A memorial ceremony remembering those who perished as a consequence of the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11 will be presided over by Vice President Joe Biden and conducted at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. This event will pay tribute to those who lost their lives as a direct result of the attacks. Joe Biden, the Vice President of the United States, will mark the anniversary of the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, from a place that is almost 3,400 miles distant from Ground Zero in New York City. This is because he will have a stopover on his way back from a trip to India and Vietnam. The event is anticipated to be attended by one thousand first responders and their families in total.
During this time, First Lady Jill Biden will be paying her respects at the 9/11 memorial that is located at the Pentagon, where Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will also be there. There will be a wreath left there by her.
It is customary for the President of the United States to go to one of the attack sites on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. These locations might be located in New York City, Virginia, or Pennsylvania. On the other hand, Vice President Joe Biden will create history when he becomes the first sitting president to commemorate September 11 in the state of Alaska. To this point, Biden has commemorated the passing of his first year in office by attending events in a number of places located around the United States. He went to all three destinations the year before the event so that he could mark the occasion with a memorable trip. However, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary in 2021, he did not offer an address to the nation, which prompted in criticism on the part of many people.
Vice President Kamala Harris will pay her respects at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in lower Manhattan on Tuesday, in memory of those who passed away as a result of the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11. Other members of the Biden administration, such as the Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and the Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, will accompany the Vice President to New York during his trip there. Doug Emhoff, the Second Gentleman, will go to a memorial service in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to honor the people who died on United Airlines Flight 93, and Denis McDonough, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, will take part in a 9/11 National Day of Service event at a Veterans Affairs cemetery in Baltimore. Both of these events will take place on September 11. On Wednesday, September 11, both of these occurrences will take place.