The sun rises illuminates One World Trade Center. Ceremonies will be held Wednesday to mark the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
A woman touches the stone with names of the 9/11 victims during ceremonies marking the 12th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.
People gather around the South Tower pool during memorial ceremonies .
President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey participate in an event on the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon.
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Friends and relatives of the victims gathered in lower Manhattan.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie with wife Mary Pat Christie and New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo take part in the national anthem while attending the 9/11 Memorial ceremonies.
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces visit the South Tower pool.
A member of the audience cries at an event commemorating the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, at the Pentagon.
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A New York City firefighter from Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9, carries flowers during a ceremony at a park dedicated to honoring members of the firehouse on West 48th Street who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
