NEW YORK (Gray Media) – Americans spent Friday commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, those who were killed and the consequences of the al-Qaeda attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.
The milestone anniversary brought memorial rituals like flag-flying, moments of silence, vigils and readings of victims’ names.
The daughter of FDNY Lt. John P. Napolitano honored her father during a 9/11 remembrance event Friday, saying she also recently lost her grandfather to a 9/11-related illness.
“I find peace knowing that they’re finally together again,” she said.
The woman, whose name was not given, was proud to be Napolitano’s daughter.
“…what an honor it is to be one of your girls,” she said. “There’s not a day that goes by that we don’t think of you, tell stories about you, and laugh with you. You will always live on in us.”
A ceremony at ground zero is a new tribute to honor people who were exposed to the clouds of toxic dust released by the twin towers’ fiery collapse and have since died of cancer and other illnesses.
Questions remain about how many people developed health problems linked to the dust.
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