# 25 years on, the names still take hours to read

> Families, first responders and four former presidents gathered at three memorials to mark a quarter century since the attacks.
- Title: 25 years on, the names still take hours to read · ABC News
- Summary: Families, first responders and four former presidents gathered at three memorials to mark a quarter century since the attacks. The toll keeps growing: 9,000…
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## 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.
## Key takeaway

The toll keeps growing: 9,000 people have died of 9/11-related illnesses since 2001, and this year the ceremony added a moment of silence for them.