As the United States marks 23 years since the tragic Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York, the impact of that day can still be felt decades later.
Massachusetts is joining the rest of the nation Wednesday in remembering the lives lost.
There are so many ways the Greater Boston community is remembering the events of 9/11 on this 23rd anniversary.
From 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fenway Park is the Annual National Day of Service and Remembrance Blood Drive, where people donated blood in honor of the 206 people killed in the Sept. 11 attacks.
The annual Reading of the Names on the steps of the State House was a moving tribute to the 206 people with local ties who died on Sept.11, 2001.
A moment of silence was held at 8:46 a.m., marking the time that the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center.
And then inside the House Chamber at the State House, the Madeline "Amy" Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery was presented to Jillian Smith of Wales for rescuing an elderly couple from a house fire last December.
Many of the speakers at these ceremonies are the ones who lost a loved one on 9/11, like Diane Hunt of Plymouth, whose son William was on the 84th floor of the South Tower when it was hit.
Watch the full ceremony below:
Later Wednesday, at 1:30 p.m. at the Boston Public Garden, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will preside over the Wreath Laying Ceremony in the 9/11 Contemplative Garden.
Following that, at 5 p.m., there will be a procession of Pipes and Drum Bands, as well as Honor Guards from Boston Common to Ashburton Park for the Firefighter Memorial.
That memorial will be open for public viewing at the close of the ceremony.
