Memorial service held for 20th anniversary of Flight 587 plane crash

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Nov 13, 2021

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New York City mayor Bill de Blasio attends the memorial service held for the 20th anniversary of the Flight 587 plane crash on Nov. 12, 2021. Matthew McDermott

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Mourners gathered at the memorial service 20 years after American Airlines Flight 587 plane crashed into a Queens neighborhood. Matthew McDermott

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The fatal crash claimed the lives of 260 people on the flight bound for the Dominican Republic on Nov. 12, 2001. Five people on the ground were also killed. Matthew McDermott

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Families of the victims gathered at Flight 587 Memorial Park in Queens on Nov. 12, 2021. Matthew McDermott

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Mayor Bill de Blasio places a flower on the Flight 587 memorial wall on Nov. 12, 2021. Matthew McDermott

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Mourners held a moment of silence at 9:17 a.m., the time which Flight 587 crashed in a Queens neighborhood in 2001. Matthew McDermott

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The names of each Flight 587 victim was read at a memorial service on Nov. 12, 2021. Matthew McDermott

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Families place flowers in remembrance of their loved ones at the Flight 587 memorial on Nov. 12, 2021. Matthew McDermott

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Mourners attend the 20th anniversary memorial service for the Flight 587 plane crash on Nov. 12, 2021. Matthew McDermott

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Memorial attendees battled an intense rain storm Friday to honor the lives lost in the Flight 587 plane crash. Matthew McDermott

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Mayor Bill de Blasio honored the Flight 587 victims and their families in his memorial service remarks on Nov. 12, 2021. Matthew McDermott

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