9/11 remembered at Pentagon and Ground Zero

The victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks were honored Thursday on the 24th anniversary of the tragedy, which killed nearly 3,000 people.The big picture: At Ground Zero in New York City, the Pentagon and in communities across the U.S., Americans paid solemn tribute with readings of the names of those who died and moments of silence, as victims continue to be identified over two decades after planes struck the twin towers and the Pentagon building.Driving the news: President Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended a commemoration ceremony at the Pentagon in Virginia, where the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed and killed 184 people. In lower Manhattan, family members honored their loved ones by reading their names aloud. Observers also gathered in a Shanksville, Pennsylvania, field where Flight 93 crashed after passengers and crew took action to thwart another attack.What they're saying: "We will build taller, grow stronger, fight harder and soar higher, and together, we will go forward as one people with one heart, one fate, one flag and one glorious destiny," Trump said at the Pentagon memorial. Scenes from around the country: People pay tribute near the National Sept. 11 Memorial in the World Trade Center complex, before the start of the ceremonies marking the 24th anniversary of 9/11 attacks in New York City. Photo: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump listen to the National Anthem during a 9/11 observance ceremony at the Pentagon in Virginia. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Families of victims of the 9/11 terror attack listen as names of the victims are read during an annual commemoration ceremony in New York City. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The sun forms a halo on the walls of the Empty Sky 9/11 Memorial in Liberty State Park as it rises behind lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center as seen from Jersey City, N.J.. Photo: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

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