September 12, 2022 8:23 pm
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US President Joe Biden held a ceremony to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the “911” terrorist attack on the Pentagon on 11th local time.
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[Agenzia di stampa cinese]US President Biden said on the 21st anniversary of the “9.11” terrorist attack at the Pentagon on 11 local time that the 20-year war in Afghanistan has passed, but the US commitment never expires.
This is the first time Biden has attended the 9/11 anniversary ceremony at the Pentagon as president. Under the convention, the President and Vice President of the United States will rotate each year to attend official commemorative activities in New York, the Pentagon, or Pennsylvania on the 9/11 anniversary. On the same day, United States First Lady Jill Biden traveled to Shanksville, Pennsylvania to attend a memorial event, and Vice President Harris traveled to New York World Trade Center Heritage Square to attend the memorial.
The Pentagon funeral service took place in the rain. Biden first arrived at Memorial Park “9.11” on the southwest side of the Pentagon and placed a wreath at the victims’ memorial. Twenty-one years ago, terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 and attempted to crash into the Pentagon, killing 184 people, including 59 passengers on board, and damaging the Pentagon’s southwestern wing.
At the start of the memorial ceremony, the soldiers of honor read the names of each of the victims one by one and rang the bells in condolence.
At 9:37 am on September 11, 2001, the impact of the plane caused the corridor connecting the southwest corner of the Pentagon to collapse and the fire, and smoke rose from the room. Defense Secretary Austin told the story of a survivor who struggled to save a colleague at the funeral service. “Get on my back and I’ll take you out – that’s the spirit of the Pentagon, and that’s how everyone on the scene reacted.”
Biden then delivered a speech expressing his determination to continue fighting terrorism. He said that in the last 21 years everything has changed, but the determination of the United States to protect its security has never wavered and the determination to bring terrorists to justice has never wavered.
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