The September 11 attack is remembered by the news

The Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, together with the Mayor of New York, Eric Adams and the Governor of the State, Kathy Hochul, presided this Monday at the “ground zero” of the Big Apple in the events in honor of the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, the most serious terrorist attack recorded in the world. history of the country.

The newest thing this year is that they are goingtwo new victims identified, a man and a woman whose names have not been made public at the express request of the family, making them victims 1,948 and 1,649, respectively, thanks to advanced tests DNAas announced on Friday by Mayor Adams, who pointed out that these are the first identifications in two years.

There are still about 1,100 human remains to be identified, and they are stored at the National 9/11 Memorial Museum, located next to where the towers stood.

The city’s chief medical examiner, Jason Graham, recalled that this is “the most extensive and extensive forensic investigation in the history of our country,” but even so, “we will continue steadfast in our mission (of identification) using the latest technological advances.” “.

Although this Monday is a normal working day, several signs remind in the country that date that will forever mark its history: flags at half-mast at official posts, tributes at every firehouse, a double beam of light at the site of the Twin Towers and an annual public reading of all those who died in that multiple attack.

Every September 11, the two ditches that replace the towers this Monday, and in which the names of those killed in the attack are inscribed, are filled with small United States flags and yellow roses, in acts both sober and solemn at the same time. and they last for several hours.

“For those of us who lost someone that day, that day is still happening. The others continue with their lives. But you find a way to move on, although that day will always be present,” Edward Edelman, brother-in-law of Daniel McGinley, who died in one of the towers, told reporters today when he arrived at the ceremony.

Although the main tribute takes place in New York, events are also held at the Pentagon and in Shaksville, Pennsylvania, where two more planes crashed that day, resulting in a total of nearly 3,000 deaths.

President Joe Biden noted on X (formerly Twitter) that American history itself changed 22 years ago, “but what it could not and will not change is the character of the nation.”

“Today we remember the 2977 precious lives that we are They stole 9/11, and we think about all that was lost in the fire and the ashes of that September morning,” said the Democratic president, who was also Barack Obama’s vice president (2009-2017).