Solemn memorials are being held in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.
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![A man walks through the 9/11 Empty Sky memorial at sunrise across from New York's Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, September 11, 2013. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/481abeef-3339-4277-aa44-29e737ebf0b3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks through the 9/11 Empty Sky memorial at sunrise across from New York's Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, September 11, 2013.
![FDNY Firefighter Mike Bellantoni of New York prepares a memento at the Firefighter's Memorial adjacent to the World Trade Center, Sept. 11, 2013 before the start of the official ceremonies at the 9/11 Memorial nearby.](https://gdb.voanews.com/53a4d35d-e492-4337-b8f9-5968a351cdba_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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FDNY Firefighter Mike Bellantoni of New York prepares a memento at the Firefighter's Memorial adjacent to the World Trade Center, Sept. 11, 2013 before the start of the official ceremonies at the 9/11 Memorial nearby.
![Britain's Prince Harry (L) and Prince William (R) take part in a trade on the trading floor of BGC Partners. BGC holds a Charity Day each year to commemorate the 658 employees who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York. London, September 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/23d88de3-deba-414a-8ae3-c81298aea5db_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Britain's Prince Harry (L) and Prince William (R) take part in a trade on the trading floor of BGC Partners. BGC holds a Charity Day each year to commemorate the 658 employees who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York. London, September 11, 2013.
![Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (2nd L) and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (2nd R) attend a ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial marking the 12th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York September 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b13447b7-443c-4baa-aa9b-4bf436f21446_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (2nd L) and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (2nd R) attend a ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial marking the 12th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York September 11, 2013.