green day

First Lady Michelle Obama greets volunteers as she arrives to volunteer at a service project for the Vinson Hall Retirement Community in McClean, Virginia

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silence

President Barack Obama pauses during a moment of silence in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House at 8:46AM, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, in remembrance of the time that the first plane hit the World Trade Center in 2001. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

at your service

President Barack Obama volunteers to paint at a National Day of Service and Remembrance event with the Armed Services YMCA: Operation Kid Comfort at Ronald H. Brown Middle School in Washington

shanksville

First Lady Michelle Obama wipes tears from her face after delivering remarks during a service of remembrance for Flight 93 and the terrorist attacks of 9/11, in Shanksville, Pennsylvania

reaching out

President Barack Obama greets victims’ families during an event to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon Memorial September 11, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia

well hello little man

President Barack Obama greets victims’ families during an event to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon Memorial September 11, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia

in memory

President Barack Obama hugs an unidentified woman as he greets family members of victims after speaking at the Pentagon Memorial, marking the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks