Mark Wahlberg, Martha Stewart and more mark 25 years since 9/11 with emotional tributes

Hollywood is pausing to remember.As America marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept.11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the nation is coming together for ceremonies and moments of silence honoring the 2,977 people killed.Across Hollywood, celebrities are sharing personal reflections, tributes and messages of remembrance on the anniversary of the day that forever changed America.PETE DAVIDSON SAYS BECOMING A DAD CHANGED HOW HE VIEWS FATHER'S DEATH ON 9/11Mark Wahlberg and Martha Stewart led celebrity tributes honoring the victims of the Sept.

11 terrorist attacks.(Steve Granitz / Filmmagic; Dominik Bindl / Getty Images)Mark Wahlberg shared a video on Instagram showing an American flag raised on a flagpole and waving in the wind, captioning his post, "This anniversary is always a gut punch of emotions…words just can’t say it all.

#neverforget911 #freedomisntfree "Martha Stewart offered a particularly personal remembrance, recalling where she was when she watched the attacks unfold on television while in Tokyo."In 2001 I was in Tokyo when we saw on television live footage of the destruction of the WorldTrade Center towers.Of course we could not reach the United States for hours and could not find out the fate of our family members and friends.

We stayed glued to the television for news and we tried to figure out how we could get back to the United States.We decided to take the train to Kyoto where we knew we could find peace and beauty amidst the horror of the day."ROB RIGGLE RECALLS 'APOCALYPTIC' SCENE AT GROUND ZERO WHILE SEARCHING FOR SURVIVORS AFTER 9/11Flowers and American flags rest beside inscribed names at a reflecting pool at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum on Sept.

11, 2026, in New York City.(Jeenah Moon - Pool/Getty Images)Stewart went on to describe finding an unexpected moment of solace at a temple in Miho, Japan, after a friend encouraged her group to visit."She was stranded in Paris but urged us to go to the temple at Miho for solace and...