“If we do the hard work of working together as Americans, if we remain united in purpose, we will be prepared for whatever comes next,” she said.
“When it comes to the unity of America,” Bush said, ”those days seem distant from our own."
Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton stood with Biden at the service in Manhattan. Biden then made stops in Shanksville and at the Pentagon.
Former President Donald Trump did not join former presidents at any of the 9/11 commemorations.
Tears brimmed in the eyes of Tony-winning Broadway actress Kelli O’Hara as she sang an emotional rendition of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” between readings of name of the dead at the 9/11 Memorial Plaza in lower Manhattan. Moments before, Bruce Springsteen seemed to choke slightly as he began his own anthem of sorrow and death, “I”ll See You In My Dreams.”
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