9/11 Observance Focuses On Victims

Today, the nation will commemorate the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, but this year’s ceremonies will be different – at least at the main commemoration site in Manhattan. There, politicians will be voiceless. About 3,000 people died in the coordinated hijackings by Islamic terrorists, and the nation has traditionally marked the anniversary with speeches and commemorations at all three sites and elsewhere. In that, this year’s ceremonies will be true to form. At 5:46 a.m. PDT, bells will toll in a moment of silence to observe the time at which American Airlines Flight 11 struck the north tower of the World Trade Center, and the names of the fallen will then be solemnly intoned. There will also be moments of silence to mark the exact times at which United Airlines Flight 175 struck the south tower, American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon and United Airlines Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville, Pa./ Michael Muskal , Los Angeles Times. More here. (AP photo: A New York City Police officer salutes a flag hanging from the One World Trade Center building)

Question: Are you going to observe the 9/11 anniversary in a special way today?