The President laid a wreath at the Zero Age Line and observed a moment of silence at 9:37 to honor the victims of the attack at the Pentagon.
President Obama then delivered remarks to families of the victims, also honoring the four Americans who lost their lives a year ago today in Benghazi.
Obama said “They left this Earth. They slipped from our grasp. But it was written, “What the heart has once owned and had, it shall never lose.” What your families lost in the temporal, in the here and now, is now eternal. The pride that you carry in your hearts, the love that will never die, your loved ones’ everlasting place in America’s heart.
First Lady Michelle Obama joined children in an art project at the USO
Later the afternoon, President Obama also participated in a service opportunity with Food & Friends, a Washington-area organization that provides freshly-prepared meals to people living with life-challenging illnesses.
Apart From the above First Lady Michelle Obama joined children in an art project at the USO Warrior and Family Center in Ft. Belvoir, Va., Sept. 11, 2013. This center supports wounded, ill and injured troops, their families and caregivers as well as local active duty troops. September 11, 2013.
courtesy White House
