Trump announces 9/11 as Patriots' Day

 Reporter : Qiao An / Publisher : NTD / Direct translation

Ref : https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2020/09/11/a102938734.html 

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On the 9/11 anniversary, US President Trump issued a written announcement, designating September 11, 2020 as "Patriot Day." The Pentagon in the United States also launched a series of activities to commemorate 9/11.

Trump said in a written statement, "In 2001, our country united under God made an unbreakable promise that we will never forget the nearly 3,000 innocent Americans who were mercilessly killed on September 11. On this sacred day, Patriot Day, we solemnly commemorate this commitment."

Trump also called on all departments and agencies in the United States to lower flags at half-mast to commemorate the victims of 9/11 on the "Patriot" Day, and hopes that all state governments across the country can organize related commemorative activities.

The Pentagon's commemorative activities have kicked off since Wednesday night. The two light beams that shot directly into the sky represent the twin towers of the World Trade Center that collapsed in the 9/11 attacks. They looked particularly tragic in the rainy night.

In the early hours of Friday morning, before dawn, a huge American flag slowly unfolded from the top of the Pentagon. On September 11, 2001, the Pentagon also became a target of terrorist attacks, killing 184 people.

In front of the 9/11 memorial at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, allied soldiers laid a wreath respectfully to mourn the innocent people who died 19 years ago and the allied soldiers who were involved in the war and died in battle because of the 9/11 attacks.

NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg: "Today, we pay tribute to our soldiers, the Afghan army and the Afghan people. We have carried the burden of war for too long. They did not sacrifice in vain. We are now closer than ever towards peace."

Because the Afghan Taliban hid the leader of Al Qaeda who planned the 9/11 incident, bin Laden, the United States and NATO subsequently launched a war against the Taliban in Afghanistan. 19 years later, driven by the efforts of the Trump administration, the Afghan peace talks will debut this Saturday, providing a major opportunity for Afghanistan to achieve long-term peace.