More than two decades after the Sept. 11 attacks devastated America, many across the country are working to ensure that the passage of time does not erase the passage of pain.
On Wednesday, the Virginia War Memorial served as a place of remembrance, hosting the Commonwealth’s Patriot Day Ceremony to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of 9/11.
Keynote speaker Lynn Wright, former deputy director of the Office of Naval Intelligence, recalled her experience working at the Pentagon during the attacks.
Wright, who had just started working at the Pentagon, was in a briefing when she was informed that a plane hit the North Tower.
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