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Remembering 9/11

Nearly 3,000 victims are mourned on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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Image: The \"Tribute in Lights\" illuminates the sky over lower Manhattan on the ninth anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center in New York

The "Tribute in Lights" illuminates the sky over lower Manhattan on the ninth anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010.

— Gary Hershorn / X00129
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The "Tribute in Lights" glows skyward near the World Trade Center site in New York.

— Craig Ruttle / FR61802 AP
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Two-year-old Luke Pavlenishzili, riding on the shoulders of his father, George Pavlenishzili, offers a rose to New York firefighter Joe Huber at ground zero during a memorial service commemorating the anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center.

— Chang W. Lee / Pool New York Times
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A firefighter salutes as taps is played before a moment of silence for victims at New York's Zuccotti Park.

— Jason Decrow / FR103966 AP
Image: A woman holds a photograph showing New York firefighter Siller during ceremonies marking the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York

An unidentified woman holds a photograph showing New York firefighter Stephen Siller. Siller was on his way home and off-duty on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, but he turnedg his vehicle around and upon finding a traffic stoppage at the Brooklyn-Battery tunnel, donned his gear and sprinted through the tunnel and onto the site of the World Trade Center.

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A bugler plays Taps an ground zero to signify the end of the annual commemoration in New York.

— Chris Hondros / Pool / GETTYIMAGES POOL
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Anna Sereno of Brooklyn, N.Y., holds a photo of her son, Arturo Angelo Sereno, who was 29 when he was killed.

— Jason Decrow / FR103966 AP
Image: Boy pauses near the reflecting pool in memory of victims of the 9/11 attacks in New York

A boy pauses next to the reflecting pool in memory of victims in New York City.

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Vice President Joe Biden meets with a woman who lost a family member at the World Trade Center.

— John Angelillo / Pool UPI
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U.S. Army members salute while family members hold up pictures of their loved ones in front of a reflecting pool in memory of victims of 9/11 in New York.

— Chris Hondros / Pool / GETTYIMAGES POOL
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A man wipes away a tear as he listens to the reading of the names during New York City’s ceremony.

— Stephen Chernin / FR76594 AP
Image: Adams wears a necklace with a portrait of her daughter, Mary Lou Hague, who was 26 when she died in the attacks on the World Trade Center as family and friends of victims gather to mark the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World

Liza Adams wears a necklace with a portrait of her daughter, Mary Lou Hague, 26, who was killed.

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Mourners embrace during a ceremony at Zuccotti Park, adjacent to ground zero.

— Jason Decrow / FR103966 AP
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A mural decorates the side of a building as a firefighter passes near ground zero.

— David Goldman / FR91654 AP
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Victims' families walk toward New York City's commemoration ceremony.

— Stephen Chernin / FR76594 AP
Image: Superintendent Joanne Hanley of the Flight 93 National Memorial salutes next to Former First Lady Laura Bush and First Lady Michelle Obama

National Park Service Flight 93 Superintendent Joanne Hanley. left, salutes next to Former First Lady Laura Bush and First Lady Michelle Obama during a memorial service at the Flight 93 Temporary Memorial outside Shanksville, Pa., Sept. 11, 2010.

— Jason Cohn / X01062
Image: Michelle Obama And Laura Bush Attend 9/11 Commemoration In Shanksville, PA

A visitor to the ceremony near Shankesville, Pa., huddles in a blanket to keep warm as the sun rises. First Lady Michelle Obama and former first lady Laura Bush addressed the crowd later in the day.

— Archie Carpenter / Getty Images North America
Image: Barack Obama, Robert Gates, Michael Mullen

President Barack Obama, flanked by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, at the Pentagon Memorial.

— Charles Dharapak / AP
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A woman sits on a bench prior to an event to mark the anniversary of the attacks at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va.

— Alex Wong / GETTY IMAGES POOL
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Obama hugs an unidentified woman as he greets family members of victims after speaking at the Pentagon Memorial.

— Charles Dharapak / AP
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U.S. military personnel participate in a candlelight service to honor those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, at Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 11, 2010.

— Mustafa Quraishi / AP
Image: Memorial For 9/11 Victims Held In Grosvenor Square

In London, people gather at the Grosvenor Square memorial to remember victims overseas.

— Dan Kitwood / Getty Images Europe
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The World Trade Center site.

— Mark Lennihan / AP
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Americans walk amongst flags erected by students and staff from Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., who placed nearly 3,000 flags in the ground to honor victims.

— Mark Ralston / AFP
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