U.S. 9/11 Ceremonies at a Glance

Sept. 10, 2004
Some events scheduled Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Some events scheduled Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

CEREMONIES & DEDICATIONS:

  • Starting at 8:46 a.m., names of victims will be read at the World Trade Center site.
  • Wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, with remarks by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
  • At sunset, the Towers of Light will be illuminated in lower Manhattan.
  • Victims of Flight 93 crash will be remembered at a gathering near Shanksville, Pa.
  • Ceremony in Rockville, Md., includes family members of victims of Pentagon attack.
  • In New York City, memorial services are planned at Hudson River Park for Windows on the World workers who died and on Staten Island for 9-11 victims.
  • Statehouse ceremonies planned in Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Wyoming and other states.
  • Firefighters plan moments of silence in Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Hartford, Conn., and other places. A firefighters convention in Nashua, N.H., plans a ceremony with spouses of victims, and St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York will have a memorial Mass for fallen firefighters.
  • Presentation of the Madeline Amy Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery at Massachusetts State House. Award is named in honor of a flight attendant who reported hijacking in progress before plane crashed into World Trade Center.
  • Sculptures and other displays in memory of 9-11 victims will be dedicated in Syracuse, N.Y.; Danbury, Conn., New Market, Md., Springfield, Mo., and other places.
  • Numerous other ceremonies are planned in places including Boston; San Antonio, Cleveland, Camden and Jersey City, N.J., Fairfax, Va.; Nashville, Tenn., Branson, Mo., and Oklahoma City.
RELIGIOUS EVENTS:
  • Memorial service at Washington National Cathedral.
  • Interfaith service at Martin Luther King Jr.'s Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Prayer services also in New York City; Hendersonville, Tenn.; Lawrence Township, N.J.; Oklahoma City and other places.
  • St. Peter's Church in lower Manhattan will toll bells for seven hours.
  • Bell ringing at an Albuquerque, N.M., church where two trade center beams are on display.
  • Islamic Center of Pittsburgh holds open house.
  • Muslim society in Sterling, Va., holds interfaith peace banquet.
PATRIOTISM, PUBLIC FORUMS:
  • Group called The September Project asks people to share ideas about democracy, citizenship, and patriotism through public talks, roundtables and performances at libraries and other locations.
  • Readings of Sept. 11-related writings at the Writers Room of Bucks County, Pa.
  • Recitation of the Gettysburg Address and performance of ``America the Beautiful'' at Salisbury University in Maryland.
  • Purdue University in Indiana will distribute American flags to the first 30,000 fans at football game.
  • Flag displays to honor 9-11 victims or military casualties since then planned in Florissant, Mo.; Northglenn, Colo.; and Franklin, Tenn.
  • Forum on port security hosted by dockworkers union in Los Angeles, with screening of Michael Moore documentary ``Fahrenheit 9/11.''
  • Anti-war protests planned in Princeton, N.J.; Bangor, Maine; and Baltimore.
  • Rally in Indianapolis supporting military troops and remembering 9-11 victims.
OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS:
  • Navajo parade in Window Rock, Ariz.
  • Silver Spring Jazz Festival in Maryland features tribute to 9-11 victims.
  • Individuals and relay teams will join a nine-hour, 11-minute Patriot's Run in Overland Park, Kan.
  • Alexandria, Va., and Red Cross distribute emergency preparedness information.
  • Motorcycle rally in Dallas to raise money for the health care of rescue workers sickened from cleaning at World Trade Center site.
  • Stair climb and firefighter relay race in Arlington, Texas, benefits firefighters and their families.
  • Motorcycle color guard begins parade in suburban Phoenix.
  • Stair climb at Bank One Building in Phoenix.
  • Blood drive in Kokomo, Ind., with donors eligible to win trip to New York City.

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