9/11 victims' relatives mark anniversary

Ceremonies marked with grief, prayers

Julia Hernandez is reflected in a photo of a relative during a ceremony at the World Trade Center site in New York on Friday. Hundreds of victims' relatives gathered for what has become a tradition of tolling bells, moments of silence and the reading of the names of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror strikes at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. - photo by Associated Press

W Sept 11 Anniversary Heal — Julia Hernandez is reflected in a photo of a relative during a ceremony at the World Trade Center site in New York on Friday. Hundreds of victims' relatives gathered for what has become a tradition of tolling bells, moments of silence and the reading of the names of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror strikes at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. - photo by Associated Press

NEW YORK — During years of going to ground zero every Sept. 11, Tom Acquaviva has seen crowds diminish at the ceremonies commemorating the terror attacks. But his determination to participate hasn't. "As long as I'm breathing, I'll be here," Acquaviva, 81, said Friday as he arrived to pay tribute to his late son, Paul.

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