This morning, Sunday 11 September 20116, the US Embassy in Luxembourg commemorated the 15th anniversary of the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks.
Ambassador David McKean, together with his wife Ms. Kathleen Kaye, were joined by a Marine from the Embassy’s Marine Security Guard Detachment. They observed a moment of silence in tribute to the victims of 9/11.
On Friday, during his weekly address, President Obama reflected on the fifteenth anniversary of 9/11 saying “Fifteen years ago, a September day that began like any other became one of the darkest in our nation’s history. The Twin Towers were reduced to rubble. The Pentagon was in flames. A Pennsylvania field burned with the wreckage of an airplane. And nearly 3,000 innocent lives were lost. Sons and daughters, husbands and wives, neighbors and colleagues and friends. They were from all walks of life, all races and religions, all colors and creeds, from across America and around the world. This weekend, we honor their memory once more. We stand with the survivors who still bear the scars of that day. We thank the first responders who risked everything to save others. And we salute a generation of Americans — our men and women in uniform, diplomats and our intelligence, homeland security and law enforcement professionals -- who serve, and have given their lives, to help keep us safe.”
