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U.S. to commemorate 9/11 as its aftermath extends and evolves

By JENNIFER PELTZ
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Ameri-
cans are commemorat-
ing 9/11 with mournful
ceremonies, volunteering,
appeals to “never forget”
and rising attention to the
terror attacks’ extended
toll on responders.
A crowd of victims’ rela-
tives is expected at ground
zero Wednesday, while
President Donald Trump is
scheduled to join an ob-
servance at the Pentagon.
Vice President Mike Pence
is to speak at the third at-
tack site, near Shanksville,
Pennsylvania. Former Presi-
dent George W. Bush, the
commander-in-chief at
the time of the 2001 at-
tacks, is due at an after-
noon wreath-laying at the
Pentagon. Eighteen years
after the deadliest terror-
ist attack on American
soil, the nation is still grap-
pling with the aftermath at
ground zero, in Congress
and beyond. The attacks’ In this May 15, 2015 file photo, visitors gather near the pools at the 9/11 Memorial in New York. Associated Press
aftermath is visible from air- where a post-9/11 invasion 11 victim Christopher Epps, and being ill.” “We can’t hijacked planes rammed
port security checkpoints has become America’s said at last year’s ceremony forget. Life won’t let us for- into the trade center, the
to Afghanistan. A rocket longest war. “People say, at the World Trade Center. get,” she added. The anni- Pentagon and a field near
exploded at the U.S. em- ‘Why do you stand here, “Because soldiers are still versary ceremonies center Shanksville on Sept. 11,
bassy as the anniversary year after year?’” Chun- dying for our freedom. First on remembering the nearly 2001.
began in Afghanistan, dera Epps, a sister of Sept. responders are still dying 3,000 people killed when Continued on Page 3

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