Sept. 11 Memorial in Italy

A wreath was hung at the 9-11 Memorial in Padova, Italy, to begin the day.

The afternoon brought prayers and hymns at the Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Servi in downtown Vicenza, Italy. The evening ended with hope for a better world at the Villa Cordellina Lombardi in Montecchio Maggiore, Italy.

Throughout the day more than 3,500 Americans and Italians united to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the Pentagon in Virginia, World Trade Center in New York, and Flight 93 in Pennsylvania.

“It is only fitting of our moral and ethical duty to honor victims of the attacks,” said Maj. Gen. David. R. Hogg, commander, U.S. Army Africa. “Those victims include citizens who perished from over 90 countries - including 10 Italian citizens. Today we pause to remember victims of terrorism in every nation around the world,” he said.

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