9/11: Looking back 8 years later
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Sep 11, 2009 at 6:06 AM EST
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Sep 11, 2009 at 6:21 AM EST
(WKTV) - Friday marks a very somber anniversary here in the United States. It's the 8th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C. Two hijacked jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center towers, another smashed into the Pentagon and one plane never made it to its intended target.
Ceremonies are being held today across the country to remember those who lost their lives on 9/11. President Obama is commemorating the day at the Pentagon and is expected to deliver an address later today.
Department of Defense Secretary Robert Gates will also be at the Pentagon, meeting with victims' family members.
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell plans to give a speech at the Pennsylvania field where United Airlines flight 93 crashed.
On that day in 2001, two planes hijacked by terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center towers in New York City and the country watched as the towers collapsed, 23 minutes apart.
Meanwhile, that morning in Washington D.C., another plane crashed into the Pentagon. At 10:10, forty passengers and crew members aboard United Airlines flight 93 overpowered the hijackers but the plane crashed in a field in western Pennsylvania.
The Mayor of New York was on the scene that day at ground zero.
Almost 3,000 people lost their lives in the attacks. Vice President Joe Biden is expected to attend the 9/11 ceremony in New York today.
Meanwhile across the country, many people are participating in the first ever national day of service.
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