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U.S. Marks 25th Anniversary of Sept. 11 Attacks
Families and officials honored nearly 3,000 victims as a seventh moment of silence marked deaths linked to 9/11 illnesses.
- On Friday, September 11, 2026, the nation marked the 25th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks with ceremonies at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, honoring 2,977 victims through name readings and moments of silence.
- Nineteen al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners in 2001, crashing them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon while passengers fought back on the fourth plane near Shanksville, fundamentally transforming U.S. national security infrastructure.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released around 170,000 pages of air quality records this week, suggesting authorities downplayed health risks for nearly 50,000 survivors and first responders who developed cancer linked to toxic exposure.
- President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attended the Pentagon observance and used the anniversary to justify their seven-month-old war with Iran, while Vice President JD Vance joined four former presidents at Ground Zero.
- Experts now emphasize long-term health consequences like accelerated brain aging and dementia among first responders, while the Tunnel to Towers Foundation concluded its 10,500-mile Steel Across America tour to promote ongoing 9/11 education and remembrance.
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Frustrations, remorse and pain surface on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks • Oklahoma Voice
Powerful U.S. officials past and present faced families, survivors and first responders Friday at ceremonies to honor the 25th anniversary of the day 2,977 Americans died in terrorist attacks in Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania. At the Pentagon, Condoleezza Rice, who was serving at the time under President George W. Bush as national security advisor, […]
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Frustrations, remorse and pain surface on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
Powerful U.S. officials past and present faced families, survivors and first responders Friday at ceremonies to honor the 25th anniversary of the day 2,977 Americans died in terrorist attacks in Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania.
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