/11 Unity Walk in Washington, D.C.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Shazia Ali, center, takes part in the seventh annual 9/11 Unity Walk in Washington, D.C. Participants were able to visit several worship venues representing different religions.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Zeyneb Ibrahim, left, sits next to Ann Divecha, right, as she holds chanting beads during a program titled "The Experience of Mantra Meditation" at the Kahlil Gibran Memorial Garden during the seventh annual 9/11 Unity Walk in Washington, D.C.

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Sept. 11, 2011

People pack the Washington Hebrew Congregation for the beginning of the 9/11 Unity Walk in Washington, D.C.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Fran Reich brings flowers to the memorial garden of Swede Joseph Chevalier, who went to school with her daughter and was from Middleton, N.J. "He was so cute," she said. She also brought flowers for his dog that had died. Middletown, N.J., lost 37 residents in the World Trade Center attacks.

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Sept. 11, 2011

A man walks among nearly 3,000 flags set up in St. Louis, Mo.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Giants fan Doug Roeser, of New York City, holds a small American flag as a large American flag is unveiled on the field and the national anthem is sung before the Washington Redskins game against the New York Giants in Landover.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Ike Ehrenberg, 11, waits for pre-game Sept. 11 events to begin. Ike and his father, Phil Ehrenberg, both of Silver Spring, Md., attended the Redskins-Giants game.

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Sept. 11, 2011

In Virginia, President Obama, foreground, and first lady Michelle Obama bow their heads during a moment of silence at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon.

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Sept. 11, 2011

First lady Michelle Obama poses for a snapshot with a family after a wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.

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Sept. 11, 2011

President Obama, center, and first lady Michelle Obama greet family members of victims at the Pentagon.

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Sept. 11, 2011

A member of the honor guard inspects the wreath at the Pentagon.

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Sept. 11, 2011

President Obama walks past an honor guard line with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in Arlington. Behind them are first lady Michelle Obama and Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Security personnel watched the president and first lady visit the Flight 93 Memorial from a nearby hillside in Shanksville, Pa.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Thousands attended the ceremony in Pennsylvania.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Visitors quickly began to leave mementos at the Flight 93 memorial wall.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Norm Simard of Allentown, Pa., found his own place of solace as he sat on a rock near the Flight 93 memorial site and wrote about his feelings of pain in a journal. He ended up writing a note of thanks to the victims of Flight 93 and hoped to have it placed at the impact site memorial stone.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Sandra Valdez Felt, front, leads a group of family members related to those who died on Flight 93 up the stairs to the podium. The memorial wall is in the background. She participated in the reading of the names of the dead, including that of her husband, Edward Felt.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Bells were rung for each Flight 93 victim, as their names were read by family members as part of the ceremony.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Vince Klinger, right, a Vietnam War veteran, had hoped to attend a ceremony in New York City but was denied a place there due to overcrowding. He drove 7.5 hours from upstate New York to attend the ceremony in Shanksville.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Wally Miller, the local coroner, wipes away tears as he reads a poem during the ceremony at the Flight 93 memorial.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Attendees who were walking to the memorial ceremony stopped and observed a moment of silence.

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Sept. 11, 2011

President Obama reaches out to touch the hand of an attendee at the Flight 93 memorial

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Sept. 11, 2011

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk along the Flight 93 Memorial wall after presenting a wreath in Shanksville, Pa.

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Sept. 11, 2011

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present a wreath at the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pa.

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Sept. 11, 2011

From left, former first lady Laura Bush, former President George W. Bush, first lady Michelle Obama and President Obama attend a somber ceremony at Ground Zero in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Aly Dahl, who was the best friend of Flight 93 victim Deora Bodley, was overcome with emotion as she visited the memorial wall and remembered her friend in Shanksville, Pa. Dahl had driven Bodley to the airport on Sept. 11, 2001.

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Sept. 11, 2011

People take part in the Operation Homefront D.C. Metro Freedom Walk 2011 at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Christopher Johnson, 11, leans against his father, Eric Johnson of Ashburn, Va., during a program that was part of the Operation Homefront D.C. Metro Freedom Walk at Arlington National Cemetery. Christopher is a member of Boy Scout Troop 1158.

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Sept. 11, 2011

From left, former first lady Laura Bush, former President George W. Bush, first lady Michelle Obama and President Obama observe a moment of silence at the 9/11 Memorial in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Robert Peraza, who lost his son Robert David Peraza in the attacks at the World Trade Center, pauses at his son’s name at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Family members look over one of the memorial pools at Ground Zero during ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

A woman and child visit at the private 10th Anniversary 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Pentagon.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Soldiers bow their heads at the dedication of the Empty Sky Memorial for New Jersey residents lost in the World Trade Center attacks.

