The 9/11 “Tribute in Light” memorial illuminates the Manhattan skyline, as many reflect on the 19th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks.
The annual reading of names was pre-recorded, while smaller ceremonies were held with safety measures.
A firefighter salutes while listening to the National Anthem during a 9/11 memorial service at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum on Sept. 11, 2020 in New York City. In prior years, names of those who died have been read aloud by family members and friends in the plaza. But this year, according to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the reading of those names has been pre-recorded to be played out on speakers.Left to right, New York Gov.
Pence broke away from the event to attend an alternate ceremony blocks away in Lower Manhattan, where the names of the dead were read in person by family members. A large American flag is unfurled at the Pentagon ahead of ceremonies at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial to honor the 184 people killed in the 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon, in Washington, Sept. 11, 2020.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pause for a moment of silence on Air Force One as he arrives at the airport in Johnstown, Pa., on his way to speak at the Flight 93 National Memorial, Sept. 11, 2020, in Shanksville, Pa.As of Sept 1., 2020, 1,642 of the 2,753 victims of the attack on the World Trade Center have been positively identified, according to the NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. 1,111 victims have not been positively identified, 19 years later.
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