US commemorates 9/11

Holding photos and reading names of loved ones lost 16 years ago, 9/11 victims’ relatives marked the anniversary of the attacks at ground zero on Monday with a solemn and personal ceremony.

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Mon., Sept. 11, 2017

West Virginia National Guard Staff Sgt. Sean Ruth, right, mourns the loss of his father, Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 William Ruth, who died in the September 11 attack on the Pentagon, while at the September 11th Pentagon Memorial on the 16th anniversary at the Pentagon, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. He was visiting with his family including his daughter Ayslynn Ruth, 4.

Jacquelyn Martin Associated Press
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump stand as “Taps” is played during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at the Pentagon.

Evan Vucci Associated Press
Stephen M. Clark, the superintendent of the Flight 93 National Memorial, right, shows the flight path of United Flight 93 to Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

Fred Vuich Associated Press
John Pristas, a firefighter for the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company, blows "Taps" on a trumpet Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, during a 16th anniversary ceremony marking the terrorist attacks, at their 9/11 Memorial in front of the station in Cranberry, Pa.

Keith Srakocic Associated Press
People hold up signs with the names and pictures of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks during a ceremony at ground zero in New York, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Holding photos and reading names of loved ones lost 16 years ago, 9/11 victims' relatives marked the anniversary of the attacks at ground zero with a solemn and personal ceremony.

Seth Wenig Associated Press
A National Park Service ranger carries a wreath in front of The Wall of Names during the service of remembrance tribute to the passengers and crew of United Flight 93 at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

Fred Vuich Associated Press
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during the service of remembrance tribute to the passengers and crew of United Flight 93 at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

Fred Vuich Associated Press
Family members and dignitaries gather at the boulder that marks the crash site of United Flight 93 during the service of remembrance tribute at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

Fred Vuich Associated Press
President Donald Trump, left, first lady Melania Trump, Defense Secretary James Mattis, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, attend the September 11th Pentagon Memorial Observance at the Pentagon on the 16th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

Jacquelyn Martin Associated Press
People place flowers on victim's names at the edge of a waterfall pool before a ceremony at ground in New York, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Holding photos and reading names of loved ones lost 16 years ago, 9/11 victims' relatives marked the anniversary of the attacks at ground zero with a solemn and personal ceremony.

Seth Wenig Associated Press
A woman holds up a picture of a victim of the 9/11 terrorist attacks during a ceremony at ground zero in New York, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Holding photos and reading names of loved ones lost 16 years ago, 9/11 victims' relatives marked the anniversary of the attacks at ground zero with a solemn and personal ceremony.

Seth Wenig Associated Press
Flowers lay over the names of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks before a ceremony at ground zero Sept. 11, 2017, in New York.

Seth Wenig Associated Press
A man stands at the edge of a waterfall pool during a ceremony at ground zero in New York, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Holding photos and reading names of loved ones lost 16 years ago, 9/11 victims' relatives marked the anniversary of the attacks at ground zero with a solemn and personal ceremony.

Seth Wenig Associated Press