![]() Public safety representatives, state and local officials, and community members will offer brief remarks. 11, 2001.Ī moment of silence will be observed to commemorate the time of the collapse of the World Trade Center's South Tower and in tribute to all civilians, airline pilots and attendants, EMS, police and fire personnel, Port Authority workers, military, and civilian workers at the Pentagon and all the families who lost loved ones in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and in remembrance of those who lost their lives, the Town of Acton invites community members to attend its 9/11 Memorial Service.Īs is the tradition of the New York City Fire Department, Acton firefighters will symbolically strike a "5-5-5-5" alarm on a ceremonial bell to remember the first responders who died in the line of duty on Sept. ![]() In observance of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. Parking is available at Town Hall with a shuttle before and after the ceremony starting at 8:30am. at the Public Safety Building, 371 Main St., Acton. The Tribute in Light will also shine over Lower Manhattan Sunday night.The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Throughout the ceremony, six moments of silence will be observed, marking when each of the World Trade Center towers was struck and fell, and the times corresponding to the attack on the Pentagon and the crash of UA Flight 93. Sunday's memorial will serve as a focal point for people feeling the heartache that will never go away. Because for all their loss, their courage, their strength, their understanding that we had to stand together, was something that, really, I think inspired a nation." "And when it comes to consoling the family members, you know, the tragedy that they experienced, to lose your husband, your wife, your two children, your parents. And just being able to walk the streets and show that I had confidence we would get through this, the people of New York had confidence that we'd get through this, I think was very important," Pataki said. "There was a great deal of fear about the future. The Honorable George Pataki was governor on that fateful Tuesday morning. "There hasn't been a day since, since 2001 that I haven't wished I could hear my dad's voice and his stories," Greene said. In the following years, the death toll has only continued to climb as thousands of first responders died from 9/11 related illnesses.įor children who lost their parents in the attack, the loss is particularly painful.Ĭharlie Greene's father was a passenger on one of the hijacked planes. Silence will fall again over those gathered at the 9/11 Memorial Plaza as New York remembers it's darkest day.ĭuring the annual commemoration ceremony, the names of the thousands of lives lost will be read out loud.īehind each reading, insurmountable grief.Īlmost 15 percent of the names represent first responders. ![]() Remebering 9/11: Families gather to mark 21 years since terror attacks 02:35 "The world may forget, but we the families of those who perished will never forget," a person said. It was a day to pause, reflect, honor those lost, and hold onto their memory. Dad, I love you and miss you every day and am grateful for the five years we had together, and I know we would be best friends if you were still here," a son said. "To my father, Charles Gregory John, you were torn out of lives but will forever live in our hearts," a person said. So many who left home that morning left little ones behind. You should have been holding him," a family member said. "Joe, I held your first baby grandson in my arms. It was a time of mourning, but also a day to mark the legacy left by so many. "To my daughter, Maria Ramirez, Maria, don't know when this weight on my chest is gonna go away," one person said. ![]() Time may heal some wounds, but it can't take away the unending pain of the loss of a child. Some came with photos and left with with memories, that are literally scratched from a wall. Twenty one years and, boy, it feels real still," a person said. and to my brother, Alan Upton, we miss you. "My father, Firefighter Gerard Patrick Strang, we love you we miss you and it doesn't get any easier," another said. Orio, we love you, miss you always and continue to hold you close to our hearts," a family member said. "FDNY Battalion Chief Orio Joseph Palmer. They came to pay tribute to heroes who paid the ultimate price. "My brother, Firefighter Michael Francis Lynch," one of the readers said. 9/11 families gather for annual reading of the names 02:33Ī simple somber ritual was held, the reading of the names.
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