Over the weekend, U.S. officials successfully used advanced DNA technology to identify the remains of two more 9/11 victims.
The bell is ringing 2,977 names of victims September 11, 2023 marks the 22nd anniversary of the attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania by the terrorist group Al Qaeda; America’s Worst.
“We will not forget” Democratic President Joe Biden stopped at Anchorage Air Force Base in Alaska on his return trip from India and Vietnam to pay his respects to the victims of the attack.
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“That day, terrorists took the lives of 2,977 people…but those terrorists could not touch something that no power, no enemy, no one could touch: that is America’s Soul the president said.
Biden’s representatives in New York are Dear Vice President Kamala Harris, He joined the current and former mayors of New York at the 9/11 Memorial, built on the site of the World Trade Center twin towers, where two airliners were shot down by a group of terrorists.
Victims’ families pay tribute
The names of the 2,753 dead in New York are: The excited family recalled, In many cases, they were not yet born when the attacks occurred.
“I wish I could have met you. Everyone in the family misses you. We will never forget you,” said the grandson of firefighter Allan Tarasiewicz, 45, who participated in the rescue operation at the World Trade Center Unfortunately, he died.
Twenty-two years later, 1,104 victims remain His remains have not yet been identified. Last week, New York authorities announced the identities of two new victims through research using new DNA sequencing technology.
Troy Rosasco, the lead attorney on the 9/11 cases, told Fox News that nearly 3,000 people were estimated to have died in the terrorist attacks. Another 4,000 people died Deadly diseases caused by destruction.
this respiratory problems Asthma and chronic bronchitis, various cancers, gastrointestinal disorders, skin conditions, and musculoskeletal problems are the most common health problems reported among first responders and survivors.
Commemorative events at the Pentagon
At the Pentagon in Washington, a sailor blew the whistle as hijackers launched a third plane towards the US military headquarters A bell for each person 184 people have died in the area.
In western Pennsylvania, a fourth hijacked plane said to be bound for the White House crashed there, The bell tolls for death Each of the 40 passengers and crew members aboard the device.
“September 11 America is at war, Hundreds of thousands of people stepped out in uniform to serve our country. “Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said during a ceremony at the Pentagon.
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U.S. Foreign Affairs Chief Antony Blinken recalled that State Department diplomats and employees “They will never forget this tragic day” Nor was there “September 11, 2012 in Benghazi, Libya,” when Islamists attacked the U.S. Embassy, killing Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and official Sean Smith.
His fellow attorney general, Merrick Garland, demanded that the U.S. remain “Beware of Terrorism”, and “determined to defend the principles of respect for the rule of law, national security and the protection of citizens’ rights (…).”
In New York, Congress and elsewhere, one minute of silence The attack was commemorated by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who was discovered and killed nearly a decade later by U.S. Navy SEALs during a raid on his hideout in Pakistan.