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Biden to observe upcoming 9/11 anniversary in Alaska in

departure from tradition
Biden's decision marks the first time a president memorializes 9/11 at a location other than the White House or three
attack sites
By Thomas Catenacci Fox News

Published August 30, 2023 8:14pm EDT

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The White House announced this week that President Biden will observe the anniversary
of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Alaska, not any of the three attack sites.

On Monday, Sept. 11, Biden will travel to a military base in Alaska where he will mark the
22nd anniversary of the attacks in a memorial ceremony with members of the military and
their families, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement
Monday.

The White House explained that the president will travel to Alaska to mark the somber
occasion after his Sept. 10 trip to Hanoi, Vietnam, where he will meet with Vietnamese
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other leaders to discuss technological
innovation and climate change in an effort to bolster the two nations' relationship.

Simultaneously, while Biden participates in 9/11 ceremonies in Alaska, Vice President

Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will mark the occasion in a
commemoration ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New
York City, according to Jean-Pierre. And First Lady Jill Biden will lay a wreath at the
National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.

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President Biden will spend Sept. 11 this year in Alaska in a departure from tradition. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Biden's plans for Sept. 11 represent the first time since the attacks that a president has
opted against observing the occasion at either the White House or any of the three attack
sites.

Former President Barack Obama participated in a moment of silence on the White House
lawn before traveling to Maryland's Fort Meade in 2015, The Associated Press reported. In
2005, former President George W. Bush similarly participated in a ceremony on the White
House lawn.

On every other 9/11 anniversary, presidents have traveled to at least one of the three
attack sites in New York City, northern Virginia and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Sept. 11 also represents the date in 2021 that Biden announced he would order the
Department of Defense to withdraw all remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by.

Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal ultimately ended in disaster in August 2021 after a

terrorist attack killed 13 American service members protecting the Kabul, Afghanistan,
airport where the U.S. and allies conducted a chaotic evacuation effort.

Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

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