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12:27 pm
Wed September 11, 2013

North Campus Of Miami-Dade College Unveils 9/11 Memorial

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Despite the rain, the dedication service was standing-room only.
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Miami-Dade College students featured heavily in the service.
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Miami-Dade College students light candles to dedicate the memorial.
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As the sun came out, bagpipers closed the ceremony.
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One of the memorial's three faces.
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At a solemn ceremony today, the North Campus of Miami Dade College dedicated a new memorial to honor those lost in the attacks on 9/11. 

The memorial is about 10 feet high. On top of the base, which is supposed to represent the Pentagon, there is a granite column with three sides. Each side has the name of a place that was attacked on Sept. 11 along with a quote of remembrance. On top of the column is a two foot piece of what looks like an I-beam with a large nail sticking out of it. 

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12:26 pm
Wed September 11, 2013

Nation Pauses To Mark Sept. 11 Attacks

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A woman looks out at One World Trade Center from inside the 9/11 Empty Sky memorial at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., on Wednesday. Americans commemorated the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with solemn ceremonies and pledges to not forget the nearly 3,000 people killed.
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Retired FDNY Marshal Ernie Medaglia, who was at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, listens to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a ceremony near the 9/11 Memorial honoring first responders and FDNY Rescue 1.
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Wakiley Ramen Chowdhury makes a rubbing of his niece's name, Shakila Yasmin, at the edge of the North Pool at the 9/11 Memorial.
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President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden observe a moment of silence to mark the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the South Lawn of the White House.
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Kayla Fallon , whose father William Fallon died at the World Trade Center when she was 8, visits the 9/11 Memorial.
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A man reflects at the Pentagon Memorial outside Washington, D.C. There are 184 benches at the memorial, representing the 184 people who died at the Pentagon 12 years ago.
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The family and friends of the passengers and crew of Flight 93 gather around a bolder that marks the plane's impact area, during a memorial service at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa.
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A woman looks out at One World Trade Center from inside the 9/11 Empty Sky memorial at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., on Wednesday. Americans commemorated the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with solemn ceremonies and pledges to not forget the nearly 3,000 people killed.
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Originally published on Wed September 11, 2013 12:51 pm

It was just after 8:45 a.m. ET on Sept. 11, 2001, when the first jet struck the World Trade Center in New York City and the worst terrorist attack in the nation's history began. Nearly 3,000 people died.

At that time this morning, many Americans paused for a moment of silence. President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were among them.

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