9/11 ANNIVERSARY
The Sept. 11 Attacks, Remembered -- PICTURES
Updated: September 11, 2011 | 4:27 p.m.
September 10, 2011 | 10:03 a.m.
Sunday marks 10 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Memorials are planned nationwide, ranging from small, informal vigils to large ceremonies featuring President Obama. Here's a look at how the country (and the world) is marking the 10th anniversary.
Student officers display a giant American flag at Trocadero Square, with the Eiffel Tower in the background, during a solemn tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks on Sunday in Paris.— PHOTO: FRED DUFOUR/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)
Spectators observe a tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks on Sunday at Trocadero Square in Paris.— PHOTO: FRED DUFOUR/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)
President Obama lays a wreath alongside First Lady Michelle Obama at the Pentagon Memorial in Washington on Sunday.— PHOTO: SAUL LOEB/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (SAUL LOEB/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
President Obama lays a wreath on Saturday during a commemoration ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa.— PHOTO: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk across a muddy field upon arrival by Marine One for a commemoration ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., on Sunday.— PHOTO: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Visitors bow their heads in prayer during a memorial service on Sunday at the Pentagon, where 184 people died on Sept. 11, 2001.— PHOTO: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/GETTY IMAGES (Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
A bell is rung to mark the collapse of a tower during the 10th anniversary ceremonies of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site on Sunday.— PHOTO: ALLAN TANNENBAUM-POOL/GETTY IMAGES (Allan Tannenbaum-Pool/Getty Images)
A rose is placed on an inscribed name along the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial on Sunday. In the background is One World Trade Center, under construction.— PHOTO: JUSTIN LANE-POOL/GETTY IMAGES (Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images)
Paul Simon performs during the ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Sunday.— PHOTO: MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chris Leota of Task Force 3-66 Bravo Company 172nd Infantry Brigade lowers the American flag at Forward Operating Base Kuschamond in Afghanistan on Sunday.— PHOTO: JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)
American soldiers attend a memorial ceremony at a military base in Bagram, Afghanistan on Sunday, in remembrance of those who perished 10 years ago during the 9/11 attacks.— PHOTO: SHAH MARAI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)
Former President George W. Bush speaks during the 10th anniversary ceremonies of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site on Sunday.— PHOTO: ALLAN TANNENBAUM-POOL/GETTY IMAGES (Allan Tannenbaum-Pool/Getty Images)
Visitors stand around the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial during the 10th anniversary ceremonies of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site on Sunday in New York.— PHOTO: ROBERT DEUTSCH-POOL/GETTY IMAGES (Robert Deutsch-Pool/Getty Images)
The scene at Ground Zero in New York City on Sunday during the ceremony marking the 10th Anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.— PHOTO: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Visitors hug near a 9/11 memorial pool during the 10th anniversary ceremonies of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site in New York City on Sunday.— PHOTO: SETH WENIG-POOL/GETTY IMAGES (Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images)
New York police and firefighters and Port Authority police salute during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner at one of the entrances of the 9/11 Memorial Plaza during the 10th anniversary ceremonies of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site in New York on Sunday.— PHOTO: CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
A New York City police officer looks out at the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial before the 10th anniversary ceremonies of the Sept. 11, 2001 on Sunday.— PHOTO: JUSTIN LANE-POOL/GETTY IMAGES (Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images)
President Obama, first Lady Michelle Obama, former President George W. Bush, and former first lady Laura Bush pause for a moment of reflection with family members of 9/11 victims at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial during the 10th anniversary ceremonies of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on Sunday.— PHOTO: JEFFERSON SIEGEL-POOL/GETTY IMAGES (Jefferson Siegel-Pool/Getty Images)
President Obama and former President George W. Bush visit the North Memorial Pond as they arrive for a commemoration ceremony on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the National September 11 Memorial on Sunday.— PHOTO: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Former President George W. Bush embraces victims' family members at the 9/11 Memorial in New York during the 10th anniversary ceremonies of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on Sunday.— CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Vice President Joe Biden attends the dedication of the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., on Saturday.— PHOTO: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
A woman attends the dedication of the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., on Saturday.— PHOTO: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Former President Bill Clinton, former first lady Laura Bush, and former President George W. Bush applaud as Interior Secretary Ken Salazar looks on during the dedication of the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., on Saturday.— PHOTO: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Former Presidents Clinton and Bush, with Laura Bush, walk past the Wall of Names during the dedication of the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., on Saturday.— PHOTO: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
A visitor reads the names of 9/11 terrorist attack victims on a wall outside the Ground Zero memorial in Manhattan on Saturday.— PHOTO: MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images)
Rebecca St. Andrie, right, and her daughter Elizabeth St. Andrie, 2, visit the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial on Saturday.— PHOTO: BRENDAN HOFFMAN/GETTY IMAGES (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
A visitor takes pictures of flags erected at Battery Park in Manhattan on Saturday as a part of a project called "One Flag One Life," marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.— PHOTO: MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images)
A tribute of 2,753 empty chairs has been placed in New York's Bryant Park to remember the lives that were lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.— PHOTO: DON EMMERT/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
Former President Bush pauses on Saturday after he placed a wreath at the impact point of American Airlines Flight 77 at the Pentagon. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen and his wife Debra Mullen, rear, also attended.— PHOTO: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
Mementos are left at a 9/11 memorial bench at the Pentagon on Saturday.— PHOTO: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
The Pentagon's side into which American Airlines Flight 77 crashed during the 9/11 attacks is seen on Saturday.— PHOTO: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
A Port Authority Police officer stands guard near the south reflecting pool of the World Trade Center Memorial on Friday. Days before the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, U.S. counterterrorism officials were chasing a credible but unconfirmed al-Qaida threat to New York City or Washington, D.C.— PHOTO: DON EMMERT/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
A sign reading "We Remember 9/11" is seen at the field in Shanksville, Pa., on Friday, where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001.— PHOTO: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
A firefighter cleans a memorial display while preparing for 9/11 ceremonies at FDNY Ladder 20 Engine 13 on Friday. Ladder 20 lost seven firefighters on Sept. 11, 2001.— PHOTO: MARIO TAMA/GETTY IMAGES (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Construction workers on Thursday look up at the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center site, which is lit in red, white, and blue.— PHOTO: SPENCER PLATT/GETTY IMAGES (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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