9/11 Anniversary: National Tributes and North Texas Memorials

National Remembrance of 9/11

• 🇺🇸 Tributes are being held across the country to remember those lost on September 11th, 2001.
• 🗽 At Ground Zero in New York City, families read the names of thousands of victims.
• 🏛️ In Washington D.C., a flag was unfurled at the Pentagon to honor the 184 people who lost their lives there.
• ✈️ A tribute in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, honored the victims of United Flight 93, whose passengers prevented further loss of life.

North Texas Commemorations

• 📍 In North Texas, dozens of cities are honoring victims through events like stair climbs and moments of silence.
• 🧹 Volunteers cleaned headstones at DFW Cemetery, sharing stories of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
• 🚒 Lewisville unveiled a new memorial featuring a piece of steel from the World Trade Center South Tower, alongside names of firefighters and police officers.

Enduring Promise

• 💔 The attacks by Al-Qaeda fundamentally changed the country.
• 🤝 There is an inherent promise to never forget the lives lost and the families forever impacted.