(CBS/AP) President Bush and first lady Laura Bush stood in somber silence on Sunday as they laid wreaths at the site where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once stood.
September 12, 2006 (Press Release) --
(CBS/AP) President Bush and first lady Laura Bush stood in somber silence on Sunday as they laid wreaths at the site where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once stood. The solemn moment was the beginning of many for the Bushes, who are visiting all three sites of the Sept. 11 attacks, to mark the fifth anniversary.
The Bushes set floral wreaths adrift in reflecting pools that mark the former location of the north and south towers. They uttered no words, and walked hand-in-hand on the floor of the cavernous pit, after a slow procession down the long, flag-lined ramp from the street level four to five stories above.
The Bushes then attended a service of prayer and remembrance at nearby St. Paul's Chapel.
The 240-year-old Episcopal church, across the street from the site, escaped damage and became a center of refuge for weary rescue workers.
They were the first stops of nearly 24 hours of observances at the three sites where terrorists wrought death and destruction and transformed his presidency. Nearly 3,000 Americans were killed in the attacks.
On Monday, the anniversary, he is to breakfast with firefighters and other emergency workers at a firehouse in Manhattan; attend a ceremony at the field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where one of the hijacked planes hurtled to the ground; and participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon.
He also plans to speak to Americans in a primetime address Monday night from the Oval Office.
Accompanying the president and first lady at ground zero were New York Gov. George Pataki, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Rudy Giuliani, who was New York mayor at the time of the attacks.
The anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks is noted in different ways by Americans, CBS' Jennifer Miller reports.
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
The Bushes set floral wreaths adrift in reflecting pools that mark the former location of the north and south towers. They uttered no words, and walked hand-in-hand on the floor of the cavernous pit, after a slow procession down the long, flag-lined ramp from the street level four to five stories above.
The Bushes then attended a service of prayer and remembrance at nearby St. Paul's Chapel.
The 240-year-old Episcopal church, across the street from the site, escaped damage and became a center of refuge for weary rescue workers.
They were the first stops of nearly 24 hours of observances at the three sites where terrorists wrought death and destruction and transformed his presidency. Nearly 3,000 Americans were killed in the attacks.
On Monday, the anniversary, he is to breakfast with firefighters and other emergency workers at a firehouse in Manhattan; attend a ceremony at the field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where one of the hijacked planes hurtled to the ground; and participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon.
He also plans to speak to Americans in a primetime address Monday night from the Oval Office.
Accompanying the president and first lady at ground zero were New York Gov. George Pataki, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Rudy Giuliani, who was New York mayor at the time of the attacks.
The anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks is noted in different ways by Americans, CBS' Jennifer Miller reports.
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
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