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NEW YORK CITY -- Authorities in New York say they cannot rule out the possibility of some anniversary attack, but the prevailing mood surrounding Ground Zero is not fear. Rather, it is solemn remembrance.
Even after 10 years, the horror feels immediate.
"I didn't lose anybody here, but to actually be here and to feel the tragedy that happened here is really overwhelming for me," Lyn Patch, Virgina resident said.
"It will always give me goosebumps," Roberta Ashenfarb of Brooklyn, NY said. "It was absolutely horrible. I couldn't believe it."
President and Mrs. Obama visited Arlington Cemetery where they comforted loved ones of some of the 6,200 U.S. service people killed in the wars spawned by 9/11. Later, they prepared food for the poor, evoking the 9/11 spirit.
We thought we should be a part of this, to show we are not weak --that we are here to represent our country and what it stands for.
–- Mike Pelleran
"That's a country being unified and looking out for one another," said President Obama.
Later, at Shanksville, Pa., former President George W. Bush hailed FLT 93's passengers who fought their Al Qaeda hijackers.
"With their brave decision, they launched the first couterattack in war on terror," he said.
"Let's get this show on the road. Let's roll!" said Former President Bill Clinton.
In New York, officials say they're doubly prepared, even though there's no confirmation Al Qaeda had palnned a vehicle bomb attack tomorrow.
"Don't let terrorist take (this) day from us," New York Governor Mario Cuomo said.
The mood in New York is not fear.
"We thought we should be a part of this, to show we are not weak --that we are here to represent our country and what it stands for," said Mike Pelleran, of New York.
In one of many ceremonies today, hundreds gather in this silent tribute to those who died 10 years ago.
New York police and homeland security operations will remain on high alert through tomorrow, when families of 9/11 victims, President Obama and former President George W. Bush will gather here to remember.
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