09/11/2026
Twenty-five years have passed, yet the events of September 11, 2001, remain difficult to comprehend—and impossible to forget.
Today, as memorials are held across our nation and around the world, we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost at the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and aboard Flight 93, where courageous passengers and crew fought back against the hijackers and prevented their aircraft from reaching another target.
We remember the first responders who ran toward danger when others were fleeing. We honor the firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency personnel, military members and ordinary citizens who answered an extraordinary call to serve—many making the ultimate sacrifice.
For the United States Secret Service we also remember one of our own: Master Special Officer Craig J. Miller of the Special Services Division. MSO Miller was on temporary assignment in New York, preparing for the United Nations General Assembly from the Secret Service’s New York Field Office at 7 World Trade Center. He was among the 72 law enforcement officers who lost their lives that day.
The toll of September 11 did not end when the smoke cleared. We also honor those who worked tirelessly at Ground Zero and the other attack sites—and who later became ill or lost their lives because of their service in the aftermath.
A quarter-century has now passed. An entire generation has grown up knowing September 11 only through photographs, memorials, history lessons and the stories of those who lived through it. That makes our responsibility to remember—and to tell those stories—even more important. Twenty-five years later, we remember their names. We honor their courage. We carry forward their legacy. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
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