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U.S. Marks 25th Anniversary of Sept. 11 Attacks
Ceremonies will honor nearly 3,000 people killed and add new tributes to 9/11-related illness victims as survivor health concerns grow.
- On Friday, the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with ceremonies in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Dignitaries and families are gathering to honor the 2,977 victims and thousands of first responders.
- The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is displaying fragile artifacts from the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Flight 93 to mark the anniversary. Director Anthea Hartig stated some items are so fragile they will be displayed only briefly.
- New York's ceremony added a seventh silent moment honoring survivors who died from exposure to toxic dust. More than 9,400 people have died from illnesses linked to the attacks, a toll that continues to grow.
- While President Donald Trump attends the Pentagon observance, Vice President JD Vance and four former presidents join the New York commemoration. Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani will also attend, though some political opponents have criticized his participation.
- Educational programs and new museum exhibitions are helping a generation born after the 2001 attacks understand the event's significance. Officials emphasize the anniversary honors the fallen while providing context for sweeping national changes that followed the tragedy.
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Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead, and the sweating consequences of the al-Qaeda attacks on symbols of US might and prosperity. The AP notes that Friday's milestone anniversary will ring memorial rituals—wreath-laying, flag-flying, moments of silence, vigils, and readings of victims' names—...
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