New York held a moment of silence across the city Monday to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks as the impacts of the day’s events continue to be felt 22 years later.
The moment was observed at 9:03 a.m. Monday, the moment that flight 175 struck the World Trade Centre’s South Tower in 2001.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris joined fellow dignitaries at the ceremony at ground zero where the podium was given to the victims’ relatives for a reading of the names of the dead.
24 Canadians were among the 2,977 victims who lost their lives that day as four commercial planes were hijacked by Al Qaeda terrorists and crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
In addition to those who tragically lost their lives in the attacks, the Uniformed Firefighters Association announced late last week that the number of first responders who have since died from 9/11-related illnesses is now almost equal to those lost that day.
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The 341 New York City firefighters, paramedics and support staff who have died as a result of post-9/11 illnesses are now memorialized at the World Trade Centre Memorial Wall.
This count nearly equals the 343 firefighters who died that day.
Of those victims of the attacks directly, around 1,100 have yet to be identified. However, strides have been made as two victims, a man and a woman, were positively identified.
These victims are the 1,648th and 1,649th to be identified by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner thus far. The work to match all victims with remains from the site is ongoing.
Monday’s commemoration in New York will be accompanied by many other’s throughout the U.S. for the three attacks that day.
Commemoration ceremonies have been held annually throughout Canada to honour the victims who called the country home, with Niagara-on-the-Lake being the site of memorials up to the 20 year anniversary.
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