A quarter century after the deadliest attack on American soil, the nation gathered once more at three sacred sites — Manhattan, the Pentagon, and a Pennsylvania field — to reckon with a grief that has never stopped growing. Nearly three thousand died that September morning in 2001, but the toll has continued to climb, as roughly six thousand first responders and survivors have since succumbed to illnesses born from the wreckage they walked into. This anniversary carried a new weight: for the first time, a seventh moment of silence was added to the ceremony — a permanent acknowledgment that the
Nation marks 25 years since 9/11 with ceremonies at Ground Zero, Pentagon, Shanksville
Nearly 3,000 people killed in the 2001 attacks; approximately 6,000 first responders, survivors, and volunteers have since died from 9/11-related illnesses; 184 died at the Pentagon, 40 aboard Flight 93.