New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Former President Barack Obama issued a statement on behalf of himself and Former First Lady Michelle Obama. Remembering the heartbreak of the families, lives lost, and the overall loss of Americans, Obama highlighted the lessons from the tragic day.

Commending the rescue workers who responded during the 9/11 attacks, Obama said in his statement: "If you were young in 2001, or weren't even born yet, it can be hard to imagine what 9/11 felt like. The shock of that beautiful, cloudless morning. The heartbreak of the families whose loved ones were taken with such swiftness and cruelty. The realization that the forces of malevolence and violence were closer, and the future le...