President Biden's remarks to service members in Anchorage, Alaska, mark the first time he has delivered a 9/11 anniversary speech as president at a site that was not hit in the attack.
Biden’s Alaska remarks mark the first time he has delivered a 9/11 anniversary speech as president at a site that was not hit in the attackPresident Joe Biden delivered remarks on Monday for the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 at a military base in Anchorage, Alaska, on his way back to Washington from a trip to India and Vietnam.
In his speech at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in front of an audience of more than 1,000 service members, first responders and their families, Biden said the anniversary is a time to remember our sense of national unity. “This day reminds us we must never lose that sense of national unity,” he said. “Let that be the common cause of our time. Let us honor Sept. 11 by renewing our faith in one another.”
The administration also said it is giving $4 million from the 9/11 Memorial Act grant program to the National September 11 Memorial & Memorial Plaza in New York City.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters. Biden's Alaska remarks mark the first time he has delivered a 9/11 anniversary speech as president at a site that was not hit in the attack. In 2022, Biden delivered remarks at the Pentagon. In 2021, he visited ground zero in New York, traveled to Shanksville and then went to the Pentagon.
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