Video: The President's Ground Zero Visit

Just days after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, President Obama placed a wreath at Ground Zero in New York City in a symbolic gesture of closure after the decade-long manhunt.

NPR reports on progress for a memorial at the site and how the 16 acres in lower Manhattan have become a sacred place for many.

NPR's Story Corps also shares the story of a woman who lost her husband in the attack on on September 11, 2001.

You can watch the event in the video box below.

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