This date never gets any easier.
Fifteen years ago today, our world changed forever when the September 11 terror attacks shocked everyone and claimed the lives of thousands of people in New York, Washington, D.C., and a field in rural Pennsylvania.
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As you’d expect — and as you, yourself, are probably feeling too — it doesn’t get any easier or less painful to re-live the memories 15 years later.
Celebs of all stripes took to Twitter on Sunday morning to remember those lives lost on that fateful day in 2001, and share their messages of hope, grief, sadness, and more (below):
Thinking of this day 15 years ago. Tragedy. Loss. Heartbreak. Fear. Resilience. Grace. Strength. Community. Love. #NeverForget #September11
— Sara Bareilles (@SaraBareilles) September 11, 2016
I will #neverforget this day 15 years ago. Reflecting on the absence but also remembering the strength and courage. pic.twitter.com/x4Gm6EyhYq
— Kourtney Kardashian (@kourtneykardash) September 11, 2016
Remember the lives we lost 15 years ago, be grateful for those we still hold in our arms today. #NeverForget
— Sabrina Carpenter (@SabrinaAnnLynn) September 11, 2016
Thinking of today 15 years ago and remembering the lives lost and ones who helped serve. #NeverForget ❤️🇺🇸✨ pic.twitter.com/U0nAtzOZ8d
— Olivia Holt (@olivia_holt) September 11, 2016
15 years later and I remember every emotion of that day. Do you? #NeverForget #9/11
— Shannen Doherty (@DohertyShannen) September 11, 2016
15 years.. Don’t we all remember exactly where we were when we heard or saw the second plane hit the Tower?! #NeverForget
— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) September 11, 2016
This day never stops being hard #NeverForget. I believe in America. I believe in freedom & democracy. And I believe people are innately good
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) September 11, 2016
15 yrs ago. The world changed. We will #neverforget those lost, their families, 1st responders, search&rescue. #September11 #lovenothate
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) September 11, 2016
The searing memories #September11 will never leave me, but the way we all CAME TOGETHER will always inspire me. I hope we get there again
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) September 11, 2016
Always remember. #September11 pic.twitter.com/9Rv1EFedq6
— Lynda Carter (@RealLyndaCarter) September 11, 2016
remembering today and every day. Many thx to the heroes we lost and those who continue to keep us safe #September11 #NeverForget
— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) September 11, 2016
Never, ever forgotten. #9/11 #september11 pic.twitter.com/i1U4Cz0mbj
— Simon Cowell Online (@CowellOnline) September 11, 2016
My skyline out of my window at 12:01am Sept 11th, 2016 #MyNYC #September11 pic.twitter.com/LlxXOCqpAi
— Iman Abdulmajid (@The_Real_IMAN) September 11, 2016
today and every day we remember #September11 #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/JNexNP9OmU
— On Air/Ryan Seacrest (@OnAirWithRyan) September 11, 2016
Our hearts are always with our friends and fallen heroes. #September11 #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/6aCrf28L0C
— Rachael Ray Show (@RachaelRayShow) September 11, 2016
So sad.
R.I.P. to all those taken on that awful day, and our most sincere condolences to the family, friends, loved ones, and surviving victims who must always deal with the aftermath.
[Image via Judy Eddy/C.Smith/WENN.]