US marks anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Tue Sep 11, 2018 02:41:pm World
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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are visiting a memorial in Pennsylvania to mark the 9/11 attacks 17 years ago.
Mr Trump will deliver a speech commemorating the airplane passengers who are thought to have charged the cockpit to stop the attackers.
Ceremonies are also being held at the 9/11 Memorial plaza on the World Trade Center site in New York City.
It was deadliest foreign attack ever on US soil, killing 2,996 people.
Hijackers flew planes into the World Trade Center in New York City, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
Another plane, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
It is believed hijackers planned to aim the aircraft at the US Congress or White House when it crashed, killing all 40 people onboard.
On Tuesday, Mr Trump was delivering remarks at newly inaugurated Tower of Voices memorial. The 93ft tall structure features 40 wind chimes of different sizes.
Families of Flight 93 president Gordon Felt - whose brother Edward died on the flight - told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review it was "eerie" to hear the chimes ring for the first time on Sunday when it was unveiled.
"Sure, it's raining, it's cold, it's very uncomfortable here today," Mr Felt said.
"But to put it into perspective, think about what our loved ones did 35 minutes at the end of their lives, fighting."
"Whatever we have to face to see this memorial through is nothing compared to what they had to face."
Mr Trump is the third sitting president to attend the crash site, 70 miles (110km) southeast of Pittsburgh.
Several commentators, including Texas Senator John Cornyn, noted this will be the first year that Americans born after the 9/11 attacks will be old enough to enlist in the US military.
"But even those Americans who don't remember that fateful day - the Americans who were born after September 11, 2001 - display their patriotism with pride as they honour the fallen and celebrate what it means to be an American," the senior Republican wrote in an editorial.
During remarks at the Pentagon, Vice-President Mike Pence noted about one quarter of Americans were born before the attacks.
He told audience members they "must learn the lessons of 9/11 and remain ever vigilant".
BBC
Mr Trump will deliver a speech commemorating the airplane passengers who are thought to have charged the cockpit to stop the attackers.
Ceremonies are also being held at the 9/11 Memorial plaza on the World Trade Center site in New York City.
It was deadliest foreign attack ever on US soil, killing 2,996 people.
Hijackers flew planes into the World Trade Center in New York City, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
Another plane, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
It is believed hijackers planned to aim the aircraft at the US Congress or White House when it crashed, killing all 40 people onboard.
On Tuesday, Mr Trump was delivering remarks at newly inaugurated Tower of Voices memorial. The 93ft tall structure features 40 wind chimes of different sizes.
Families of Flight 93 president Gordon Felt - whose brother Edward died on the flight - told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review it was "eerie" to hear the chimes ring for the first time on Sunday when it was unveiled.
"Sure, it's raining, it's cold, it's very uncomfortable here today," Mr Felt said.
"But to put it into perspective, think about what our loved ones did 35 minutes at the end of their lives, fighting."
"Whatever we have to face to see this memorial through is nothing compared to what they had to face."
Mr Trump is the third sitting president to attend the crash site, 70 miles (110km) southeast of Pittsburgh.
Several commentators, including Texas Senator John Cornyn, noted this will be the first year that Americans born after the 9/11 attacks will be old enough to enlist in the US military.
"But even those Americans who don't remember that fateful day - the Americans who were born after September 11, 2001 - display their patriotism with pride as they honour the fallen and celebrate what it means to be an American," the senior Republican wrote in an editorial.
During remarks at the Pentagon, Vice-President Mike Pence noted about one quarter of Americans were born before the attacks.
He told audience members they "must learn the lessons of 9/11 and remain ever vigilant".
BBC
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