On Wednesday morning in New York, family and friends of the victims of 9/11, along with law-enforcement and political leaders, gathered at the World Trade Center site to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
Wednesday marks the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Memorial services will be held all across the country, many involving a reading of the victims' names.
Sometimes you can commemorate an anniversary with a special sale, but when it comes to the anniversary of an attack on our country where thousands of people lost their lives it's best to proceed with caution.
Today is Patriot Day. On September 11, 2001, four planes were hijacked. The hijackers then flew three of the planes into three buildings, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington DC. The fourth crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Nearly 3000 people died in the attacks.