People across the US are paying their respects to the nearly 3,000 dead in the tragic 9/11 attacks and those affected by performing acts of service. The attack triggered the America’s ‘Global war on terrorism’. Read on:
1 / 5Exactly 24 years ago on September 11, 2001, the United States was struck with one of the most tragic events in its history when Al-Qaida attacked the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Virginia, killing nearly 3,000 people. (Image: Reuters)
2 / 5On September 10, on the eve of the anniversary, many came forward to pay tribute to all the Americans who lost their lives in the deadly terror attack by placing US national flags and flowers at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum “pools” set in the footprints of the original Twin Towers. (Image: Reuters)
3 / 5However, many across the country are honouring the victims by engaging in acts of service. In New York, thousands are taking part in a two-day event, termed NYC Meal Pack For 9/11 Day, to package more than two million meals for local food banks. About 30 million Americans are likely to engage in some act of service on the day. (Image: AP)
4 / 5September 11 was initially marked to be observed as “Patriot Day” through a joint resolution approved on December 18, 2001. In 2016, the government under Barack Obama’s presidency proclaimed that it will be designated as “Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance”. (Image: AP)
5 / 5The attack also triggered the US’s ‘Global war on terrorism’. Pictured above is Elizabeth Adams at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum reflecting pool. In the years since the attacks, the US government has spent billions of dollars as compensation to those who were exposed to the toxic dust from the collapse of the twin towers in Manhattan, according to AP.(Image: AP)
