Live now: Americans mark 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks

Live now: Americans mark 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PUBLISHED 55 MINUTES AGO UPDATED 9 MINUTES AGO COMMENTS SHARE SAVE FOR LATER Listen to this article Learn more about audio Log in or create a free account to listen to this article. Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaeda attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity. Friday’s milestone anniversary will bring memorial rituals – wreath-laying, flag-flying, moments of silence, vigils and readings of victims’ names – and volunteer projects in tribute to a day that about half of U.S. adults remember as the most historic event of their lifetime, according to a new poll. For others it’s an occasion for private reflection – or, in many schools, education – about the attack that unfolded in a single morning but left nearly 3,000 dead and a decades-long trail of aftermath, from personal grief to far-flung wars. On a sombre anniversary, Gander welcomes the ‘plane people’ back to the Rock Police Officer Casey Kloepfer plans to spend time Friday at the Brooklyn station house where his father, Officer Ronald Kloepfer, reported to work that day before being called to the World Trade Center. He didn’t make it home. Casey Kloepfer was only 4, but he grew up hearing about his father’s affinity for helping people and for a job that enabled him to do so. He became an officer this past June. “It’s big footsteps to fill, but it’s definitely something that I take very seriously and want to continue to honour him and be the best police officer I can,” he said by phone this week. The 29-year-old wears his father’s badge number and even has joined the New York Police Department lacrosse team, which his dad founded. 1/7 New York firefighters gather at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. JEENAH MOON/POOL/REUTERS Rosanne Spirito, left, and daughters Sabrina and Amanda, stand at a reflecting pool. AP PHOTO/ADAM GRAY, POOL New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, center walks into the memorial. ADAM GRAY/POOL/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A New York firefighter pays his respects next to the reflecting pools at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. JEENAH MOON/POOL/REUTERS Former mayor Rudy Giuliani observes the memorial on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. ADAM GRAY/POOL/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS People gather at the Veterans memoriall in New York City.…