New York remembers Sept. 11 attack victims

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New York remembers Sept. 11 attack victims

Families of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks gathered at Ground Zero for a memorial service led by Vice President Joe Biden.

Vice President Joe Biden meets with a woman who lost a family member in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks during a memorial service in New York.

Sunlight begins to fill the area at Ground Zero shortly before the start of ceremonies.

Victims' families walk toward the memorial site.

A man stands with a flag as friends and relatives of the victims gather for a commemoration ceremony at Zuccotti Park, adjacent to Ground Zero.

Beverly Epps and Shante Hylton, with son Jeremiah, weep as they pass the site of a proposed Islamic center and mosque on their way to the memorial ceremony. Cristopher Epps, Hylton's uncle and Epps' brother, died in Tower One.

Posters commemorating those who died are seen at Zuccotti Park where families and friends of those who died gathered to hear the names of those who died read aloud.

Rosa Notaro and Anna Sereno, both from Brooklyn, hold photos of their children, Daniella Notaro and Arturo Angelo Sereno.

Alyson Low of Arkansas, whose sister Sarah Low was a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 11, hugs Nick Chiarchiaro of Vernon, N.J., whose wife and niece worked in the north tower. Flight 11 was used by hijackers to strike the north tower of the World Trade Center.

A basket of flowers rests on the edge of a reflecting pool at the World Trade Center site.

The World Trade Center flag is presented as friends and relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks gather for a commemoration ceremony at Zuccotti Park.

New York Gov. David Paterson, Vice President Joe Biden, his wife, Jill Biden, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie drop flowers into a reflecting pool.

Family members of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center gather around a reflecting pool where the twin towers once stood during a memorial service commemorating the ninth anniversary of the attacks Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 in New York.

A man wipes away a tear as he listens to the reading of the names during New York City's September 11th Commemoration Ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, on the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

Linda Santiago and Jay Robles, of New York, pay their respects as they sit outside the fence of St. Paul's church adjacent to the site of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, in New York, on the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

Mourners embrace during a commemoration ceremony at Zuccotti Park, adjacent to ground zero, on the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 in New York.

Family members listen to the reading of the names of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center during a memorial service commemorating the ninth anniversary of the attacks Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 in New York.

Family members of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center pause in silence at the place where the twin towers once stood during a memorial service commemorating the ninth anniversary of the attacks Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 in New York.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, left, and Vice President Joe Biden, center, greet family members who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center during a memorial service commemorating the ninth anniversary of the attacks Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 in New York.

Family members of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center gather around a reflecting pool during a memorial service commemorating the ninth anniversary of the attacks Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 in New York.

A picture of Francis Ann Cilente, who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, sits on the edge of a reflecting pool during a memorial service commemorating the ninth anniversary of the attacks Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 in New York.

Mourners carrying photos of Paul Acquaviva, who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, walk into the heart of ground zero during a ceremony marking the ninth anniversary of the attacks Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 in New York.

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Vice President Joe Biden meets with a woman who lost a family member in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks during a memorial service in New York.

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