Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes, and pleas to "never forget," 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.
Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes, and pleas to "never forget," 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.
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"It's been 21 years, but it's not 21 years for us. It seems like just yesterday," Mentis said. "The wounds are still fresh."
"It's been 21 years, but it's not 21 years for us. It seems like just yesterday," Mentis said. "The wounds are still fresh."
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"No matter how many years have passed, nobody can actually comprehend that what happened that very day," she added.
"No matter how many years have passed, nobody can actually comprehend that what happened that very day," she added.
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Victims' relatives and dignitaries also convened at the other two attack sites, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.
Victims' relatives and dignitaries also convened at the other two attack sites, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.
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Sept. 11 remains a point for reflection on the hijacked-plane attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, reconfigured national security policy and spurred a U.S.
Sept. 11 remains a point for reflection on the hijacked-plane attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, reconfigured national security policy and spurred a U.S.
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Sunday's observances, which follow a fraught milestone anniversary last year, come little more than a month after a U.S.
Sunday's observances, which follow a fraught milestone anniversary last year, come little more than a month after a U.S.
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"The American democracy depends on the habits of the heart, on 'we the people,'" he said.
"The American democracy depends on the habits of the heart, on 'we the people,'" he said.
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"It's not enough to stand up for democracy once a year, or every now and then.
"It's not enough to stand up for democracy once a year, or every now and then.
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Members of New York Fire Department raise a U.S. flag at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City on Sept. 11, 2022
Members of New York Fire Department raise a U.S. flag at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City on Sept. 11, 2022