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Twelve Years After Crash, Shanksville, Pa., Breaks Ground On 9/11 Memorial

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Organizers announced Tuesday they had raised $40 million, which gave them the green light on the memorial for the 40 passengers and crew members killed. It will include a plaza, a wall of names, memorial groves and a field of honor. The names of the deceased will be read at an observance ceremony Wednesday at 10:03 a.m., when Flight 93 crashed.  Other memorials around the country Wednesday include: Six moments of silence in New York City, which suffered the most fatalities on 9/11. The first will start at 8:46 a.m., when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed in the North Tower of the World Trade Center and the last will be at 10:28 a.m., when the North Tower fell. The ritual of reading all 2,983 names of those who died is scheduled at the National September 11 Memorial plaza, where two reflecting pools sit on the blueprint of the original Twin Towers. President Barack Obama will attend a private ceremony at the Pentagon with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the ...

New World Trade Center In New York Becoming a Reality!

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Construction cranes work between Four World Trade Center, left, and One World Trade Center, right, Sept. 8, in New York. T he new World Trade Center is becoming a reality, with a museum commemorating the attacks and two office towers where thousands of people will work, set to open within the next year. See Pictures HERE