Never Forget: America Reflects On 22 Years Since The 9/11 Terror Attacks....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

In solemn ceremonies held in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania on Monday, bells tolled, and the names of nearly 3,000 individuals were recited, commemorating the 22nd anniversary of the Al-Qaeda assault on the United States.

Vice President Kamala Harris, along with current and former mayors of New York, stood alongside families of the victims at the 9/11 memorial located at the site of the World Trade Center’s twin towers, which were brought down by two hijacked planes.

Family members and young relatives who were not born at the time of the attack read out the names of the more than 2,600 individuals who lost their lives in New York.

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The grandson of firefighter Allan Tarasiewicz, who perished at the age of 45 during rescue operations at the World Trade Center, expressed his feelings, saying, “I wish I had a chance to really know you. Everyone in the family misses you. We will never forget.”

At the Pentagon in Washington, where a third aircraft was crashed into the US military headquarters by the attackers, a sailor rang a ship’s bell in remembrance of each of the 184 individuals who lost their lives there.

In western Pennsylvania, where a fourth hijacked plane, apparently headed for Washington, was forced to crash, bells were sounded in memory of each of the 40 passengers and crew members who perished.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke at the Pentagon ceremony, acknowledging, “September 11 made America a nation at war, and hundreds of thousands stepped up to serve our country in uniform. I know that it aches to remember this milestone year after year… The men and women of the Department of Defense will always remember.”

A moment of silence was observed throughout New York City, in Congress, and other locations to commemorate the attack, which was orchestrated by Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden was eventually located and killed by US Navy SEALs almost a decade later in a raid on his hideout in Pakistan.

President Joe Biden, who was returning from a visit to Vietnam, was set to mark the anniversary later on Monday from a US military base in Anchorage, Alaska.