“Ladies and gentlemen, as we come together on this [14th] anniversary of the September 11 attacks on New York City and Washington, D. C.,  we ask that you please rise and take a moment to remember those we lost that day in those cities and in the field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, with a moment of

Ladies and gentlemen, as we come together tonight for this athletic event, we ask that all fans please rise to recognize a moment of silence.  On this date in 2001, the United States of America was attacked in an unprecedented fashion, leading to the deaths of over 3,000 men and women in New York City,