Message from Secretary Mayorkas on the Observance of September 11
Through the work you do every day, you honor the lives that were lost as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
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Message from Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas on the 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance
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