Americans gathered to mark the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in memorials in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania—the sites where nearly 3,000 people perished on an otherwise beautiful Tuesday morning. Here, scenes from the Pentagon, White House, and the new Flight 93 National Memorial.
At left, roses are seen at New York’s 9/11 memorial before the ceremony.
President Obama observes a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House to mark the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (R) lays a wreath at the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial in Washington.
New York Police Department Joint Terrorism Task Force Det. Patrick Lantry, who was at the scene of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, visits the Flight 93 National Memorial, which officially opened Thursday in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The $50 million visitor center, designed by Paul Murdoch, commemorates the 40 passengers and crew who died near the memorial site 14 years ago, when one of the four planes overtaken by al Qaeda terrorists crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
A sign welcomes families of Flight 93 passengers at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2015. A memorial ceremony was held this morning.
Retired United Airlines Capt. Ron Reibold, 72, who had been scheduled to pilot Flight 93, and worked with many of the airline staff that died, visits the Flight 93 National Memorial. The pin is to commemorate flight attendant Lorraine Bey, who died on Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001.
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