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Ground Zero Ceremony Adds 7th Moment of Silence
Newser • • nation
Key Points:
- For the first time, the 9/11 ceremony at Ground Zero will include a seventh moment of silence to honor those who have died from illnesses linked to toxic dust and debris at the World Trade Center site.
- This additional bell will ring around 12:30pm, following the traditional six bells that mark the four plane strikes and the collapse of the twin towers.
- The ceremony, starting at 8:40am, includes the reading of victims' names and now acknowledges the ongoing health impact on responders and survivors.
- More than 57,000 people in the World Trade Center Health Program have cancer diagnoses, reflecting a rising trend connected to exposure at Ground Zero.
- The change follows the release of 170,000 pages of records indicating that officials may have downplayed air-quality dangers at the site after the attacks.
