America Marks a Grim Anniversary: President Visits Three Sites Where Nearly 3,000 Died

Article in today’s Washinton Post on the fifth anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001 — America Marks a Grim Anniversary: President Visits Three Sites Where Nearly 3,000 Died, by Michael Powell, Josh White and Theresa Vargas:

    In three wounded communities yesterday, the nation commemorated theworst
    terrorist attack in American history, as bells sounded, thousandsmurmured prayers
    and the families of victims once again read the namesof their lost loved ones.

    On the fifth anniversary of the Sept.11 hijackings, there was an aching familiarity to
    the rituals. In NewYork, family members recited 2,749 names, punctuated by violins
    and thewail of bagpipes, to the drawn and tearful faces of the families of thevictims.