9/11 remembrance ceremonies across the nation
![MALIBU, CA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 7-year-old Alex Pitz came with his Mother Heather to visit Pepperdine University’s annual Waves of Flags installation that commemorates the 2,977 lives lost in the 9/11 terror attacks. Heather who is originally from the East Coast has family members who saw the attacks first hand and wants here son to know about the history. This is the 12th consecutive installation and features a display of 2,887 American flags for each American life lost and 90 international flags representing the home countries of those from abroad. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/843e9e5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2327+0+0/resize/1440x931!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2F84%2F787e01094074ba156c265929cbae%2Fla-photos-1staff-465382-la-me-waves-flags-display-5-als.jpg)
Seven-year-old Alex Pitz-Giannetti came with his mother to visit Pepperdine University’s annual Waves of Flags installation that commemorates the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the 2001 terrorist attacks. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times )
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Cynthia Votava helps straighten flags at Pepperdine University’s Waves of Flags installation, which she has attended for the last eight years. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times )
The south pool of the National September 11 Memorial on the 18th anniversary. (Justin Lane / EPA/Shutterstock)
People observe a moment of silence during ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images )
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A visitor pauses by the glade as people attend the ceremony at the World Trade Center site. (Don Emmert /AFP/Getty Images)
Firefighters and police officers participate in the start of ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
Alexandra Hamatie, whose cousin Robert Horohoe was killed on Sept. 11, pauses at the National September 11 Memorial during a morning commemoration ceremony for the victims. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
New York City firefighters stand as an honor guard in front of a memorial for the 343 firefighters who died on Sept. 11, near the National September 11 Memorial in New York. (Justin Lane / EPA/Shutterstock)
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Visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pa., participate in a sunset memorial service as the nation prepared to mark the anniversary of the 2001 attacks. (Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press)
A visitor to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., views the Wall of Names. (Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press)
A Marine stands at the Pentagon Memorial for a remembrance ceremony in Arlington, Va. (Pete Marovich /EPA/Shutterstock)
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are joined by survivors, victims’ families and White House staff as they acknowledge a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. EDT, the time the first plane struck the north tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)