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September 11, 2011- Stop & Remember

9/8/2011

In memory of the 10th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks, officials with the City of Hagerstown, as well as federal, state and local leaders are calling all Americans to Stop & Remember at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Sunday, September 11th.

The United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution on July 22, 2011 that established the 9/11 National Moment of Remembrance and asks that all work or other activity cease for a moment of silence. Introduced by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), the resolution details the tragic events of September 11, 2001 and resolves that the Senate recognizes the day as one of solemn commemoration, offers its deepest condolences to families, friends and loved ones of innocent victims, honors the heroic service of those who bravely risked and often gave their own lives, recognizes the valiant service of those who are defending the security of the United States, and “reaffirms that the people of the United States will never forget the challenges our country endured on and since September 11, 2001, and will work tirelessly to defeat those who attacked the United States.”

            “For one minute at 1:00 p.m., first responders, houses of worship, and towns across the country are being asked to sound sirens and bells as a signal to all of us to Stop & Remember,” said Hagerstown Mayor Robert Bruchey. “I ask that residents and visitors alike in Hagerstown on Sunday take a moment to pause with the Nation in remembrance of the tragedies of a day we must never forget.”

            Mayor Bruchey will be at Hagerstown’s City Park on Sunday, September 11th to lay a wreath in honor of the 9/11 National Moment of Remembrance. No formal ceremony will be held, but the public is invited to attend.

The City of Hagerstown will mark the 10th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks alongside the Washington County Citizens Corps, Washington County Government, elected officials, law enforcement agencies and emergency responders at the Remembrance in the Park tribute on Tuesday, September 13th at 7:00 p.m. in City Park.

“It is likely that everyone who was alive in 2001 remembers where they were on that fateful day,” said Mayor Bruchey. “Ten years later may we all be so humbled to stop where we are and remember the sacrifices that were made on a day that changed America.”

For more information on the National Moment of Remembrance or the U.S. Senate Resolution visit: www.lautenberg.senate.gov/stopandremember.

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