Americans Celebrate Patriot Day in Honor of 9/11 Victims
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BRADENTON – Each September 11, Patriot Day is observed as the National Day of Service and Remembrance of the 2,977 Americans killed in the attacks of September 11, 2001.
In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, September 14, 2001, was declared as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the victims of the attacks by then-President George W. Bush.
A bill to make September 11 a national day of mourning was introduced in the U.S. House on October 25, 2001, by Rep. Vito Fossella (R-NY), along with 22 co-sponsors.
The bill requested that the president designate September 11 of each year as Patriot Day and passed both House and Senate unanimously before being signed into law by President Bush.
The flag is flown at half-staff at the White House and on all U.S. government buildings, and a moment of silence is observed to correspond with the attacks, beginning at 8:46 AM (Eastern Daylight Time), which was when the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
Patriot Day is not a federal holiday. Schools and businesses remain open, though memorial ceremonies are common.
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