Americans remember 9/11

In New York City at Ground Zero, where the twin World Trade Center towers were destroyed by hijacked planes, families and friends honored and remembered the thousands of people who were killed six years ago. In Washington, President and Mrs. Bush -- and Vice President and Mrs. Cheney-- began the day with a church service and then observed a minute of silence on the White House South lawn. At the Pentagon, site of another plane attack where almost 200 people were killed, Defense Secretary Robert Gates placed a wreath in front of a memorial column where the Pentagon was rebuilt. Peter Pace, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addressed the families who lost loved ones in the Pentagon attack. SOUNDBITE: Peter Pace, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, saying (English): "We render honor today to the 184 souls who were taken from us to remember them and to reconile ourselves in their honor." In Shanksville, Pennsylvania, a similar ceremony took place, at the site where a fourth plane crashed -- after passengers fought with al Qaeda hijackers. Sept. 11 fell on a Tuesday again for the first time since 2001, yet another reminder of the day six years ago in which close to 3,000 people died. Jon Decker, Reuters.

Submission | September 11, 2007

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