9/11 remembrances
Relatives of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks gathered in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington on Friday to mark the 14th anniversary of the hijacked airliner strikes carried out by al Qaeda militants.
Left: People read the victims' names at the 9/11 Empty Sky memorial at sunrise across from New York's Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center, in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, September 11, 2015.
Winnetka, Illinois
A boy walks among some of the 3,000 flags placed in memory of the lives lost in the September 11, 2001 attacks, at a park in Winnetka, Illinois, September 10, 2015.
Kabul, Afghanistan
A U.S. soldier prays during a ceremony marking the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States, in Kabul, Afghanistan September 11, 2015.
Shanksville, Pennsylvania
A general view of the newly-opened Flight 93 National Memorial, designed by architect Paul Murdoch, is seen in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, September 9, 2015. The new $50 million visitors center at the heart of a national memorial created out of the crash site was formally dedicated on Thursday, a day before ceremonies marking the fourteenth anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on American soil.
Shanksville, Pennsylvania
United States Park Rangers walk through the newly-opened Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, September 9, 2015.
On September 11, 2001, one of the four planes overtaken by al Qaeda terrorists crashed in Pennsylvania, killing all 40 passengers aboard.
Shanksville, Pennsylvania
The time on the morning of September 11, 2001, when the first of four planes overtaken by al Qaeda terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center is chiseled into a path towards the newly-opened Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, September 9, 2015.
New York City
The "Tribute in Light" is tested in New York's Lower Manhattan, as a man walks next to the 9/11 Memorial in Exchange Place, New Jersey, September 10, 2015.
New York City
The "Tribute in Light" is seen in Lower Manhattan, New York, September 9, 2015. The tribute was lit prior to the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
New York City
People gather at the "Tribute in Light" in Lower Manhattan, New York, September 9, 2015.
New York City
People gather at the "Tribute in Light" in Lower Manhattan, New York, September 9, 2015.
Omaha, Neb.
A pedestrian walks Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, past flags carrying the names of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. The flags were placed at Memorial Park in Omaha, Neb., as a tribute to the fallen.
Washington, D.C.
A United States flag is reflected at the 9/11 Memorial after being unfurled at sunrise at the Pentagon in Washington on September 11, 2015.
New York City
A member of the New York Fire Department salutes at the Wall of Remembrance, a memorial for firefighters killed in the 9/11 attacks on the side of Engine 10, on the morning marking the 14th anniversary of the attacks, in New York September 11, 2015.
New York City
One World Trade Center is seen behind U.S flags on the morning of the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, in Lower Manhattan in New York September 11, 2015.
New York City
Roses are seen placed at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in Lower Manhattan in New York, September 10, 2015. The 9/11 memorial and museum are located at the original site of the World Trade Center's North and South towers, which were destroyed in the attacks.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Members of the Red, White and Blue team run through the 9/11 Empty Sky memorial at sunrise across from New York's Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center, in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, September 11, 2015.
Washington, D.C.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama pause on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, as they observed a moment of silence to mark the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Washington, D.C.
A woman wearing a pin in remembrance of U.S. Navy IT1 Johnnie Doctor, Jr., visits the Pentagon Memorial, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, on the 14th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
Doctor was serving as an Information Systems Technician at the Pentagon when it was hit by the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77. A total of 184 people died at the site.
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter lays a wreath at the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial in Washington, September 11, 2015.
Washington, D.C.
Members of the military salute as Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Paul Selva lead a ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial on the 14th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015.
New York City
A member of the New York Fire Department places his hand on the memorial before a ceremony marking the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in Lower Manhattan in New York September 11, 2015.
New York City
A flag is raised during a ceremony marking the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in Lower Manhattan in New York September 11, 2015.
New York City
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani pauses during a ceremony marking the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in Lower Manhattan in New York September 11, 2015.
New York City
Attendees embrace during a ceremony marking the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in Lower Manhattan in New York September 11, 2015.
Retired New York City firefighter Joseph McCormick visits the South Pool prior to a ceremony at the World Trade Center site in New York on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. With a moment of silence and somber reading of names, victims' relatives began marking the 14th anniversary of Sept. 11 in a subdued gathering Friday at ground zero.(AP Photo/Bryan R. Smith)
New York City
Army Sgt. Edwin Morales prays during a ceremony at the World Trade Center site in New York on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. With a moment of silence and a somber reading of names, the relatives and loved ones of victims began marking the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in a subdued gathering Friday at Ground Zero.
Shanksville, Pennsylvania
Visitors walk on a path and observe the Flight 93 crash site from a promontory at the Flight 93 National Memorial (which officially opened yesterday), in Shanksville, Pennsylvania September 11, 2015.
Shanksville, Pennsylvania
New York Police Department Joint Terrorism Task Force Detective Patrick Lantry, who was at the scene of the World Trade Center on 9/11, visits the Flight 93 National Memorial (which officially opened yesterday), in Shanksville, Pennsylvania September 11, 2015.
Shanksville, Pennsylvania
Visitors pay their respects at the Flight 93 National Memorial, in Shanksville, Pennsylvania September 11, 2015.
Shanksville, Pennsylvania
Retired United Airlines Captain Ron Reibold, 72, who retired on September 1, 2011 and had been scheduled to pilot Flight 93, and who worked with many of the airline staff that died, visits the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2015.
Jersey City, N.J.
People pay their respects to 9/11 victims during a ceremony at a memorial across from New York's Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center, at Exchange Place in Jersey City, New Jersey, September 11, 2015.
Indianapolis, Ind.
The honor guard salute during the playing of the National Anthem during a ceremony to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, at the Indianapolis International Airport Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 in Indianapolis.