01of 13Nykiah Morgan.Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via GettyNykiah Morgan holds up a photo of her mother Dororthy Morgan, who died in the 9/11 attack on the the World Trade Center. It took 20 years for the New York City medical examiner’s office to identify Dororthy’s remains.
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Nykiah Morgan holds up a photo of her mother Dororthy Morgan, who died in the 9/11 attack on the the World Trade Center. It took 20 years for the New York City medical examiner’s office to identify Dororthy’s remains.
02of 13JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via GettyHigh school students draw the Twin Towers and write messages on the sidewalk in front of their school in observance of the 16th anniversary of the attacks.
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High school students draw the Twin Towers and write messages on the sidewalk in front of their school in observance of the 16th anniversary of the attacks.
03of 13Spencer Platt/GettyFamily members of fallen officers watch a procession in downtown Manhattan to mark the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in 2016. Families, officers and friends gathered for remarks and a wreath laying at a wall commemorating fallen officers.
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Family members of fallen officers watch a procession in downtown Manhattan to mark the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in 2016. Families, officers and friends gathered for remarks and a wreath laying at a wall commemorating fallen officers.
04of 13Chip Somodevilla/GettyNYPD Officer Joseph Safatle shows the photograph of his uncle, Officer James Leahy, that he carries inside his hat during the unveiling of the 9/11 Memorial Wall honoring the NPYD on Sept. 7, 2021, in New York City.
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NYPD Officer Joseph Safatle shows the photograph of his uncle, Officer James Leahy, that he carries inside his hat during the unveiling of the 9/11 Memorial Wall honoring the NPYD on Sept. 7, 2021, in New York City.
05of 13Drew Angerer/GettyRetired New York City firefighter Bruce Stanley holds a portrait of his late friend Liam Smith Jr., a New York City firefighter who died in the 9/11 attacks, during a commemoration ceremony for the victims at the National September 11 Memorial in 2018.
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Retired New York City firefighter Bruce Stanley holds a portrait of his late friend Liam Smith Jr., a New York City firefighter who died in the 9/11 attacks, during a commemoration ceremony for the victims at the National September 11 Memorial in 2018.
06of 13Paul Bersebach/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via GettyJay Bellamy and friends say a prayer over Bellamy’s sand sculpture in Dana Point, California, in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks.
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Jay Bellamy and friends say a prayer over Bellamy’s sand sculpture in Dana Point, California, in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks.
07of 13TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via GettyAl Kim holds up a photo during his visit the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum on July 12, 2021, in New York City. Kim narrowly escaped when the World Trade Center’s South Tower collapsed on 9/11.
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Al Kim holds up a photo during his visit the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum on July 12, 2021, in New York City. Kim narrowly escaped when the World Trade Center’s South Tower collapsed on 9/11.
08of 13KENA BETANCUR/AFP via GettyPeople leave flags, notes and flowers at the Jersey City 9/11 Memorial in New Jersey on July 29, 2021.
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People leave flags, notes and flowers at the Jersey City 9/11 Memorial in New Jersey on July 29, 2021.
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Twenty years after the attacks, members still talk regularly and have formed strong friendships through support groups that have helped ease the pain from their trauma.
11of 13ANGELA WEISS/AFP via GettyPhotos and messages from loved ones are created into art pieces and donated to the Voices of September 11 organization.
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Photos and messages from loved ones are created into art pieces and donated to the Voices of September 11 organization.
12of 13BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via GettyA family member who lost a loved one holds up a photo during the 15th anniversary of September 11th at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in 2016 in New York City.
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A family member who lost a loved one holds up a photo during the 15th anniversary of September 11th at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in 2016 in New York City.
13of 13STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images.Every year since 2002, Tribute in Light — an installation that recreates the Twin Towers out of lights in lower Manhattan — has illuminated New York City around the anniversary of the attacks.
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Every year since 2002, Tribute in Light — an installation that recreates the Twin Towers out of lights in lower Manhattan — has illuminated New York City around the anniversary of the attacks.
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