Images from 9/11 memorials world wide
With the Washington Monument in the background, U.S. Coast Guard boat are seen on the Potomac River in Washington, Friday. The Coast Guard was conducting a training exercise in the Potomac River moments before Obama crossed a nearby bridge.
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A family member of Christopher S. Epps, a victim of Sept. 11, 2001 attack at the World Trade Center, touches a photo of him at the reflecting pool in ground zero during the eighth anniversary commemoration ceremony, in New York, Friday.
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U.S. soldiers lower the flag during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009.
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US soldiers from Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan stand in silence for a minute, during 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Camp Eggers, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009.
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A man kneels while holding a photograph during a moment of silence as friends and relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks gather for a commemoration ceremony at Zuccotti Park, adjacent to ground zero.
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Mourners of Sept. 11 victims place flowers in the reflecting pool at ground zero during the the eighth anniversary commemoration ceremony, in New York, Friday Sept. 11, 2009.
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Members of New York's uniformed services file past a reflecting pool in ground zero during the the eighth anniversary commemoration ceremony of the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center, in New York, Friday Sept. 11, 2009.
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A woman is comforted as friends and relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks gather for a commemoration ceremony at Zuccotti Park, adjacent to ground zero, on the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
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President Barack Obama wipes rain drops from his face as he greets family members of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks after speaking at the Pentagon Memorial, marking the eighth anniversary of the attacks, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, at the Pentagon.
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Taps is played as President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama stand with White House staff members after a moment of silence marking the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Friday, on the South Lawn of the White House.
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Roses thrown by mourners float in a reflecting pool at the World Trade Center site in New York during a ceremony to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Sept 11 terrorist attacks Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 in New York.
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A man's picture is wrapped in plastic to protect it from rain as friends and relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks gather for a commemoration ceremony at Zuccotti Park, adjacent to ground zero.
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A rain-soaked American flag flies at half-staff on Sept. 11, 2009, at the Pentagon Memorial to honor the 125 people who were killed in the 2001 terror attacks when the highjacked American Airlines flight 125 was flown into the military's headquarters.
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Mourners gather around a reflecting pool during a memorial ceremony at the World Trade Center construction site, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 in New York.
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A man carries the American flag as he joins other mourners around a reflecting pool during a memorial ceremony on the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center construction site, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 in New York.
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Members of the military pay their respects to the victims of the Sept 11 attacks on the World Trade Center at the reflecting pool in ground zero during a ceremony commemorating the eighth anniversary of the attacks Friday Sept. 11, 2009 in New York.
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A young woman's picture is surrounded by umbrellas as friends and relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks gather for a commemoration ceremony at Zuccotti Park, adjacent to ground zero.
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A woman holds a photograph as friends and relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks gather for a commemoration ceremony at Zuccotti Park, adjacent to ground zero, on the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
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Standing in a steady rain, President Barack Obama bows his head as he lays a wreath at the Pentagon Memorial. At right is Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is second from right.
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A New York City firefighter stands in front of flowers placed by the reflecting pool at the eighth anniversary remembrance of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 in New York.
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U.S. soldiers lower the flag during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, at sunset Friday, Sept. 11, 2009.
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Family members of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack at the World trade Center, pay their respects at the reflecting pool in ground zero during the the eighth anniversary commemoration ceremony, in New York, Friday Sept. 11, 2009.
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President Barack Obama speaks in the rain at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, marking the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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A young girl, left, drops flowers into a reflecting pool during a memorial ceremony at the World Trade Center construction site on the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 in New York.
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A firefighter and a police officer from New York hold an American flag as they pay their respects during a ceremony at the World Trade Center to commemorate eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 in New York.
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