The state of Massachusetts commemorated the 9-11 terrorist attacks with several events on Friday, 9/11/26, the 25th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history.
The events began with a reading of the names of the 219 people who had ties to Mass. A ceremony in the House Chambers included speakers and the presentation of the Madeline “Amy” Sweeny Award for Civilian Bravery, a Remembrance Montage, and a song performed by the daughter of a 9/11 victim, accompanied by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
The commemoration concluded with a wreath-laying ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial in the Boston Public Garden. Governor Maura Healey, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and other state officials attended.
The events are available on demand at https://www.massfund.org/annual-massachusetts-commemoration.
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- Family members lay roses over the names of their loved ones before the Wreath Laying ceremony at the Massachusetts 9/11 Memorial in the Boston Public Garden on 9/11/25, the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
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- Destiny Johnson, Somerville, was in the 5th grade in New York City, blocks away from the Twin Towers, and still remembers the sounds of that day. She holds a white rose during the Wreath Laying ceremony at the Massachusetts 9/11 Memorial in the Boston Public Garden on 9/11/26, the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
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- Diane Hunt, whose son, Christopher William Hunt, worked in the World Trade Center, speaks during the Wreath Laying ceremony at the Massachusetts 9/11 Memorial in the Boston Public Garden on 9/11/26, the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
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- A bell is rung after the name of each fallen firefighter is read aloud at the Massachusetts Fallen Firefighters Memorial held at the State House on 9/11/2026, the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
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- More than 700 people attended the Massachusetts Fallen Firefighters Memorial at the statehouse on 9/11/2026, the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
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9-11 Audio file courtesy of Elizabeth Cardoso-Medeiros
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