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JD Vance Attends 9/11 Memorial’s 25th Anniversary Ceremony

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. officials will hold a 25th-anniversary ceremony for the September 11 attacks in Lower Manhattan.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani will speak at the National September 11 Memorial ceremony on Friday.
Vice President JD Vance will attend the ceremony.
Former Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are expected to attend.
President Donald Trump will attend a separate commemoration ceremony at the Pentagon.

History

Historical Context

On February 26 1993, Ramzi Yousef detonated a van bomb beneath the North Tower, killing six and injuring more than 1,000 people and prompting the Port Authority to overhaul evacuation procedures. Those security reforms later helped evacuate the towers during the September 11, 2001 attacks. Today, a national ceremony at the Lower Manhattan site commemorates the victims and underscores ongoing vigilance against terrorism.

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Story summary

U.S. officials will hold a 25th-anniversary ceremony for the September 11 attacks in Lower Manhattan.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani will speak at the National September 11 Memorial ceremony on Friday.
Vice President JD Vance will attend the ceremony.
Former Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are expected to attend.
President Donald Trump will attend a separate commemoration ceremony at the Pentagon.

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