It is hard to believe for those who lived through it, but it has been nearly a quarter of a century since America was attacked by terrorists who used three planes as weapons and crashed them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. A fourth plane en route to Washington, D.C. was brought down in a field in Pennsylvania by the passengers on board Flight 93, who fought back against a group of hijackers.
As has been done every Sept. 11 for the past 22 years, the names of those killed in the attacks will be read at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, only pausing to mark six moments of silence — when each of the four planes crashed and twice when the Twin Towers fell.
As WCBS said the ceremony fulfills “a sacred promise to never forget.”
Update 1:59 p.m. ET, Sept. 11: Former President Donald Trump has arrived at the Flight 93 memorial, WJAC reported. Like President Joe Biden, Trump also placed a wreath at the monument.
Update 12:45 p.m. ET, Sept. 11: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrived at the Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to participate in a wreath-laying honoring the passengers and crew who died in the rural Pennsylvania field.
Update 10:28 a.m. ET, Sept. 11: A final moment of silence was held to mark the time when the North Tower fell 23 years ago.
Update 10:03 a.m. ET, Sept. 11: A moment of silence was held to mark the time when Flight 93 slammed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Update 9:59 a.m. ET, Sept. 11: A moment of silence was held to mark the moment the South Tower fell. A similar moment was held at 9:30 a.m. marking the time when Flight 175 hit the building.
Update 9:37 a.m. ET, Sept. 11: A moment of silence was held to mark the time when Flight 77 hit the Pentagon. The ceremony in Arlington, Virginia, was scheduled to start at 9 a.m. with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown among the speakers, WRC reported. Earlier on Wednesday morning, the annual unfurling of an American flag occurred as the sun rose.
Update 9 a.m. ET, Sept. 11: President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance are among the dignitaries at the New York Ceremony, CSPAN shared on X.com. Harris and Trump, separated by Biden and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, stood near each other less than 12 hours after the two presidential contenders faced off during a debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia.
Update 8:46 a.m. ET, Sept. 11: The ceremony at Ground Zero has begun.
Original report: In addition to the victims of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and those on board Flight 93, the names of those killed in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing will also be read. In all, there will be 2,983 names said aloud as done every year.
The moments of silence will be:
- 8:46 a.m. when Flight 11 hit the North Tower.
- 9:03 a.m. when Flight 175 hit the South Tower.
- 9:37 a.m. when Flight 77 hit the Pentagon.
- 9:59 a.m. when the South Tower fell.
- 10:03 a.m. when Fight 93 crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
- 10:28 a.m. when the North Tower fell.
Dignitaries will appear at the ceremonies. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Lower Manhattan. Former President Donald Trump and his Vice Presidential running mate JD Vance are also in New York City for the anniversary.
All four will be at a service at Memorial Plaza, NBC News reported.
Biden, Harris and Trump will also travel to Shanksville. The current president and vice president will participate in a wreath laying at the Flight 93 memorial before going to a wreath laying at the Pentagon later in the afternoon, CNN reported.
Not appearing at the three 9/11 memorial sites will be Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Harris’ vice presidential running mate will mark the anniversary in Minnesota, NBC News reported.
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Family and friends of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 SHANKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 11: Visitors watch during a ceremony commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the crash of Flight 93 during the September 11th terrorist attacks at the Flight 93 National Memorial on September 11, 2024 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The nation is marking the twenty-third anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, when the terrorist group al-Qaeda flew hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center, Shanksville, PA and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Family and friends of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Family and friends of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Members of the FDNY attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Firefighters pause for a moment of silence outside FDNY Engine 4/Tower Ladder 15 firehouse in lower Manhattan on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on September 11, 2024, in New York City. The nation is marking the twenty-third anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001, that killed 2,977 people at the World Trade Center site, the Pentagon, and those aboard Flight 93 in Shanksville, PA. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) visit with firefighters outside FDNY Engine 4/Tower Ladder 15 fire house in lower Manhattan on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on September 11, 2024, in New York City. The nation is marking the twenty-third anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001, that killed 2,977 people at the World Trade Center site, the Pentagon, and those aboard Flight 93 in Shanksville, PA. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Family and friends of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: A group of nuns pray outside of the perimeter of the 9/11 memorial site during a moment of silence on September 11, 2024 in New York City. Family, friends, first responders and dignitaries are at Ground Zero honoring the lives of those lost on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Memorials are also being held at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA and at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, PA. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Family and friends of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) visit with firefighters outside FDNY Engine 4/Tower Ladder 15 fire house in lower Manhattan on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on September 11, 2024, in New York City. The nation is marking the twenty-third anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001, that killed 2,977 people at the World Trade Center site, the Pentagon, and those aboard Flight 93 in Shanksville, PA. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. President Joe Biden attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Family and friends of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Brown (C), his wife Sharene Brown (L), and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (R) lay a wreath at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on September 11, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. Later today U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the Pentagon to lay a wreath to honor the victims of the September 11th terror attack. