Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced New York City's plans to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attack. The ceremony will take place near the World Trade Center site on the morning of Sunday, September 11, 2011.
President Barack Obama and President George W. Bush will both participate in the memorial ceremony at Ground Zero. It's the first time for either president to participate in the annual ceremony. They will each read a poem or quote. There will be no speeches.
Family members of the victims of 9/11 will read the names of all those who died at Ground Zero during the attack, as well as those who died at the Pentagon and in the plane crash in Pennsylvania.
Silence will mark the times when the planes hit, when the towers crumbled, as well as when the plane hit the Pentagon and the plane crashed in Shanksville, PA.
Governors Andrew Cuomo, Chris Christie & George Pataki, as well as Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani will participate in the ceremony.
Family members attending the memorial ceremony will be able to access the 9/11 Memorial and see the names of their family members on the memorial wall.
Only family members of 9/11 victims will be able to participate in the ceremony.
Timeline of Events on 9/11
- 8:46 a.m. - First plane struck North Tower of World Trade Center
- 9:03 a.m. Second plane struck South Tower of World Trade Center
- 9:59 a.m. - Fall of the South Tower
- 10:29 a.m. - Fall of North Tower
