Under blue skies, Congress remembers Sept. 11
Submitted on September 11, 2003 - 12:00am.
Brynn Grimley and Laura Withers
WASHINGTON – Warm weather and blue skies set the background for Thursday's Congressional 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony, on a day that speakers said resembled the fateful day two years ago.
Members of Congress filled temporary bleachers on the west steps of the Capitol, facing hundreds of staff and passersby who stopped to pay respect to those lost in the terrorist attacks. This was the first such commemoration at the Capitol because last year many senators and representatives attended the ceremony in New York.
Speakers said they had resolved to continue business as usual, but the events of Sept. 11, 2001 are fresh in the minds of many.
Members of Congress filled temporary bleachers on the west steps of the Capitol, facing hundreds of staff and passersby who stopped to pay respect to those lost in the terrorist attacks. This was the first such commemoration at the Capitol because last year many senators and representatives attended the ceremony in New York.
Speakers said they had resolved to continue business as usual, but the events of Sept. 11, 2001 are fresh in the minds of many.
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