Ten years after the horrific terrorist attack on 9/11 2001, thousands gathered at Ground Zero to hear the names of the 2,977 victims that lost their lives at the World Trade Center a decade ago. Family members of the victims had emotional break downs as they saw the thousands of names inscribed on the dark bronze parapets that surround the waterfalls, built over two reflecting pools where the twin towers once stood. President Barack Obama led the nation in honoring and mourning the victims. When he read a passage from the bible, Psalm 46, which reads “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” At the memorial service in New York, he also attended the ceremonies in Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Former President George W. Bush was also present at the service and looked deeply touched as held his hand to his heart. Later on he read a letter that President Abraham Lincoln wrote to console a mom, who lost 5 sons during the Civil War. Obama and Bush both paused at the reflecting pools to run their hands over the names. Relatives did the same, and when someone began to take paper rubbings of the names, the 9/11 memorial staffers began to hand out crayons. The ceremony took place on a very peaceful day that stared almost as beautiful and blue as that of 9/11/2001.
Corrected By Ryan Bockmier
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