PHOTOS: Remembering those lost on 9/11 in New York City

Shelli Scrimale kissed her hubby David Pykon arsenic helium laic against astatine the National 9/11 Memorial successful New York City connected the 20th day of the violent attacks that claimed the lives of astir 3,000, including David’s older member Edward Pykon.

Loved ones of those mislaid successful New York were gathered astatine the memorial determination arsenic millions of radical solemnly marked the 20th day of 9/11 connected Saturday, remembering the dead, invoking the heroes and taking banal of the aftermath conscionable weeks aft the bloody extremity of the Afghanistan warfare that was launched successful effect to the panic attacks.

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Melinda Moran rests connected an American emblem broad astatine the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum aft the ceremonial marking the 20th day of the 9/11 attacks connected the World Trade Center connected Sept. 11, 2021 successful Manhattan, New York. Moran mislaid her aunt Nancy E. Perez during the 2001 attacks.

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Craig Woodall of Fort Collins waits for his brother’s sanction to beryllium called astatine the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum during a ceremonial marking the 20th day of the 9/11 attacks connected the World Trade Center successful New York connected Sept. 11, 2021. Craig’s older brother, Brent, past 31, was killed successful the World Trade Center, wherever helium worked arsenic an equities trader successful the southbound tower.

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LEFT: Family members permission flowers, flags, and photos astatine the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum aft the ceremonial marking the 20th day of the 9/11 attacks connected the World Trade Center successful New York City connected Sept. 11, 2021. RIGHT: Erika Bustillos was a pupil astatine a assemblage assemblage adjacent the World Trade Center during the 2001 attacks. Bustillos joined others astatine the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum for the ceremonial marking the 20th day of the attacks.

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Danielle Booker, left, hugs her parent Sharon Booker arsenic the 2 retrieve Sean Booker, Danille’s begetter and Sharon’s husband, astatine the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum successful New York City during a ceremonial marking the 20th day of the attacks. Sean Booker was a technician connected the 93rd level of the World Trade Center’s northbound operation erstwhile helium was killed during the 2001 attacks.

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Family members and loved ones stitchery astatine the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum for a ceremonial marking the 20th day of the 9/11 attacks connected the World Trade Center successful New York connected Sept. 11, 2021.

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Family members permission flowers astatine the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum aft the ceremonial marking the 20th day of the 9/11 attacks connected the World Trade Center successful New York City connected Sept. 11, 2021.