Washington, Sept. 9 -- Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata issued the following press release:

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is commemorating the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, in memory of the lost lives and heroic stories that are now part of our national history. Image "Twenty-five years have passed since the terrible attacks of September 11th that changed much about our country and the world," said Aumua Amata. "My own view was the sight of dark smoke rising high into the sky from the Pentagon, first from where I was that morning at the Capitol, then for hours from my car as I tried to get through the chaos of traffic, driving close by the Pentagon, and finally still seeing endless smoke many hours later. "On ...