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Family and friends of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 SHANKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 11: Family members of the victims gather at the crash site following a ceremony commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the crash of Flight 93 during the September 11th terrorist attacks at the Flight 93 National Memorial on September 11, 2024 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The nation is marking the twenty-third anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, when the terrorist group al-Qaeda flew hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center, Shanksville, PA and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Family and friends of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Family and friends of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 SHANKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 11: A National Park Service Officer walks along the Wall of Names during a ceremony commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the crash of Flight 93 during the September 11th terrorist attacks at the Flight 93 National Memorial on September 11, 2024 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The nation is marking the twenty-third anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, when the terrorist group al-Qaeda flew hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center, Shanksville, PA and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: A memorial for NYPD victims of the 9/11 terror attack are seen during athe annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 SHANKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 11: The ringing of the bells with each name of a victim during a ceremony commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the crash of Flight 93 during the September 11th terrorist attacks at the Flight 93 National Memorial on September 11, 2024 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The nation is marking the twenty-third anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, when the terrorist group al-Qaeda flew hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center, Shanksville, PA and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Family and friends of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: The skyline of lower Manhattan is seen from Brooklyn as people observe the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on September 11, 2024 in New York City. The nation is marking the twenty-third anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001, that killed 2,977 people at the World Trade Center site, the Pentagon, and those aboard Flight 93 in Shanksville, PA. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 SHANKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 11: Visitors walk past the Wall of Names during a ceremony commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the crash of Flight 93 during the September 11th terrorist attacks at the Flight 93 National Memorial on September 11, 2024 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The nation is marking the twenty-third anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, when the terrorist group al-Qaeda flew hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center, Shanksville, PA and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Family and friends of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Members of the FDNY attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: The North Tower reflecting pool is seen during the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 SHANKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 11: Family members of the victims gather at the crash site following a ceremony commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the crash of Flight 93 during the September 11th terrorist attacks at the Flight 93 National Memorial on September 11, 2024 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The nation is marking the twenty-third anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, when the terrorist group al-Qaeda flew hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center, Shanksville, PA and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 SHANKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 11: Visitors watch during a ceremony commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the crash of Flight 93 during the September 11th terrorist attacks at the Flight 93 National Memorial on September 11, 2024 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The nation is marking the twenty-third anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, when the terrorist group al-Qaeda flew hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center, Shanksville, PA and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during an observance ceremony for the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks at the Pentagon on September 11, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. Later today U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the Pentagon to lay a wreath to honor the victims of the September 11th terror attack. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 The names of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack are read during a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images) (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 People attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 The names of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack are read during a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 People attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 People attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024. (Photo by Adam GRAY / AFP) (Photo by ADAM GRAY/AFP via Getty Images) (ADAM GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 People attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 People attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 Firefighters pause for a second moment of silence outside FDNY Engine 4/Ladder 15's firehouse in lower Manhattan on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, on September 11, 2024 in New York. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images) (BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 The names of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack are read during a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images) (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 (L to R) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, US President Joe Biden, former Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024. (Photo by Adam GRAY / AFP) (Photo by ADAM GRAY/AFP via Getty Images) (ADAM GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 (L to R) US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, US President Joe Biden, former Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images) (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 The names of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack are read during a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024. (Photo by Adam GRAY / AFP) (Photo by ADAM GRAY/AFP via Getty Images) (ADAM GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 Firefighters pause for a second moment of silence outside FDNY Engine 4/Ladder 15's firehouse in lower Manhattan on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, on September 11, 2024 in New York. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images) (BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 People attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 People attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024. (Photo by Adam GRAY / AFP) (Photo by ADAM GRAY/AFP via Getty Images) (ADAM GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 The Sun rise by The one world trade center Building before a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack in New York City on September 11, 2024. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images) (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 A man sits in front of the World trade Center before a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack in New York City on September 11, 2024. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images) (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
Remembering 9/11 ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: Members of the military and first responders watch as an American flag is unfurled on the side of the Pentagon to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on September 11, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. Later today U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the Pentagon to lay a wreath to honor the victims of the September 11th terror attack. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Sea of American flags displayed in remembrance of 9/11 at Romare Bearden Park
Sea of American flags displayed in remembrance of 9/11 at Romare Bearden Park