[PHOTOS] It Has Been 12 Years Since September 11
12-years after the 9/11 attacks that shook the US and launched more than a decade of war, Americans are remembering the victims of the 9/11 attacks in a series of memorials marking the 12th anniversary.
By Sadho Ram — 12 Sep 2013, 02:16 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
September 11, 2001, as seen from the New Jersey, smoke billows from the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York after airplanes crashed into both towers
The Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in New York City and Washington killed almost 3,000 people and lead to a war in Afghanistan.
Image via sacbee.comA man runs past the "Empty Sky" memorial to New Jersey's victims of 9/11
The new One World Trade Center stands out along New York City's forever changed skyline at sunrise as a man runs past the 9/11 Empty Sky memorial in New Jersey's Liberty State Park
Image via nydailynews.comThe annual Tribute in Light is tested in New York's Lower Manhattan as a man takes a picture from Liberty State Park in Jersey City
The annual Tribute in Light is tested in New York's Lower Manhattan as a man takes a picture from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., September 9, 2013
Image via ibtimes.comA note of remembrance is left over the name of a victim etched in the wall of the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial
Tokens like this are common sights as mourners continue to pay their respects in Lower Manhattan.
Image via nydailynews.comBuilding are reflected in one of the pools of the 9/11 Memorial during the twelfth-anniversary ceremonies
Building are reflected in one of the pools of the 9/11 Memorial during the twelfth-anniversary ceremonies.
Image via newyorker.comMonument to the Struggle Against World Terrorism
The monument was designed by sculptor Zurab Tsereteli and is seen here during its dedication at The Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor on September 11, 2006. The Tsereteli sculpture is a gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people.
Image via huffpost.comA 9/11 memorial along the fence at the Federal Fire Dept. building on Kam Highway near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
A 9/11 memorial along the fence at the Federal Fire Dept. building on Kam Highway near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Image via ibtimes.comThe World Trade Center cross, also known as the Ground Zero cross, is made of steel beams found amidst the debris of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that resembled a cross
The World Trade Center cross, also known as the Ground Zero cross, is made of steel beams found amidst the debris of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that resembled a cross.
Image via huffpost.comA view of the Freedom Tower through the 9/11 Memorial on Staten Island, New York
A view of the Freedom Tower through the 9/11 Memorial on Staten Island, New York.
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