Sergio Gor Pays Tribute to 9/11 Victims, Says US Will Always Stand Against Terrorism
New Delhi — U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Friday paid tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, saying the United States would continue to stand against terrorism.
Gor issued the statement as the world marked the 25th anniversary of the attacks, which killed 2,977 people in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
“Twenty-five years later, we remember the innocent lives lost on 9/11. We keep their families in our prayers, we will never forget them. We will always stand against terrorism,” Gor wrote on X.
On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 al-Qaeda hijackers seized four passenger planes. Two were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, while another struck the Pentagon. A fourth plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers confronted the hijackers before the aircraft could reach its intended target in Washington.
President Donald Trump proclaimed Sept. 11 as Patriot Day to mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks.
“A quarter of a century has passed since the terrible day of September 11, 2001, and an entire generation of Americans has now come of age with no living memory of that fateful day,” Trump said in a White House proclamation issued Wednesday.
He called for Americans to renew the commitment to remember the victims and the events of that day.
“The passage of time must never dim what will forever burn bright in the conscience of our Nation,” Trump said. “Amid the ashes of Ground Zero, we made a solemn vow to Never Forget — a vow that must be renewed in every American heart, taught in every classroom, and honoured in every community across our land.”
The proclamation recounted how the hijackers seized four commercial aircraft and struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, while the fourth plane crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers fought back.
Trump highlighted the actions of the passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 93, including Todd Beamer, who helped lead the effort to retake the aircraft.
“In laying down their lives, those 40 patriots transformed a quiet field into hallowed ground — leaving behind an everlasting testament to the unbreakable will of the American people,” he said.
Trump also honored police officers, firefighters, emergency personnel, rescue workers and volunteers who responded to the attacks. Nearly 100 emergency and first responder agencies took part in rescue and evacuation efforts in New York City, according to the proclamation. (Source: IANS)
