"Driving the news: President Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended a commemoration ceremony at the Pentagon in Virginia, where the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed and killed 184 people. In lower Manhattan, family members honored their loved ones by reading their names aloud. Observers also gathered in a Shanksville, Pennsylvania, field where Flight 93 crashed after passengers and crew took action to thwart another attack."
"What they're saying: "We will build taller, grow stronger, fight harder and soar higher, and together, we will go forward as one people with one heart, one fate, one flag and one glorious destiny," Trump said at the Pentagon memorial. Scenes from around the country: People pay tribute near the National Sept. 11 Memorial in the World Trade Center complex, before the start of the ceremonies marking the 24th anniversary of 9/11 attacks in New York City."
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended a commemoration ceremony at the Pentagon, the site where hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed, killing 184 people. Family members in lower Manhattan honored victims by reading names aloud at the National Sept. 11 Memorial. Observers gathered in a Shanksville, Pennsylvania, field where Flight 93 went down after passengers and crew acted to thwart another attack. Trump delivered a unifying message calling to 'build taller, grow stronger, fight harder and soar higher' and spoke of moving forward 'as one people' under a shared destiny. Photographs captured tributes and memorial scenes across sites.
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