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The 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks The nation gathers Tuesday to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Sept. 11, 2012
Julie Kinzer, 29, of Alexandria visits the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington County on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Kinzer knew two people who were killed in the attack on the Pentagon.
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Sept. 11, 2012
A group prays at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial — from left, Grace Rivere; Lynette Ebberts, a survivor of the Pentagon attack; Robin Ornedo, 10, and her mother, Shelia Ornedo; and Cristeta Francia. Ruben Ornedo — Shelia’s husband and Robin’s father — died on American Airlines Flight 77, which hit the Pentagon. Shelia was pregnant with Robin at the time.
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Sept. 11, 2012
Marlene Menke of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, visits the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Sept. 11, 2012
Duffy Newman of Sterling pays his respects at the bench honoring Barbara Edwards, the mother of a close friend of Newman’s, as he and others visit the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington County.
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Sept. 11, 2012
Maria Rosado walks by the bench honoring Scott Powell at the Pentagon memorial.
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Sept. 11, 2012
Adam Sylvester and his girlfriend, Katie Coburn, both of Arlington County, visit the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Sept. 11, 2012
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), left, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) leave the Capitol before a congressional ceremony on the Capitol steps marking the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Sept. 11, 2012
Members of Congress stand for a moment of silence at the Capitol in remembrance of the victims of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Sept. 11, 2012
House Speaker John A. Boehner wipes a tear during the ceremony at the Capitol.
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Sept. 11, 2012
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks during the congressional ceremony at the Capitol marking the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Sept. 11, 2012
From left, President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Deanie Dempsey and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, attend a private ceremony on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the Pentagon in Arlington.
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Sept. 11, 2012
Pentagon survivors Linda P. Irving, left, and Aline V. Tyler, of Takoma Park, attend a private ceremony at the Pentagon on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Sept. 11, 2012
President Obama attends a private ceremony at the Pentagon on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. “Eleven times we have marked another September 11th come and gone. Eleven times, we have paused in remembrance, in reflection, in unity and in purpose,” Obama said to families and military brass who gathered at the Pentagon, where 184 people were killed. “This is never an easy day.”
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Sept. 11, 2012
First lady Michelle Obama attends a private ceremony at the Pentagon on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Sept. 11, 2012
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaks at a private ceremony at the Pentagon on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Sept. 11, 2012
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and President Obama attend a private ceremony at the Pentagon on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Sept. 11, 2012
President Obama greets family members and survivors after a private ceremony at the Pentagon on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Sept. 11, 2012
President Obama lingered to chat with family members and survivors and sign invitations after a private ceremony at the Pentagon on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Sept. 11, 2012
The World Trade Center flag is presented as friends and relatives of the New York victims attend a ceremony marking the attacks at the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum, at the former site of the twin towers.
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Sept. 11, 2012
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D), third from left, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), right, speak with Miah Afsaruddin, center, during ceremonies commemorating the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York.
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Sept. 11, 2012
Ava Kathleen Schmoelzer, 7, makes a rubbing of her late aunt's name, Kathleen Moran, during the New York ceremonies.
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Sept. 11, 2012
Marcio Rodriguez holds an American flag as he pays his respects in front of the construction site of One World Trade Center in New York.
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Sept. 11, 2012
A man stands at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum before ceremonies marking the 11th anniversary of the attacks in New York.
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Reuters
Sept. 11, 2012
Police officers of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey carry an American flag that flew over the twin towers as they commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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Sept. 11, 2012
Friends and relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks gather with photos and mementos at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York.
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Sept. 10, 2012
Luminarias shine against the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa. Family members, friends and supporters of the Sept. 11 victims were on hand for an event held the night before an 11th anniversary ceremony.
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Sept. 10, 2012
Family members, friends and supporters of the victims carry luminarias to be placed at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa.
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Sept. 10, 2012
People spent time reflecting at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa. Here, visitors Ray Critchfield and his wife, Charlene Critchfield, share a quiet moment.
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Sept. 10, 2012
A patriotic gesture is visible in a window near Shanksville, Pa.
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Sept. 10, 2012
The “Tribute in Light” is illuminated next to the Statue of Liberty and One World Trade Center during events marking the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. The two beacons fill the airspace formerly occupied by the twin towers.
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Sept. 10, 2012
The “Tribute in Light” illuminates Lower Manhattan’s skyline.
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Sept. 10, 2012
The “Tribute in Light” reaches into the sky over New York.
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Sept. 10, 2012
Flowers were placed beneath one of the benches of the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington County. Eleven years ago, terrorists hijacked a plane and flew it into the Pentagon, killing 184 federal employees, military personnel, civilians and flight crew. Each one of the 184 benches is engraved with the name of a victim.
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Sept. 10, 2012
Germano Riviera walks with the Flag of Honor, which displays the names of all of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, across from Ground Zero on the evening before the 11th anniversary of the attacks in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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