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Remembering 9/11
Remembering 9/11
Remembering 9/11
 
President George W. Bush addresses the nation from the Oval Office Monday evening, Sept. 11, 2006, marking the fifth anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. President Bush said, "The war against this enemy is more than a military conflict. It is the decisive ideological struggle of the 21st century and the calling of our generation." Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney stand with former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain for a moment of silence on the South Lawn September 11, 2006, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush stand in silence after placing a wreath to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the September 11th attacks Monday, Sept. 11, 2006, in Shanksvillle, Pa., where United flight 93 crashed after the passengers fought against the terrorist hijackers. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush, accompanied by Sgt. Timothy Boyd of the Military District of Washington, stand before a memorial wreath Monday, Sept. 11, 2006, during a moment of silence at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
After placing a memorial wreath at the Pentagon, the President and Laura Bush greet audience members Monday, Sept. 11, 2006, during ceremonies marking the fifth anniversary of the September 11th attacks. To commemorate the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush and Laura Bush lay a wreath in the south tower reflecting pool at the World Trade Center site in New York City Sunday, September 10, 2006.
A police officer stands at attention at Ground Zero during the ceremonies marking the fifth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City Sunday, September 10, 2006. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush look over the World Trade Center site Sunday, September 10, 2006, during a visit to Ground Zero in New York City to mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.
During their visit to Ground Zero, President George W. Bush and Laura Bush look at a memorial created from some of the objects visitors have brought to the site in New York City Sunday, September 10, 2006. President Bush tours the Tribute WTC Visitor Center with Jennifer Adams, CEO of the September 11th Families Association, in New York City Sunday, September 10, 2006. Recently opened, the museum is located near Ground Zero.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush participate in the Service of Prayer and Remembrance at St. Paul’s Chapel near Ground Zero in New York City Sunday, September 10, 2006. Earlier in the day the President and Mrs. Bush visited the World Trade Center site to mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush stand with New York City First Responders at the Fort Pitt Firehouse for a moment of silence Monday, September 11, 2006, in New York City to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Also pictured is a door from Ladder 18, which was destroyed in the collapse of the World Trade Center.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush join emergency first responders for breakfast Monday morning, Sept. 11, 2006 at the Fort Pitt Firehouse in New York City, during remembrance ceremonies marking the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

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