Last year, children's voices echoed across ground zero. This year, it is the bereaved parents and grandparents of World Trade Center victims who will read aloud the names of those lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
Three years to the minute that terrorists flew the first plane into the twin towers, a moment of silence will be held at 8:46 a.m. Saturday to begin the ceremony at ground zero. Then, in what has become an anniversary tradition, the names of the 2,749 trade center victims will be recited, with pauses for three more moments of silence — at 9:03, 9:59 and 10:29 a.m. — to mark when the second plane struck and each tower collapsed. The day of remembrance will end with twin beams of light soaring into the night sky.
World Trade Centers - A Beautiful Cross
Nationwide, communities will observe Sept. 11 in their own ways, with services at firehouses, memorial dedications, the tolling of bells, and flag ceremonies. In Springfield, Mo., a garden will be dedicated to 9/11 victims, and in New Mexico, residents plan to gather at an Albuquerque church where two trade center beams are on display.
After last year's heartbreaking reading by children who lost loved ones, this year's list of the dead will be read at ground zero by parents and grandparents of victims. Some will also read poems or passages. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, his predecessor Rudolph Giuliani, New York Gov. George Pataki and New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey are also scheduled to participate.
America Responds
A new skyscraper is rising from the World Trade Center site, the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower. The cornerstone was laid on the Fourth of July, and the tower is expected to be completed by 2009.
God Bless America
Three years to the minute that terrorists flew the first plane into the twin towers, a moment of silence will be held at 8:46 a.m. Saturday to begin the ceremony at ground zero. Then, in what has become an anniversary tradition, the names of the 2,749 trade center victims will be recited, with pauses for three more moments of silence — at 9:03, 9:59 and 10:29 a.m. — to mark when the second plane struck and each tower collapsed. The day of remembrance will end with twin beams of light soaring into the night sky.
World Trade Centers - A Beautiful Cross
Nationwide, communities will observe Sept. 11 in their own ways, with services at firehouses, memorial dedications, the tolling of bells, and flag ceremonies. In Springfield, Mo., a garden will be dedicated to 9/11 victims, and in New Mexico, residents plan to gather at an Albuquerque church where two trade center beams are on display.
After last year's heartbreaking reading by children who lost loved ones, this year's list of the dead will be read at ground zero by parents and grandparents of victims. Some will also read poems or passages. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, his predecessor Rudolph Giuliani, New York Gov. George Pataki and New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey are also scheduled to participate.
America Responds
A new skyscraper is rising from the World Trade Center site, the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower. The cornerstone was laid on the Fourth of July, and the tower is expected to be completed by 2009.
God Bless America
