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17th anniversary of 9/11

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People chat in a rooftop bar of a hotel as The Tribute in Light is seen in the sky above Lower Manhattan area of New York from across the Hudson River on the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, in Jersey City, N.J. AP
People chat in a rooftop bar of a hotel as The Tribute in Light is seen in the sky above Lower Manhattan area of New York from across the Hudson River on the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, in Jersey City, N.J. AP
<span>Family members arrive for the 17th anniversary memorial service for the 9/11 terrorist attacks, at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, September 11, 2018. Today the country observes the 17th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, in which four airliners were hijacked and used in suicide attacks on both World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon and the fourth crashing in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, 2,996 people were killed. UPI</span><br /><br />
Family members arrive for the 17th anniversary memorial service for the 9/11 terrorist attacks, at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, September 11, 2018. Today the country observes the 17th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, in which four airliners were hijacked and used in suicide attacks on both World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon and the fourth crashing in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, 2,996 people were killed. UPI
<span>U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the 17th annual September 11 observance ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., September 11, 2018. Reuters</span><br /><br />
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the 17th annual September 11 observance ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., September 11, 2018. Reuters
<span>Guests look on during ceremonies marking the 17th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York, U.S., September 11, 2018. Reuters</span><br /><br />
Guests look on during ceremonies marking the 17th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York, U.S., September 11, 2018. Reuters
<span>Retired fire engineer Bill Marshall wears his old firefighting gear and carries a flag with the names of all 3,000 people killed in the September 11 attacks as he walks through the Healing Fields at Tempe Beach Park in Tempe, Arizona, USA, 11 September 2018. The City of Tempe, the Exchange Club and other supporters hosted the 17th annual Healing Field, planting 3,000 flags in the park, each with the name of one of those killed when terrorists hijacked four airliners and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York, and the Pentagon in Washington DC. The fourth jet crashed in a Shanksville, Pennsylvania field after passengers tried to retake control of the aircraft. EPA</span><br /><br />
Retired fire engineer Bill Marshall wears his old firefighting gear and carries a flag with the names of all 3,000 people killed in the September 11 attacks as he walks through the Healing Fields at Tempe Beach Park in Tempe, Arizona, USA, 11 September 2018. The City of Tempe, the Exchange Club and other supporters hosted the 17th annual Healing Field, planting 3,000 flags in the park, each with the name of one of those killed when terrorists hijacked four airliners and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York, and the Pentagon in Washington DC. The fourth jet crashed in a Shanksville, Pennsylvania field after passengers tried to retake control of the aircraft. EPA
<span>Guests visit National 9/11 Memorial in front of stage they are listening to the readings of victims' names, during ceremonies marking the 17th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York, U.S., September 11, 2018. Reuters </span><br /><br />
Guests visit National 9/11 Memorial in front of stage they are listening to the readings of victims' names, during ceremonies marking the 17th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York, U.S., September 11, 2018. Reuters
<span>A guest makes an etching of a name on the National 9/11 Memorial during ceremonies marking the 17th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York, U.S., September 11, 2018. Reuters </span><br /><br />
A guest makes an etching of a name on the National 9/11 Memorial during ceremonies marking the 17th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York, U.S., September 11, 2018. Reuters
<span>A man pauses at the north pool before the start of a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks at the National September 11 Memorial, September 11, 2018. AFP</span><br /><br />
A man pauses at the north pool before the start of a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks at the National September 11 Memorial, September 11, 2018. AFP
<span>An American flag is unfurled down the side of the Pentagon to mark the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks September 11, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. AFP</span><br /><br />
An American flag is unfurled down the side of the Pentagon to mark the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks September 11, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. AFP
<span>EMT with the Fire Department of New York and first responder Jason Butscher takes a photo while standing within the Tribute In Light installation as it is illuminated over lower Manhattan marking the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2018. Reuters</span><br /><br />
EMT with the Fire Department of New York and first responder Jason Butscher takes a photo while standing within the Tribute In Light installation as it is illuminated over lower Manhattan marking the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2018. Reuters


Army Reserve Sgt. Edwin Morales waves skyward in memory of his late friend Ruben Correa, a firefighter who died in the 9/11 attacks, before the start of a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks at the National September 11 Memorial, September 11, 2018. AFP
Army Reserve Sgt. Edwin Morales waves skyward in memory of his late friend Ruben Correa, a firefighter who died in the 9/11 attacks, before the start of a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks at the National September 11 Memorial, September 11, 2018. AFP


<span>A flower stands along the north pool at the National September 11 Memorial during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks , September 11, 2018. AFP</span><br /><br />
A flower stands along the north pool at the National September 11 Memorial during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks , September 11, 2018. AFP
<span>U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump look out from the 'Flight Path Overlook' at the Flight 93 National Memorial during the 17th annual September 11 observance at the memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 11, 2018. Reuters</span><br /><br />
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump look out from the 'Flight Path Overlook' at the Flight 93 National Memorial during the 17th annual September 11 observance at the memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 11, 2018. Reuters
<span>Visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., hold a giant Flight 93 flag during a moment of remembrance Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, as the nation marks the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. AP </span><br /><br />
Visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., hold a giant Flight 93 flag during a moment of remembrance Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, as the nation marks the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. AP
<span>Chrissy Bortz of Latrobe, Pa., pays her respects at the Wall of Names at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa. after a Service of Remembrance Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, as the nation marks the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The Wall of Names honor the 40 people killed in the crash of Flight 93. AP </span><br /><br />
Chrissy Bortz of Latrobe, Pa., pays her respects at the Wall of Names at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa. after a Service of Remembrance Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, as the nation marks the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The Wall of Names honor the 40 people killed in the crash of Flight 93. AP
<span>Rita Mariano and her daughter, Emily, 7, visit a memorial erected in honor of the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, in West Sacramento, Calif. AP </span><br /><br />
Rita Mariano and her daughter, Emily, 7, visit a memorial erected in honor of the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, in West Sacramento, Calif. AP



Shim Hyun-chul shim@koreatimes.co.kr


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