America Marks 5-Year Anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, Attacks
NEW YORK — Strangers consoled and cried with each other Monday as the nation paused to observe the moments when four hijacked jetliners struck the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and a field in a rural Pennsylvania field during the worst terror attacks on U.S. soil.
During the fifth anniversary of the terror attacks that killed over 3,000 people, the people of the United States took part in silent reflection and fresh mourning. The day was to be marked with quiet observances, from the three attack sites — New York, Washington, Pennsylvania — and even to other cities and small towns.
On the 16-acre New York City expanse where the World Trade Center once stood, four moments of silence were held at 8:46, 9:03, 9:59 and 10:29 a.m., the times when jetliners struck each of the twin towers, and when each tower fell....
