People listen to the U.S. national anthem at the memorial on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, Pool)
From New York and the Pentagon to Pennsylvania and communities nationwide, Americans mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with memorial ceremonies, moments of silence, vigils and tributes.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, and other officials, watch as the flag is unfurled at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)President Donald Trump, left, and first lady Melania Trump arrive at an observance ceremony on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)The Pentagon Group Burial Marker stands among headstones at Arlington National Cemetery shortly after sunrise, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush, and former President Bill Clinton arrive to the memorial on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, Pool)A young boy looks at the Brooklyn 9/11 Wall of Remembrance during the annual Candlelight Ceremony in Coney Island on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attacks, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)Visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., attend an observance, Friday, Sept.11, 2026, as the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)A woman mourns at the September 11 memorial plaza in Lower Manhattan ahead of a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Dave Sanders /The New York Times via AP, Pool)New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right, passes former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani ahead of a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Barry Williams /The Daily News via AP, Pool)People join their hands as they pray for Father Mychal Judge during a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Jeenah Moon, Pool Photo via AP)Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani observes the memorial on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, Pool)The memorial is seen on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)Service members unfurl a flag on the 25th anniversary over the portion of the Pentagon’s west side that was struck by an airliner hijacked by terrorist, on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Arlington Va. (AP Photo/John McDonnell
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