America's 9/11 remembrance altered by staggering pandemic loss

By Ray Sanchez, CNN

Updated 3:51 PM ET, Fri September 11, 2020

The annual Tribute in Light is seen Friday night from the National 9/11 Memorial in New York.
Photos: New Yorkers remember 9/11 in the shadow of a pandemic
The annual Tribute in Light is seen Friday night from the National 9/11 Memorial in New York.
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People attend a memorial ceremony Friday that paid tribute to victims of the September 11 terror attacks.
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People attend a memorial ceremony Friday that paid tribute to victims of the September 11 terror attacks.
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Keith Gadson plays a tune on his keyboard to honor the lives lost 19 years ago.
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Keith Gadson plays a tune on his keyboard to honor the lives lost 19 years ago.
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People visit the National 9/11 Memorial.
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People visit the National 9/11 Memorial.
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Firefighters prepare to march near the World Trade Center.
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Firefighters prepare to march near the World Trade Center.
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A person records video of Vice President Mike Pence and Pence's wife, Karen, as they attend a memorial service in New York's Zuccotti Park. The vice president shared a prayer from Psalm 23:1-6, and his wife read a passage from the Book of Ecclesiastes.
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A person records video of Vice President Mike Pence and Pence's wife, Karen, as they attend a memorial service in New York's Zuccotti Park. The vice president shared a prayer from Psalm 23:1-6, and his wife read a passage from the Book of Ecclesiastes.
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Standing on the perimeter of the 9/11 Memorial, Laura Puerta cries as she thinks about her boyfriend who was killed in the attack on the World Trade Center.
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Standing on the perimeter of the 9/11 Memorial, Laura Puerta cries as she thinks about her boyfriend who was killed in the attack on the World Trade Center.
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Firefighters from outside New York City gather to honor the victims.
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Firefighters from outside New York City gather to honor the victims.
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The World Trade Center towers are seen on a man's T-shirt in the crowd.
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The World Trade Center towers are seen on a man's T-shirt in the crowd.
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A firefighter bugler practices prior to the start of the Tunnel to Towers ceremony.
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A firefighter bugler practices prior to the start of the Tunnel to Towers ceremony.
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Family members of 9/11 victims gather at the ceremony in Zuccotti Park.
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Family members of 9/11 victims gather at the ceremony in Zuccotti Park.
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People stand in front of artwork commemorating 9/11.
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