09/11/2026
Patriot Day | September 11
Today, we join communities across the United States in observing Patriot Day and commemorating the 25th anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001.
Twenty-five years ago, our nation experienced a day that forever changed the world. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in the attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and aboard Flight 93 in Pennsylvania.
Today, we remember each of those lives.
We honor the firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical personnel, military members and other first responders who demonstrated extraordinary courage in the face of unimaginable circumstances. We remember those who ran toward danger to help people they had never met, those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to others, and those who continued to serve in the difficult days, months and years that followed.
We also recognize the countless ordinary Americans who showed extraordinary courage and compassion that day. From the passengers and crew aboard Flight 93 to the people who helped strangers escape danger, September 11 demonstrated that even during our nation's darkest moments, courage and humanity can prevail.
Patriot Day is an opportunity to remember the unity that followed. Across communities large and small, Americans came together. Neighbors helped neighbors. People donated blood, volunteered, supported first responders and military families, and found ways to serve their communities.
As 25 years have passed, an entire generation has grown up without a personal memory of September 11. That makes the responsibility to remember and educate even more important. We must continue telling the stories of those who were lost, those who responded and those whose lives were forever changed.
We encourage our community to take a moment to reflect on the lives lost, honor those who served and remember the strength that comes when Americans stand together.
May we never forget September 11, 2001.
