23rd Anniversary of 9/11 Observed Around the Country

23rd Anniversary of 9/11 Observed Around the Country

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President Biden, former President Trump and Vice President Harris are paying tribute to the victims of the 9-11 terrorist attacks today.

The three are visiting the World Trade Center, and the crash sites in Shanksville; Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.

On this 23rd anniversary of the attacks, family members of the victims gathered with local leaders in Lower Manhattan for the annual reading of the victims' names.

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The 23rd Anniversary 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony was observed in Cashmere, WA  at the 9/11 Spirit of America Memorial.

The ceremony was preceded by a special naturalization ceremony for 30 new U.S. citizens

Doug Jones, President of the Spirit of America Memorial Foundation says 9/11 is a perfect day to welcome new citizens to the country. READ MORE

Former Chelan County Commissioner Tom Green whose distinguished military career spans nearly three decades was honored with the Sprit of America Award for helping bring the Spirit of 9/11 Memorial project to Cashmere .

9/11 Memorial in New York City

These pictures from the 9/11 Memorial in New York serve as a somber reminder of that tragic day in 2001

Gallery Credit: Danny Merrell

NEVER FORGET: Images from 9/11 and the days after

See 20 Ways America Has Changed Since 9/11

For those of us who lived through 9/11, the day’s events will forever be emblazoned on our consciousnesses, a terrible tragedy we can’t, and won’t, forget. Now, two decades on, Stacker reflects back on the events of 9/11 and many of the ways the world has changed since then. Using information from news reports, government sources, and research centers, this is a list of 20 aspects of American life that were forever altered by the events of that day. From language to air travel to our handling of immigration and foreign policy, read on to see just how much life in the United States was affected by 9/11.

Gallery Credit: Madison Troyer

 

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