National September 11 Memorial & Museum, New York City
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Patriot Day
On Patriot Day, we are at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, where the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center once stood. The museum is 70 feet underground, beneath the memorial's waterfall pools in the footprints of the fallen towers. The names of those who died in the 2001 terrorist attacks and in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing are listed on bronze parapets surrounding these huge reflecting pools. Seven stories below the memorial, the museum tells the story of 9/11 through exhibits, artifacts, historical records, and personal accounts, remembering the victims and those who risked their lives to save others.
Patriot Day honors the 2,977 people killed in the September 11 attacks on the United States. In 2001, Congress passed the Patriot Day resolution, which calls for US flags to fly at half-staff and for a moment of silence at 8:46 AM EST.