Solemn memorials are being held in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania among other places to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.
September 11 Anniversary

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Acrane in front of the sun as a sandstorm engulfs Kuwait City.

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Grissel Valentin (L) and Eileen Esquilin, who both lost family members in the 9/11 attacks, embrace at the edge of the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial during a ceremony marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.

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U.S. President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden pause for a moment of silence on the 12th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the South Lawn of the White House.

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A woman wipes her eyes after reading the name of her brother, Bobby Hughes, as friends and relatives of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks gather at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site, Sept. 11, 2013.