9/11 Memorial Ceremony Marks 14th Anniversary

For 14 years family members of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed have gathered together to commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Today, the commemoration ceremony began, as it does every year, with a city-wide moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. in observance of the time the first hijacked plane struck the North Tower. The ceremony had six moments of silence, marking key moments on 9/11, including the times at which the towers were struck, when they fell, the moment of the attack on the Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93. Between the moments of silence, family members read aloud the names of each victim.

 "The anniversary of 9/11 will always be one of the most sacred of days in our nation's history. We lost innocent men, women and children on that day and speaking each and every name aloud reminds us all that they were individuals who were simply living their lives that morning," said 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels. "Today, our thoughts and prayers are with the families, and we stand alongside them in helping to make sure this country never forgets." 

The Memorial reopens to the general public at 3 p.m. and remains open until midnight for the annual Tribute in Light, which will illuminate the sky just south of the World Trade Center at West and Morris streets. The museum is open only to families today and will reopen Sept. 12 at 9 a.m.

Explore the Memorial names arrangement and learn more about each victim by visiting the Memorial Guide.  

By 9/11 Memorial Staff