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Sept. 11, 2011

A jet taking off from Reagan National Airport flies over Pentagon security at the 10th Anniversary 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Pentagon.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Police officers perform security checks on the general public arriving at the ceremony at the World Trade Center outside Ground Zero in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

A firefighter with the Woodlands Fire Department walks past a field of 2,977 flags, placed in honor of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, after a remembrance ceremony in Woodlands, Tex.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Kelley Korona and her husband, Marc Robinson, left, a Purple Heart recipient, share a moment at a Sept. 11 event in Detroit.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Emily Martinez, left, Alexandria Webb and Mya Acosta, all 7-year-olds from Pembroke Pines, Fla., look on during a ceremony to unveil a Sept. 11 memorial in Pembroke Pines.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Afghanistan war veteran Christoffer Molsing, 19, of Denmark, bows his head during a ceremony outside the World Trade Center site in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

People gather at Ground Zero for the ceremony remembering the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Sept. 11, 2011

People attend the 10th anniversary ceremonies of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

New York police, firefighters and Port Authority police salute during the singing of the national anthem during the 10th anniversary ceremonies at the site of the World Trade Center in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

A woman watches ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center on a screen in New York's Times Square.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Members of the New York Fire Department Pipes and Drums enter the Sept. 11 memorial during 10th anniversary ceremonies at the World Trade Center site in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

People gather during a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Family members hold up a picture as President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush attend the 10th anniversary commemoration ceremony at Ground Zero in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush, observe a moment of silence at the time the first hijacked airliner crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center during the 10th anniversary commemoration at the World Trade Center site.

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Sept. 11, 2011

People react during ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

President Obama speaks during ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Joe Caristo of Miami, who once worked at the World Trade Center, stands during the ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. Caristo says he lost friends in the 2001 attacks on the twin towers.

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Sept. 11, 2011

A Marine Corps officer rings a bell marking the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

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Sept. 11, 2011

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during the 10th anniversary ceremonies marking the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Family members of the victims enter the memorial plaza for the first time during the 10th anniversary ceremonies at the World Trade Center site in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Family members of the victims visit the 9/11 Memorial Plaza.

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Sept. 11, 2011

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hug family members of victims at the north pool of the 9/11 Memorial during the 10th anniversary ceremony at the World Trade Center site in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, former president George W. Bush and Laura Bush and their children at the north pool of the Sept. 11 memorial during 10th anniversary ceremonies at the World Trade Center site in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

People pause by the waterfall pool at the 9/11 Memorial in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Family members visit the south reflecting pool during the ceremony in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

A woman touches the engraved names at the north pool during ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.

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Sept. 11, 2011

A decorated hat is seen in the crowd in lower Manhattan during the ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Army soldiers at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan salute during the national anthem at the anniversary ceremony of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Ten years after the attacks in the United States and after almost a decade of war in Afghanistan, American soldiers paid their respects in a solemn observence of the tragic day.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Early risers walk through the Air Force Memorial overlooking the Pentagon on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Sept. 11, 2011

An American flag is draped over the Pentagon as part of the 10th anniversary ceremonies.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Family and friends of victims and survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks salute the flag at the 10th Anniversary 9/11 Rememberance Ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington. The private remembrance was for family members of those killed in the terrorist attack.

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Sept. 11, 2011

The niece of Pentagon victim Daniel M. Caballero wears a pin in honor of him at the 10th Anniversary 9/11 Rememberance Ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington.

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Sept. 11, 2011

Kahleb Fallon, 10, hugs his grandmother Patricia Fallon as they remember Kahleb's mother, Jamie Fallon, who died in the Pentagon attack on Sept. 11.

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Sept. 11, 2011

A soldier stands at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington.

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Sept. 11, 2011

American flags hang from buildings in Rosslyn, Va., to remember the 10th anniversary of the attack on the Pentagon.

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Sept. 11, 2011

The Pentagon is seen under morning haze at 5:30 a.m., on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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Sept. 10, 2011

Pat Fowler, right, and her daughter-in-law Kelli DeRosa visit the World Trade Center Memorial Gardens in Middletown, N.J. They do not have any relatives here, but came to pay tribute to the victims. "It touches you," said Kelli. Middletown lost 37 residents in the World Trade Center Attacks. People visited the gardens on the eve of the 10th anniversary ot the September 10, 2011 attacks.

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Sept. 10, 2011

Carolee and John Azzarello walk through the Empty Sky exhibit in Jersey City, N.J., after its dedication. Carol Azzarello's brothers Tim and John Grazioso perished at Ground Zero. John was a resident of Middletown N.J. which lost 37 residents in the World Trade Center attacks.

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Sept. 10, 2011

Tribute in Light illuminates the sky on eve of the 10-year anniversary of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks.

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Sept. 10, 2011

People participate in Hands Across Manhattan, an event that aimed to include an entire community affected by World Trade Center terrorist attack as the 10-year anniversary approached. The New Jersey skyline is in the background.

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