United States — It’s been 19 years since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the suspected foiled attack on Washington that was stopped when passengers struggled with the hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 93, which then crashed in Pennsylvania.
September 11th was named “Patriot Day” in December 2001.
President Trump signed a proclamation in honor of Patriot Day this week. In part, it reads, “I call upon all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States to display the flag of the United States at half-staff on Patriot Day in honor of the innocent people who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. I invite the Governors of the United States and its Territories and interested organizations and individuals to join in this observance. I call upon the people of the United States to participate in community service in honor of the innocent people we lost that day and to observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time to honor those victims who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.”
