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Security guard Dario Torres, 21, and Brooklyn student Suqi Grant, 21, hold a candle on Church Street yesterday and listen as the names of the dead are read.

9/11 victims: Reading of names may be discontinued

Family members of victims wept as the names of the nearly 3,000 people
who lost their lives on Sept. 11 were read aloud during yesterday’s
memorial service.

Felicia Froton, 17, was just 7 years old when the towers fell. She didn’t understand what it meant then, but now, she says, she does. She came to New York from Seattle. “Now I feel like I have some sort of connection with the city,” she said.

On the 9/11 anniversary, New York’s streets see global pain

Yesterday, people from across the country — and the world — completed a
pilgrimage to New York City to witness the power of the 10th anniversary
of Sept. 11.

An estimated crowd of 5,000 watched yesterday as a memorial wall was unveiled with the names of the 40 passengers who died on Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pa.

Solemn gathering marks Flight 93 crash in Pennsylvania

Thousands gathered yesterday at the site where hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 crashed, killing ing 40 people.

At the memorial pool, Vasantha Velamuri mourns at the sight of her husband's name, Sankara Sastry Velamuri, who died in the World Trade Center.

Memorable quotes from 9/11 service

From Mayor Michael Bloomberg to the families of victims, here are some memorable quotes from the 9/11 service.

These mourners were among the hundreds of family and friends who gathered at the
9/11 memorial in the Boston Public Garden to pay tribute to those who lost their lives.

9/11: A full decade later, we still remember

Standing on the steps of the State House yesterday, family members of
those killed during the 9/11 attacks prefaced the names of their
relatives with emotional descriptors.

Because the World Trade Center is still an active construction site, visitors need to reserve passes in advance. Passes are available at 911memorial.org, and visitors must give a specific time to visit. Book early, as the memorial has already received thousands of requests. The next time available to visit the museum is Sept. 27.

9/11 memorial opens to the public

Today, for the first time, the National September 11 Memorial will open
its gates to the public and show the nation what millions have waited a
decade to see: The final resting place for the nearly 3,000 people
killed in the attacks.