Twenty-five years later

Friday marked a quarter century since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, which killed 2,977 people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

The toll kept climbing

Another 9,000 people have died from 9/11-related illnesses in the 25 years since, a second wave of deaths among responders and survivors who breathed the dust.

Three sites, one morning

Victims' families, first responders and politicians gathered at the memorials in downtown Manhattan, at the Pentagon in Virginia, and at Shanksville.

A seventh silence

This year's ceremony added a new moment of silence, the seventh, for the people who died of illnesses caused by the attacks rather than on the day itself.

Four presidents in the crowd

Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and George W. Bush attended the New York commemoration, alongside Michelle Obama and Laura Bush.

Bush painted the day

The former president posted paintings of famous 9/11 images to Instagram, including the moment he was told of the attacks in a school classroom and the flag unfurled at the Pentagon.

“Twenty-five years ago, the actions of an enemy revealed the spirit of the American people.”

Children of the camp

A papier-mache sculpture called "The Feathers of the Phoenix" went on display at the memorial museum, built entirely from art made by kids who lost a parent or sibling.

A son speaks against hate

Closing the reading of the names, Michael Massaroli's son called out 25 years of people using the attacks to target Muslims and anyone who looked different.

“You do my dad's legacy and the legacy of all these victims no honor by using this tragedy to spread hate.”

Every name matters

He thanked the families and dignitaries who stayed to the last name, and noted the readers had come from every race, religion and creed.

“We have seen a medley of people come up today, of all races, all religions, all creeds.”