VP Kamala Harris Visits Ground Zero To Commemorate 9/11 Anniversary

New York Mayor Eric Adams, Vice President Kamala Harris, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul place their hands on their heart as the National Anthem is sung during the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2023 in New York City.
New York Mayor Eric Adams, Vice President Kamala Harris, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul place their hands on their heart as the National Anthem is sung during the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2023 in New York City.
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New York Mayor Eric Adams, Vice President Kamala Harris, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul place their hands on their heart as the National Anthem is sung during the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2023 in New York City.

On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris commemorated the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 by representing the administration at a ceremony located at ground zero.

The event took place at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum, with politicians like Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer attending as well.

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In honor of the anniversary, first lady Jill Biden will laid a wreath at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Virginia. In addition, second gentleman Doug Emhoff traveled to Pennsylvania for a memorial observance for Flight 93 where passengers thwarted a terrorist attempt to attack Washington.

The 9/11 attacks were the most deadly assault on U.S. soil since the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

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