NYPD post stunning video of 9/11 Memorial flyover on 20th anniversary of World ...

NYPD post stunning video of 9/11 Memorial flyover on 20th anniversary of World ...
NYPD post stunning video of 9/11 Memorial flyover on 20th anniversary of World ...

Stunning video captured by the NYPD in a helicopter flyover of the 9/11 Memorial Tribute in Light art installation on Saturday night shows two blue lights lit up in commemoration of the victims of the attacks. 

After the tradition was cancelled last year, in a controversial move designed to prevent crowds gathering during the COVID-19 pandemic, the lights were once again blazing in a poignant tribute. 

Deputy Commissioner John Miller posted the video to Twitter just after 11pm on Saturday. 

'A skyline changed forever 20 years ago illuminated to honor the tragedies we will #NeverForget — and the courage, resolve, and American spirit that continues to endure,' Commissioner Miller captioned the video.

The three sites where planes crashed on September 11 - in New York City, at the Pentagon and in a Pennsylvania field - were intitially lit up on the eve of the anniversary as the nation readied to pay tribute to the almost 3,000 people killed in the attacks.

People visit the Tribute In Lights in Lower Manhattan on September 11, 2021 in New York City

People visit the Tribute In Lights in Lower Manhattan on September 11, 2021 in New York City

1: Buildings in Midtown Manhattan are bathed in blue light in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on September 11, 2021 in New York City

1: Buildings in Midtown Manhattan are bathed in blue light in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on September 11, 2021 in New York City

People visit a 9/11 memorial while the Tribute in Light art installation and the One World Trade Center are seen in the background on the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks

People visit a 9/11 memorial while the Tribute in Light art installation and the One World Trade Center are seen in the background on the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks

: A woman photographs the Tribute in Light as it is illuminated above lower Manhattan in New York City on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey

: A woman photographs the Tribute in Light as it is illuminated above lower Manhattan in New York City on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey

The Tribute in Light is illuminated above lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City behind a row of candles and flags on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

The Tribute in Light is illuminated above lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City behind a row of candles and flags on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

The Statue of Liberty is flooded in blue light to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11

The Statue of Liberty is flooded in blue light to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11

The Tribute in Light was first presented six months after 9/11 and then every year thereafter, from dusk to dawn, on the night of September 11

The Tribute in Light was first presented six months after 9/11 and then every year thereafter, from dusk to dawn, on the night of September 11

The Tribute in Light was first presented six months after 9/11 and then every year thereafter, from

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