Kamala Harris, Indian-American Senator
and Democratic Party’s vice presidential nominee, on Friday, said that the 9/11
terrorist attacks that took the lives of nearly 3,000 innocent Americans serve
as a reminder of the country’s ability to unite in times of tragedy and crisis.

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Paying tribute
to the victims and first responders of the 9/11 terrorist attack this day in
2001, she urged her countrymen to remember them as more than victims.

“Let us
also remember that honouring them is also about reminding us of who we are as
Americans. Because in times of tragedy, in times of despair, in times of
suffering and pain, we, by our very nature as who we are, stand together. We
stand together,” AFP quoted Harris as saying at an event in Fairfax in
Virginia.

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“We
remember that they were more than victims of an unspeakable act. They were also
parents and sons and daughters and neighbours and friends. And we know that
they will never be defined by the story of those who stole them away. No, they
will be defined by their humanity, but their stories, but their laughter that
still echoes in the homes and hearts of those who love them,” Harris said.

Her running
mate and Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden
attended the memorials at the World Trade Center in New York and at the Flight
93 National Memorial Near Shanksville in Pennsylvania.

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“Each 9/11, we remember the unbreakable spirit of the American people. We remember the brave first responders and the Americans who lost their lives during those horrific attacks. Even during our darkest moments, we came together to show that hope and love trump fear and division,” Harris said in a tweet later.

Nearly 3,000
people died in the terrorist attacks in 2001 in New York, Pentagon and
Pennsylvania.