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The World Remembers 9/11
Sunday, 11 September 2005, 15:03 GMT 16:03 UK
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13435233,00.html
British police officers have joined millions of Americans to commemorate the
fourth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
They formed an honour guard for victims' families at a service near New York's
World Trade Centre site to remember the 67 Britons who perished.
US president George Bush drew parallels between the suicide hijackings and the
devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, praising the resolve of the American people.
He said that once again, four years later, the US was confronting another disaster
but that once again, it would recover and rebuild.
"The despair and tragedy of (September 11, 2001) were overcome by displays of
selflessness, courage and compassion," he said in a radio address to the nation.
"And in the days and weeks that followed, America answered history's call to bring
justice to our enemies and to ensure the survival and success of liberty. And that
mission continues today."
The British victims have been represented by 67 British officers at Old Slip park in
downtown Manhattan.
Bells tolled at the main ceremony at Ground Zero, which began just before at 8.46am
local time (1.46pm BST) - when the first tower was hit.
A minute's silence was held before the siblings of those killed started to read out the
names of the 2,749 victims.
Ceremonies are also being held at the Pentagon for the 184 people who died in the
attack there, and in the field in Pennsylvania where a fourth airliner carrying 44
people crashed after passengers staged a
rebellion against the hijackers.
The sombre ceremonies will pause four times - marking when each plane hit the
towers and when each tower fell.
At sunset, the Tribute in Light - twin skyward aimed spotlights - will return for one
night, rising from ground zero into the night in memory of those lost.
[A permanent memorial garden to those who lost their lives in the United States on September 11, 2001
has been built by the British government in Grosvenor Square Garden, London, which is bordered on
its west side by the U.S. Embassy. The memorial's official opening was on September 11, 2003.
White roses have a special significance for the U.K. families of those who died on September 11.
The white Bianca Rose formed part of HM The Queen's bouquet at the Westminster Abbey service,
and each of the families laid one white rose outside the Abbey, in an Act of Remembrance for
their loved ones.
At an anniversary service at St. Paul's Cathedral today, over 3000 white rose petals (one for each victim)
cascaded from the Whispering Gallery to the Altar below.
:-(
Sunday, 11 September 2005, 15:03 GMT 16:03 UK
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13435233,00.html
British police officers have joined millions of Americans to commemorate the
fourth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
They formed an honour guard for victims' families at a service near New York's
World Trade Centre site to remember the 67 Britons who perished.
US president George Bush drew parallels between the suicide hijackings and the
devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, praising the resolve of the American people.
He said that once again, four years later, the US was confronting another disaster
but that once again, it would recover and rebuild.
"The despair and tragedy of (September 11, 2001) were overcome by displays of
selflessness, courage and compassion," he said in a radio address to the nation.
"And in the days and weeks that followed, America answered history's call to bring
justice to our enemies and to ensure the survival and success of liberty. And that
mission continues today."
The British victims have been represented by 67 British officers at Old Slip park in
downtown Manhattan.
Bells tolled at the main ceremony at Ground Zero, which began just before at 8.46am
local time (1.46pm BST) - when the first tower was hit.
A minute's silence was held before the siblings of those killed started to read out the
names of the 2,749 victims.
Ceremonies are also being held at the Pentagon for the 184 people who died in the
attack there, and in the field in Pennsylvania where a fourth airliner carrying 44
people crashed after passengers staged a
rebellion against the hijackers.
The sombre ceremonies will pause four times - marking when each plane hit the
towers and when each tower fell.
At sunset, the Tribute in Light - twin skyward aimed spotlights - will return for one
night, rising from ground zero into the night in memory of those lost.
[A permanent memorial garden to those who lost their lives in the United States on September 11, 2001
has been built by the British government in Grosvenor Square Garden, London, which is bordered on
its west side by the U.S. Embassy. The memorial's official opening was on September 11, 2003.
White roses have a special significance for the U.K. families of those who died on September 11.
The white Bianca Rose formed part of HM The Queen's bouquet at the Westminster Abbey service,
and each of the families laid one white rose outside the Abbey, in an Act of Remembrance for
their loved ones.
At an anniversary service at St. Paul's Cathedral today, over 3000 white rose petals (one for each victim)
cascaded from the Whispering Gallery to the Altar below.
:-(