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Remembering 9/11
Remembering 9/11
Remembering 9/11
Sitting in front of the rebuilt section of the Pentagon, service personnel and families listen to President George W. Bush at the Pentagon Observance Wednesday, Sept. 11. "One year ago, men and women and children were killed here because they were Americans. And because this place is a symbol to the world of our country's might and resolve," said the President. "Today, we remember each life. We rededicate this proud symbol and we renew our commitment to win the war that began here."
Sitting in front of the rebuilt section of the Pentagon, service personnel and families listen to President George W. Bush at the Pentagon Observance Wednesday, Sept. 11. "One year ago, men and women and children were killed here because they were Americans. And because this place is a symbol to the world of our country's might and resolve," said the President. "Today, we remember each life. We rededicate this proud symbol and we renew our commitment to win the war that began here."
 
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush light a candle at St. John Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., during a private service of prayer and remembrance Wednesday morning, September 11, 2002. Sitting in front of the rebuilt section of the Pentagon, service personnel and families listen to President George W. Bush at the Pentagon Observance Wednesday, Sept. 11. "One year ago, men and women and children were killed here because they were Americans. And because this place is a symbol to the world of our country's might and resolve," said the President. "Today, we remember each life. We rededicate this proud symbol and we renew our commitment to win the war that began here."
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush participate in a wreath-laying ceremony near the site of the crash where seven crew members and 33 passengers died when the plane crashed in Somerset County. Officials believe the plane was heading for a target in Washington, D.C., when the passengers fought back against the four hijackers. President George W. Bush talks to relatives of the victims from Flight 93 after laying a wreath at the crash site in Somerset County Pennsylvania on September 11, 2002.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush walk down the long entry ramp at Ground Zero, site of the World Trade Center, Sept. 11, 2002 in New York City, to participate in a wreath laying ceremony in memory of those killed in the terrorist attack on the twin towers Sept. 11, 2001. President George W. Bush addresses the nation from Ellis Island in New York City on the one year anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11.
Vice President Dick Cheney meets with firefighters of FDNY Rescue Company 1 at their firehouse in New York, N.Y., Sept. 11, 2003. Eleven firefighters from the company died in the terrorist attacks Sept. 11, 2001. They are: Capt. Terence S. Hatton, 41; Lt. Dennis Mojica, 50; Joseph Angelini Sr., 63; Gary Geidel, 44; William Henry, 49; Kenneth Joseph Marino, 40; Michael G. Montesi, 39; Gerard Terence Nevins, 46; Patrick J. O'Keefe, 44; Brian Edward Sweeney, 29; and David M. Weiss, 41. Honoring the memory of those who died during terrorist attacks on this day two years ago, President George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney stand with White House staff for a moment of silence on the South Lawn 8:46 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 11, 2003.
President George W. Bush delivers a Live Radio Address surrounded by Mrs. Bush and families of victims of 911 in the Oval Office, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2004. President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush pause during the playing of Taps following the Moment of Silence on the South Lawn, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2004.
President Bush stands with Laura Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Mrs. Cheney as they observe a moment of silence, on the South Lawn, in honor of 9/11 victims September 11, 2005. This marks the fourth anniversary of terrorist attacks on both the World Trade Center and The Pentagon.

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