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Church bells, silence, ceremonies mark Sept. 11

Grace Murphy, 20, left, walks with her brother Quin, 18, through some 3,000 flags representing each life lost in the Sept. 11 attacks including their uncle, Port Authority Police Officer Gregg Froehner, as they stand on display to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the attacks, at Georgia Tech University, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Grace Murphy, 20, left, walks with her brother Quin, 18, through some 3,000 flags representing each life lost in the Sept. 11 attacks including their uncle, Port Authority Police Officer Gregg Froehner, as they stand on display to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the attacks, at Georgia Tech University, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

By Associated Press 2 min read

ATLANTA (AP) – Georgians rang church bells, paused for moments of silence and prayed in cities, towns and military bases across the state to mark the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

In Augusta on Thursday, residents who volunteered in the aftermath of the attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, were acknowledged.

American flags were posted to represent each public safety member who died, The Augusta Chronicle reported.

In Savannah, as in other cities, church bells tolled at the exact times the World Trade Center towers fell.

With each passing year, the events of Sept. 11 become more distant in people’s minds, said Pam Tucker, the director of emergency management in Columbia County.