Their selflessness and sacrifice deserve to be remembered.

Never forgotten.

To those whose actions in our time of need

Led to their injury, sickness, and death

Responders and recovery workers

Survivors and community members

Suffering long after September 11, 2001

From exposure to hazards and toxins

That hung heavy in the air

Here and beyond this site known as Ground Zero

And at the Pentagon

And near Shanksville, Pennsylvania

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks.

Here we honor the tens of thousands

From across America and around the world

Who came to help and to heal

Whose selflessness and resolve

Perseverance and courage

Renewed the spirit of a grieving city

Gave hope to the nation

And inspired the world.