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September 11, 2013 |
9/11: United States marks 12th anniversary of attacks
Americans marked the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks around the country with remembrances today. President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden attended a moment of silence at the White House and relatives of the victims visited the memorial sites at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pa. The attacks, which claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people, were the deadliest terrorist strike on American soil. -- Lloyd Young ( 25 photos total)

A woman touches a carnation left on a name inscribed into the North Pool during 9/11 Memorial ceremonies marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Sept. 11 in New York City. The nation is commemorating the anniversary of the 2001 attacks which resulted in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people after two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and one crash landed in Shanksville, Pa. Following the attacks in New York, the former location of the Twin Towers has been turned into the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. (Adrees Latif-Pool/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden and White House staff observe a moment of silence to mark the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, along with White House staff, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington DC. (Kevin Dietsch/European Pressphoto Agency/pool photo) #

A New York City firefighter from Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9, carries flowers during a ceremony at a park dedicated to honoring members of the firehouse on West 48th Street who lost their lives in the attacks on the World Trade Center on the 12th anniversary of the attacks in New York City. Fifteen firefighters from Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9 died in the 9/11 attacks, the most of any fire company in New York. (Mike Segar/Reuters) #

Kellen Savoy, center, helps present the colors as students raise the flag at William Lloyd Meador Elementary School on Sept. 11 in Willis, Texas. Students and teachers gathered before school to raise the flag to half staff to mark the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Jason Fochtman/Conroe Courier via Associated Press) #

Hope McHale weeps at a firefighters memorial during a ceremony commemorating the 12th anniversary of 9/11 attacks in New York City. McHale's husband, fire marshal Martin "Woodie" McHale survived the collapse of the World Trade Center but died Christmas Eve 2012 of a heart attack. The New York City fire department (FDNY), held a wreath-laying ceremony at the New York City Fire Museum to honor the 343 firefighters who died in the attacks. (John Moore/Getty Images) #

Daniel Henry, a Port Authority of New York/New Jersey police officer, pauses during a moment of silence at 9:01 am EDT, at the South reflecting pool at the 9/11 Memorial during ceremonies marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images/pool photo) #