NEW YORK (Gray Media) \u2013 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. <\/p>\n
The milestone anniversary brought memorial rituals like flag-flying, moments of silence, vigils and readings of victims\u2019 names.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
\u201cI find peace knowing that they\u2019re finally together again,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The woman, whose name was not given, was proud to be Napolitano\u2019s daughter. <\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026what an honor it is to be one of your girls,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s not a day that goes by that we don\u2019t think of you, tell stories about you, and laugh with you. You will always live on in us.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u2019 fiery collapse and have since died of cancer and other illnesses.<\/p>\n
Questions remain about how many people developed health problems linked to the dust.<\/p>\n
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