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9/11 sadness renewed at World Trade Center

Quick ReadThe crowds near the World Trade Center site were sparser than usual.

Phoebe Bennett of Arlington, Va., speaks with her

Photo credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara | Phoebe Bennett of Arlington, Va., speaks with her daughter, Cordelia Davies, in front of the light batteries for the Tribute in Lights memorial near the site of the old World Trade Center on the evening of Sept. 11, 2009.

The crowds near the World Trade Center site were sparser than usual. The weather was worse. The once-searing memories of that day loomed a little more distant.

But for those who lost loved ones, whether they remembered in a cold rain at Ground Zero, or at a quieter gathering closer to home, the grief was as present as it has always been.

"We are still feeling, and will for generations...

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