American flag was draped down the side of the building ahead of each victims name being read there. Jay joseph ferguson. Amelia v. Fields. In shanksville, pennsylvania, where Flight 93 crashed into a field, the president and First Lady laid a wreath in memory of everyday heroes that took down that plane that terrorists were using to target the nations capitol. Vice president Kamala Harris and former president george w. Bush also there to commemorate those lost. Cnn is at each of the commemoration sites, and with us now, Laura Jarrett at the 9 11 memorial in lower manhattan. Oren lieberman at the pentagon, paula reed in shanksville, pennsylvania. Laura, tributes to the fallen have been especially emotional in New York today. Reporter fred, the Grief And Pain still so raw. Even some 20 years later. So many of the families coming here today to pay tribute to their loved one in person when last year they werent able to come in person because of covid19. Today they came, they hugged, they h
passage canceled. prom, senior trips, graduation. but as my nightline co-anchor byron pitts discovered, they are determined to rise. when i envisioned going to college, i knew that it would create a better life for me. reporter: growing up in foster care in los angeles, dreaming about the future sometimes seemed like an indulgence for 17-year-old jenny soto. but she found a passion and a sense of belonging playing lacrosse. the coach s high gpa requirement kept her focused on her goal of going to ucla. yeah! reporter: this spring the senior at downey high school found out she had been accepted. i m the first generation. just by me going to college it just flips my life around for not just me but everybody after me. reporter: the sense of achievement she and so many in the class of 2020 feel dampened by the loss of so many important moments this year. canceled proms, graduation ceremonies moved online, good-bye hugs postponed indefinitely. those rites of passage
[ nimrod from enigma variations ] [ nimrod from enigma variations ] [inaudible] [ dvorak symphony 9, movement 2 ] [ dvorak symphony 9, movement 2 ] good morning and welcome to flight 93 national memorial. clark, and i have the high honor of serving as the superintendent of flight 93 national memorial, one of over 400 sites within the national parks system. the national park service is honored and deeply humbled to serve as the steward of this moving memorial dedicated in memory of 40 amazing heroes. ago, theay 18 years passengers and crew members of flight 93 bonded together and prevented their hijacked airplane from reaching its dc,nded target, washington, 18 minutes flying time from this location. unquestionably they sacrificed their own lives to save so many. , thesince that moment special people have always been remembered as heroes, not just to americans but also many around the world. extraordinary citizens who showed it incredible re
[ nimrod from enigma variations ] [ nimrod from enigma variations ] [inaudible] [ dvorak symphony 9, movement 2 ] [ dvorak symphony 9, movement 2 ] good morning and welcome to flight 93 national memorial. my name is sephen clark, and i have the high honor of serving as the superintendent of flight 93 national memorial, one of over 400 sites within the national parks system. the national park service is honored and deeply humbled to serve as the steward of this moving memorial dedicated in memory of 40 amazing heroes. ago, theay 18 years passengers and crew members of flight 93 bonded together and prevented their hijacked airplane from reaching its dc,nded target, washington, 18 minutes flying time from this location. unquestionably they sacrificed their own lives to save so many. , thesince that moment special people have always been remembered as heroes, not just to americans but also many around the world. extraordinary citizens who showe
the bible says if you owe debts, pay debts. if honor then honor. if respect then respect. and president trump asked me to be here today to pay a debt of honor. to the memory and the families of the 40 passengers and crewmembers of flight 93. men and women who rose up, who fought back, and who met unspeakable evil with selfless heroism and american strength. [applause] vice president pence: america was attacked on september 11, but america took the fight back to their enemies on that same day. not on some foreign battlefield, but right here, in the skies above these fields. where the heroes of flight 93 were forged. 18 years ago today was a beautiful tuesday morning. when united flight 93 left newark airport bound for san francisco, carried onboard 40 men and women from all across america, from every walk of life. at only 20 years of age, dorriy francis was the youngest person onboard. a student at santa clara university, she volunteered at her local animal shelter and aspired