Reggie Love and Dr. Jeffrey Kueter Travel to September 11 Wreath-Laying Ceremony

This photograph, taken by Pete Souza on September 11, 2009, shows Reggie Love (left), personal aide to President Barack Obama, and White House physician Dr. Jeffrey Keuter (right) en route to a wreath-laying ceremony at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, in commemoration of the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. Love checks messages on his cell phone and BlackBerry, while Dr. Kueter looks out the window. Both men are seated in a limousine in the presidential motorcade, the seats are embellished with the Presidential Seal. In 2002, President George W. Bush designated September 11th as Patriot Day, a time that has been recognized through presidential proclamations as a national day of remembrance, prayer, and service. Presidents and first ladies typically commemorate the day through moment of silence observations on the White House South Lawn, and by attending remembrance ceremonies at sites affected by the terrorist attacks.