Photos: Victims of Sept. 11 attacks remembered

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Photos: Victims of Sept. 11 attacks remembered

Families of the victims of the worst terror attack on the United States in history gathered Wednesday to mark their 12th anniversary with a moment of silence and the reading of names.

A woman touches the stone with names of the 9/11 victims at the 9/11 Memorial during ceremonies marking the 12th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Chris Pedota, Pool)

New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, right, hugs a friend at the 9/11 Memorial during ceremonies marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Stan Honda, Pool)

Daniel Henry, a Port Authority of New York/New Jersey police officer, pauses during a moment of silence at 9:01 a.m. at the south reflecting pool at the 9/11 Memorial on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, during ceremonies marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York. (AP Photo/Stan Honda, Pool)

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo rides with firefighters and first responders with the FDNY Motorcycle Club Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, from FDNY Rescue 1 headquarters to the World Trade Center site for the 12th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks. The ride represented the firefighters who responded to the attacks on that day. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

A visitor kisses an name on the wall containing the 40 names of the crew and passengers of Flight 93 at the Flight 93 National Memorial during a candlelight remembrance on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hold their hands over their hearts during the playing of the National Anthem, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, at the Pentagon during a ceremony to mark the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Flowers and pictures are displayed by a name along the north reflecting pool at the 9/11 Memorial on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2013, during a ceremony marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. (AP Photo/Justin Lane, Pool)

The names of victims are read aloud as friends and relatives of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks gather at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, for a ceremony marking the 12th anniversary of the attacks in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

A woman wipers her eyes after reading the name of her brother, Bobby Hughes, as friends and relatives of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks gather at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, for a ceremony marking the 12th anniversary of the attacks in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

A woman pauses along the edge of the north reflecting pool at the 9/11 Memorial during a ceremony marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, September 11, 2013. (AP Photo/ Justin Lane, Pool)

An FDNY firefighter stands at attention at 10:03 am at a firefighter's memorial near One World Trade Center on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, on the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. This moment marks when United Airlines Flight 93 was forced to the ground by hijackers in Shanksville, Pa., only after passengers tried to save the flight. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Three police officers walk through the "Empty Sky" memorial to New Jersey's victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, in Jersey City, N.J. Ceremonies will be held Wednesday to mark the 12th anniversary of the attacks. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Friends and relatives of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks gather at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, for a ceremony marking the 12th anniversary of the attacks in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Friends and relatives of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks gather at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, for a ceremony marking the 12th anniversary of the attacks in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Mija Quigley, of Princeton Junction, N.J., embraces the name of her son, Patrick Quigley, during ceremonies marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. Patrick Quigley died aboard Flight 175 when it crashed into the South Tower on 9/11. (AP Photo/Chris Pedota, Pool)

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, left, and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, right, attend ceremonies at the 9/11 Memorial marking the 12th Anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/The Daily News, David Handschuh, Pool)

Commuters pass by One World Trade Center in New York Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 as the 12th anniversary ceremonies of the 9/11 attacks take place at the nearby 9/11 Memorial. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

New York Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio, right, stands near New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg during the 9/11 Memorial ceremonies marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Adrees Latif, Pool)

A woman wipes her eyes during a moment of silence as friends and relatives of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks gather at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, for a ceremony marking the 12th anniversary of the attacks in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

The World Trade Center Flag is presented as friends and relatives of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks gather at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, for a ceremony marking the 12th anniversary of the attacks in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Friends and relatives of the victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks gather at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, for a ceremony marking the 12th anniversary of the attacks in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Friends and family members gather at the 9/11 Memorial during ceremonies marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, Sept. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Alejandra Villa, Pool)

Retired FDNY Marshal Ernie Medaglia, of Bronxville, N.Y., who was at the attacks at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, is emotional as he listens to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a ceremony near the 9/11 Memorial honoring first responders and FDNY Rescue 1 on the 12th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Kayla Fallon, daughter of William Fallon who perished in Tower One when she was 8 years old, cries while visting the 9/11 Memorial during ceremonies marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, Sept. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/John Angelillo, Pool)

Relatives rub the names listed on the edge of a reflecting pool at the 9/11 Memorial during ceremonies marking the 12th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/New York Daily News, David Handschuh, Pool)

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A woman touches the stone with names of the 9/11 victims at the 9/11 Memorial during ceremonies marking the 12th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Chris Pedota, Pool)

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