The 9/11 Memorial & Museum held its annual commemoration Saturday, during which the names of all victims of September 11, 2001, and Feb. 26, 1993, attacks at the World Trade Center were read aloud.
The museum is located at the former site of the Twin Towers.
The ceremony included six moments of silence — marking the times when both towers were hit when each building fell, the attack on the Pentagon, and the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania.
Family members of 9/11 victims gathered on the Memorial plaza and read aloud the names of those killed in the 9/11 attacks and in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Family members of 9/11 victims spoke about their loved ones. Anthoula Katsimatides said her brother, John Katsimatides, tried to make everyone laugh.
“When I look back on these last 20 years, I find myself thinking about September 12th and everything that happened after that,” she said.
“When thousands of us became members of a club that we never signed up for with no idea of what to do next except to cry. Right? But then something unexpected happened. An unlimited amount of kindness kept pouring in, to each of us. From friends and strangers.”
New Jersey-native Bruce Springsteen also performed during the ceremony, singing “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” and Hamilton star Chris Jackson performed “Never Alone.”
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President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, former President Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former first lady Hillary Clinton, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and former New York City Mayors Rudy Giuliani Michael Bloomberg were in attendance at the ceremony.
The 9/11 terror attack was masterminded by the Al Qaeda and its leader fled to Afghanistan. The U.S. invaded Afghanistan following the attack. Osama bin Laden was finally killed by American Navy Seals on May 2, 2011.
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