09/11/2026
Good morning, everyone.
Twenty-five years ago today, on the morning of September 11, 2001, our nation and our world were forever changed.
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the deadliest terrorist attack in United States history. For those who lived through it, the memories remain impossible to forget. For those born afterward, it is history that deserves to be remembered and understood.
That morning, 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airliners: American Airlines Flights 11 and 77, and United Airlines Flights 175 and 93.
At 8:46 a.m., Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center. At 9:03 a.m., Flight 175 struck the South Tower. At 9:37 a.m., Flight 77 struck the Pentagon.
At 10:03 a.m., Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after its passengers and crew courageously fought back against the hijackers. Its intended target was likely the U.S. Capitol or White House. Their actions prevented it from reaching its target.
By the end of that morning, 2,977 innocent people had been killed.
Among them were office workers, airline passengers and crews, military personnel, visitors, and first responders. 343 FDNY firefighters, 23 NYPD officers, and 37 Port Authority police officers were among those killed—many while running toward unimaginable danger as thousands of others desperately tried to escape.
But numbers can never represent what was lost. Every victim had a name, a story, and people who loved them. They were parents, children, spouses, siblings, friends, coworkers, and neighbors.
Thousands more were injured. In the years that followed, many survivors, first responders, recovery workers, and residents developed serious illnesses associated with exposure to the disaster sites.
Today, 25 years later, we remember them.
We remember the innocent lives taken without warning.
We remember the firefighters, police officers, paramedics, military personnel, medical workers, and ordinary citizens who answered chaos with courage.
We remember the passengers and crew of Flight 93 who, knowing what had happened elsewhere, chose to fight back.
We remember the families who received phone calls they would never forget—and those who waited for calls that never came.
And we remember the extraordinary acts of courage, sacrifice, and compassion shown by ordinary people during one of America’s darkest hours.
Because of the gravity of this anniversary, we ask everyone to treat today with respect. Please refrain from jokes, memes, insensitive remarks, or anything that makes light of the attacks, their victims, or those affected by them. Today should be a day of remembrance.
For some, September 11 is history.
For others, it is a memory.
For thousands of families, it is personal.
A quarter of a century has now passed. Buildings have been rebuilt. An entire generation has grown up with no firsthand memory of that morning. Our country and our world have changed in countless ways.
But time does not diminish the value of the lives that were lost, the bravery shown, or the sacrifices made.
2,977 lives.
Thousands of families forever changed.
Countless acts of courage.
One day we must never forget.
Please look out for one another and remember that people may experience this anniversary differently.
Additional information and a detailed timeline can be found below:
https://millercenter.org/remembering-september-11/september-11-terrorist-attacks
Today, we remember those we lost.
We honor those who answered the call to help.
We stand with those who survived and carried this day with them.
September 11, 2001 — September 11, 2026
25 years later, we remember.
Never Forget. 🇺🇸 ❤️🤍💙
On September 11, 2001, 2,977 people were killed in the deadliest terrorist attacks in American history.
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