A memorial ceremony was held in various parts of the United States on the 11th, 18 years after the terrorist attacks in the United States, in which a total of 2,976 people, including 24 Japanese, died. The bereaved family complained about the continuing loss, and US President Trump stressed the need to fight terrorism.
In the ground zero of the World Trade Center in New York where two hijacked aircraft rushed in succession and 2,753 people died, the bereaved families read aloud the names of the victims, I talked about my memories.
The woman who lost her father said, “I love you. I want to meet you. I take care of the memories you gave me. Five children and 16 grandchildren. I am sure you will be proud.” The woman who lost her son said, “I will always remember how you lived, not how you left the world.”
Nina Haritos (65), who visited the scene for the first time since the death of her cousin, Jacqueline Donovan (34 at the time), reported in the interview: “I still hurt my heart. “It ’s just very painful.”
US President Trump participated in a ceremony held in the Department of Defense near Washington, where 184 people were sacrificed.
Mr. Trump has just announced the cancellation of the peace talks with the Afghan rebel Taliban on the 7th. The Taliban is said to have kept the al-Qaeda, an international terrorist organization that was responsible for terrorist attacks. At the ceremony, he said, “We will go wherever they are, and use unprecedented (powerful) force”, when dealing with the terrorist attack again. (New York = Manabu Fujiwara)
