Lincoln residents are invited to attend a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Monday, September 11. It will be held on the north side of the State Capitol building. The Patriot Day event will pay tribute to first responders who died in the line of duty in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
LFR Public Information Officer MJ Lierman says the ceremony will include a flag raising by a combined Lincoln-Lancaster County Honor Guard, Lincoln Fire and Rescue Pipe and Drum Corps and audio clips from September 11, 2001.
There will also be a 21-gun salute and remarks by Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and Interim Police Chief Michon Morrow. A wreath posting to recognize those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks as well as those who responded to the attacks on that day and since will also be part of the ceremony.
Veterans Memorial Garden Advisory Council committee members will read the names that appear on the Post 9/11 Monument and names of veterans with a Nebraska connection who have died in service since 9/11.
The event will be broadcast live on LNKTV, the City’s government access channel.