Duluth To Host September 11 Day Of Remembrance Ceremony

Tuesday, September 11, 2001, was a day filled with loss of life, shock, sadness, fear, and anger, and it's a day that we should never forget.

Known now simply as "9/11", history shows it was a day turned tragic when 19 terrorists from al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes, deliberately crashing two of the planes into the upper floors of the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center complex and a third plane into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.

The Twin Towers ultimately collapsed because of the damage and fires that resulted from the crash.  After learning about the other attacks, passengers on the fourth hijacked plane, Flight 93, fought back, and the plane crashed into an empty field in western Pennsylvania, only 20 minutes by air from Washington, D.C.

A Tragic Loss Of Life

We must never forget the events of that day and the toll it took. The attacks killed 2,977 people from 90 nations: 2,753 people were killed in New York; 184 people were killed at the Pentagon; and 40 people were killed on Flight 93.

Those are just the numbers from that day, but "9/11" continues to take an emotional toll on people to this day and that's one of the many reasons we must continue to come together and honor those who died that day and remember the heroics of everyone who did their best to help on that day and the days beyond.

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City Of Duluth Announces September 11 Day of Remembrance Ceremony Details

The City of Duluth will host a brief September 11 Day of Remembrance Ceremony at 8:15 AM on Wednesday, September 11 in the lobby of the AMSOIL Arena at the DECC in Duluth.

Officials, along with members of the Duluth Police Department, Duluth Fire, and the 148th Fighter Wing, will deliver remarks, join in a collective moment of reflection, and participate in a gathering prayer to honor those lost on 9/11 and those whose lives were changed by the events.

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Following the ceremony, members of the Duluth Fire Department, along with fire professionals from around the region, and invited guests will join in the ice bowl at the arena to participate in a memorial stair climb. While the ceremony will be open to the public, the stair climb will be by invitation only.