Sept. 11 Memorial Services Underway
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Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Memorial services are well underway to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will join Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House John Boehner and family members of Flight 93 at the dedication of the Flight 93 National Memorial in western Pennsylvania Saturday at 12:30 p.m. The memorial honors those killed on Flight 93, which crashed near Shanksville, southeast of Pittsburgh.
St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City will host a service Saturday at 2:00 p.m. honoring the 343 New York firemen who lost their lives at the World Trade Center. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will be in attendance.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will join other New Jersey natives in commemorating the 10th anniversary in the dedication of the Empty Sky Memorial which displays the names of the 746 New Jersey residents killed in the attacks. The dedication will take place Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in Liberty State Park, CRRNJ Terminal, N.J.
President Obama and First Lady Michelle will participate in a service project Saturday as part of National Day of Service to honor the Sept. 11 anniversary at 12:10 p.m.
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