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'In face of fear, we came together,' Biden reminds Americans at 9/11 ceremony in New York
By Doug Cunningham,
1 days ago
Sept. 11 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden , Vice President Kamala Harris , former President Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance attended 9/11 memorial ceremonies Wednesday at the attack crash sites in New York City and at the Pentagon.
A firefighter from Atlantic Beach places flowers on the South Tower reflecting pool before the start of the 911 Commemoration Ceremony at the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in New York City on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI
Later today they also appeared at Shanksville, Pa., for commemorations there.
All four attended a ceremony at the Memorial plaza at Ground Zero, the site of the attack in which terrorists using hijacked commercial jets struck the World Trade Center 's Twin Towers 23 years ago in New York City.
"Today, our nation comes together to renew our sacred vow: Never Forget," Biden said in a statement . "Never forget each of the 2,977 precious lives stolen from us when terrorists attacked our nation. Never forget their families who still bear the grief from that searing September morning. Never forget the heroic citizens and survivors who rushed to help their fellow Americans. And never forget that when faced with evil -- and an enemy that sought to tear us apart -- we endured."
Biden said in the darkest of hours, America found the light.
The U.S. flag is unfurled on the west side of the Pentagon on September 11, 2024 to mark 23 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Arlington, Virginia on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI
"In the face of fear, we came together -- to defend our country, and to help one another," Biden added. "That is why terrorists targeted us in the first place: our freedom, our democracy, our unity."
Vice President Kamala Harris said in a statement that the anniversary "is a day of solemn remembrance as we mourn the souls we lost in a heinous terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001."
President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Americans to "never forget each of the 2,977 precious lives stolen from us when terrorists attacked our nation," on 9/11 as Vice President Kamala Harris said the anniversary "is a day of solemn remembrance as we mourn the souls we lost in a heinous terrorist attack." Photo by Peter Foley/UPI
"We stand in solidarity with their families and loved ones," she said, adding that in the days that followed 9/11, "We were all reminded that unity is possible in America. Together, we made clear we will not bend or break in the face of terrorism."
Harris urged Americans to reflect "on what binds us together as one: the greatest privilege on Earth, the pride and privilege of being an American."
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and his running mate J.D. Vance, right, arrive before the start of the 911 Commemoration Ceremony at the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in New York City on Wednesday. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI
Trump released a video statement last year noting the anniversary of the attack.
"No one who lived through the horror of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks can ever forget the agony and the anguish of that terrible day. It was a terrible day," he said in the video. "We will never forget."
A woman places a red rose on the South Tower reflecting pool at the 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in New York City on the anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks on Wednesday. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI
Just hours after Harris and Trump debated in Philadelphia they flew to the Shanksville, Pa., Flight 93 memorial.
The terrorists had intended to crash Flight 93 into the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., but passengers and crew forced a crash landing in Somerset County, Pa.
European first responders visit the South Tower reflecting pool at the 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in New York City on the anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks on Wednesday. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI
Harris visited all three 9/11 crash sites in 2021 with Biden and spoke alongside former President George W. Bush .
Trump did not participate in formal 9/11 commemoration ceremonies in 2021. Instead, he went to Florida to give commentary on a pay-per-view boxing match.
The wreath laid in place by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stands along the Wall of Names at the Flight 93 National Memorial on the 23rd anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks on Wednesday near Shanksville, Pa. Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI
He visited New York City first responders before heading to Florida for the boxing match.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris join family members at the Flight 93 National Memorial on the 23rd anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks on Wednesday near Shanksville, Pa. Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI
We came together and people knew our country was under distress. We worked through it with heavy hearts but stayed together, and will again if we don't let all these bullshit wars continue! They are just escalating more and more. We've had 16 years of democratic control of the house and Senate and where we now?
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