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It's been 23 years
since terrorists launched an attack on American soil.
Patriot Day, on Sept. 11, is the designated day to stop and remember what happened in 2001 in New York City, Washington, D.C., and in a Pennsylvania field.
On Sept. 11, 2001, extremist group al-Qaida launched a series of coordinated terrorist attacks upon the United States, killing almost 3,000 people.
Terrorists hijacked and crashed passenger planes into two towers at the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C
A fourth plane crashed into an empty field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after hijackers’ plans were
foiled by a group of passengers who tried to take control of the
aircraft before hijackers were able to crash into another "important symbol of democracy and freedom."
In the days immediately after the attacks, President George W. Bush proclaimed Sept. 14, 2001, as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the vic- tims.
A year later, Sept. 11 was made a national day of mourning referred to
as Patriot Day. This observance has been proclaimed annually since 2002 and recognized as a National Day of Service and Remembrance.
Public Law 107-89 requests that the president issue a proclamation every year calling on:
• State and local governments and the people of the United States to observe Patriot Day with appropriate pro- grams and activities.
• All departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States and interested organizations and individuals to display the flag of the United States at halfstaff on Patriot Day in honor of the individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001.
• The people of the United States to observe a moment of silence on Patriot Day in honor of the individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks.
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