At Sept. 11 sites, a powerful day of remembrance
Publié
par
Clifford Armion
le 09/12/2011
Activer le mode zenTina Susman and Geraldine Baum
"Reporting from New York From the vibrant heart of Lower Manhattan to a quiet meadow in Pennsylvania, family members, police officers, firefighters, presidents and many other Americans marked the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with ceremonies that reflected the losses of that day, but that gave the world its first glimpses of the monuments built to keep the victims' memories alive. "The sky over New York City was clear and blue, as it was a decade earlier when terrorists hijacked four jets that crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pa. A light breeze hinted at the arrival of fall. As the sun rose over Manhattan, a crowd gathered inside the former World Trade Center site. Bagpipers, keeping step with the mournful pounding of a drum, took their places on the National September 11 Memorial plaza, which opens to the public Monday." Read on...Pour citer cette ressource :
"At Sept. 11 sites, a powerful day of remembrance", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), décembre 2011. Consulté le 18/09/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/at-sept-11-sites-a-powerful-day-of-remembrance