Highlights From 9/11 Memorial Ceremonies Around the Country

Solemn tributes unfolded at the Sept. 11 attack sites as Americans observed the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.

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00:46 Petty Officer Third Class Jamie L.

00:50 Fallon, United States Navy.

00:55 Petty Officer First Class Johnny Dr. Jr., United States Navy.

01:03 >> 22 years ago, hatred and terror did not win.

01:07 It did not destroy America.

01:10 Freedom and democracy in the very pillars of this great nation continue to endure.

01:15 And as the years go by, it may feel that the world is moving on or

01:21 even forgetting what happened here on September 11th, 2001.

01:28 But please know this, the men and

01:32 women of the Department of Defense will always remember.

01:38 >> Exalted, compassionate God, grant infinite rest in your sheltering presence.

01:44 Among the holy and the pure, to the souls of all of our beloved,

01:50 we remember this day, who have gone to their eternal home.

01:54 May their souls thus be bound up in the bond of life.

01:59 May they always rest in peace, and let us say, amen.

02:04 >> Actually, it never changes.

02:07 It's remained the same 21 years ago.

02:10 I lost my dad here.

02:11 Never get easy.

02:14 It's the same thing all over again.

02:16 It hurts.

02:19 >> I wish it didn't have to be this way, but

02:21 it still feels a little bit haunting from that day.

02:27 But I'm trying to pass by, trying to get through it and move on.

02:33 But this ceremony, just in this day, just keeps bringing it back.

02:37 >> I needed to be here.

02:40 It's been a long time since I was here.

02:42 I haven't stepped foot on this grounds since October of 2001.

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