Photos: Remembering 9/11 18 years later

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Photos: Remembering 9/11 18 years later

September 11, 2019 marks the 18th anniversary of the attacks on America. A nation once again came together to remember those whose lives were lost that day.

A member of the U.S. Army Old Guard stands on the grounds of the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial before a ceremony in observance of the 18th anniversary of the September 11th attacks at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Former President George W. Bush places a wreath as former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, right, watches, on the grounds of the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in observance of the 18th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Volunteers Jayne Wagner of Shanksville, Pa., left, and Judy Brant of Indian Lakes, Pa., ring bells as part of the Name Presentation and Ringing of Bells Remembrance of crew and passengers on United Flight 93, during the September 11th Flight 93 Memorial Service in Shanksville, Pa., attended by Vice President Mike Pence, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial listen to remarks by Vice President Mike Pence during the September 11th Flight 93 Memorial Service in Shanksville, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. Vice President Pence helped mark 18 years since the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil by visiting the Pennsylvania field that became a Sept. 11 memorial.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Yachiyo Kuge of Tokyo, Japan, is shown at the Wall of Names at the 18th annual remembrance ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Wednesday, Sept.11, 2019. She wears a button showing a photo of her son Toshiya Kuge, who was killed at age 20 in the crash. (John Rucosky/Tribune-Democrat via AP)

Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence, lead the Families of Flight 93 down a path to a 17-ton boulder that marks the crash site of United Flight 93 following the September 11th Flight 93 Memorial Service at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, the 18th anniversary of the attacks. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Daniel White of Hamburg, NY., carries a flower arrangement out to the crash site at the 18th annual remembrance ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Wednesday, Sept.11, 2019. White's second cousin Louis Joseph Nacke II was killed in the crash. (John Rucosky/Tribune-Democrat via AP)

Vice President Mike Pence, third from left, and second lady Karen Pence, fourth from left, are joined by President of Families of Flight 93, Gordon Felt, second from left, and Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, left, in placing a wreath at the Wall of Names following the September 11th Flight 93 Memorial Service at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, the 18th anniversary of the attacks. Felt's brother Edward Felt was one of the 40 passenger and crew killed on Flight 93. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

People stand above a flag in the Oculus transportation hub Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, part of the One World Trade Center complex, as ceremonies on the 18th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, take place nearby. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony in observance of the 18th anniversary of the September 11th attacks at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

A man holds a photo of a victim during a ceremony marking the 18th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, at the National September 11 Memorial, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

A man holds a photo of a victim during a ceremony marking the 18th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, at the National September 11 Memorial, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

A couple sits quietly prior to the start of a ceremony marking the 18th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 at the National September 11 Memorial, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Flowers and an American flag rest on a bench bearing a name in memory of Khang Ngoc Nguyen before a ceremony in observance of the 18th anniversary of the September 11th attacks at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: People observe a moment of silence during ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on September 11, 2019 in New York City. Throughout the country services are being held to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: New York City Mayor and 2020 presidential candidate Bill de Blasio participates in ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on September 11, 2019 in New York City. Throughout the country services are being held to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Firefighters and police participate in the start of ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on September 11, 2019 in New York City. Throughout the country services are being held to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Firefighters and police participate in the start of ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on September 11, 2019 in New York City. Throughout the country services are being held to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Vernoy Paolini places a Canadian flag in the name of a Canadian victim of the September 11 terrorist attacks at the National September 11 Memorial during a morning commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks Eighteen years after the day on September 11, 2019 in New York City. Throughout the country services are being held to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Friends and family of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks, pause at the National September 11 Memorial during a morning commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks Eighteen years after the day on September 11, 2019 in New York City. Throughout the country services are being held to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Alexandra Hamatie, whose cousin Robert Horohoe was killed on September 11, pauses at the National September 11 Memorial during a morning commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks Eighteen years after the day on September 11, 2019 in New York City. Throughout the country services are being held to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: Members of the U.S. Military walk through a 911 memorial during a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks September 11, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. The nation is marking the 18th anniversary of the terror attacks that took almost 3000 lives. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: Members of the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, attend a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks September 11, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. The nation is marking the 18th anniversary of the terror attacks that took almost 3000 lives. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: U.S. Navy Sailors direct people on where to go before a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks September 11, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. The nation is marking the 18th anniversary of the terror attacks that took almost 3000 lives. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: A firefighter pauses before the start of ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on September 11, 2019 in New York City. Throughout the country services are being held to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Victims families pause before the start of ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on September 11, 2019 in New York City. Throughout the country services are being held to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: An American flag is unfurled on the side of the Pentagon to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks September 11, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. The nation is marking the 18th anniversary of the terror attacks that took almost 3000 lives. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

New York City firefighters stand at attention in front of a memorial on the side of a firehouse adjacent to One World Trade Center and the 9/11 Memorial site during ceremonies commemorating the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

New York City firefighters take a position in front of a memorial on the side of a firehouse adjacent to One World Trade Center and the 9/11 Memorial site during ceremonies commemorating the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

New York City firefighters salute in front of a memorial on the side of a firehouse adjacent to One World Trade Center and the 9/11 Memorial site during ceremonies on the 18th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

New York Fire Department members attend a second funeral service for FDNY firefighter Michael Haub in Franklin Square, N.Y., Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. The firefighter from New York's Long Island who died in the World Trade Center attacks is being remembered for a second time on the eve of the 18th anniversary of 9/11. Friends and family gathered at the memorial service for Haub on Tuesday in Franklin Square. Last week, the New York City medical examiner identified more of his remains recovered at ground zero. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Vehicles of the New York Fire Department carry family members of FDNY firefighter Michael Haub as they attend a second funeral service for him in Franklin Square, N.Y., Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. The firefighter from New York's Long Island who died in the World Trade Center attacks is being remembered for a second time on the eve of the 18th anniversary of 9/11. Friends and family gathered at the memorial service for Haub on Tuesday in Franklin Square. Last week, the New York City medical examiner identified more of his remains recovered at ground zero. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Kiersten Haub, from left, Erika Starke, and Michael Haub, family members of New York firefighter Michael Haub, attend a second funeral service for him in Franklin Square, N.Y., Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. The firefighter from New York's Long Island who died in the World Trade Center attacks is being remembered for a second time on the eve of the 18th anniversary of 9/11. Friends and family gathered at the memorial service for Haub on Tuesday in Franklin Square. Last week, the New York City medical examiner identified more of his remains recovered at ground zero. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

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A member of the U.S. Army Old Guard stands on the grounds of the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial before a ceremony in observance of the 18th anniversary of the September 11th attacks at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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