City of Duarte Honors 10th Anniversary of 9-11
DUARTE, CA, September 9, 2011 – The City of Duarte commemorated the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks with a memorial ceremony Friday, Sept. 9 at 8:15 a.m. at Andres Duarte School with over 250 persons in attendance.
“Honor Among Ashes – A Memorial Tribute to the Victims of 9-11,” included a tree planting and memorial flower ceremony in honor of those who lost their lives in the attacks. The public was invited to share in a time of inspiration and reflection that will include representatives from the City, School District, County, State, and members of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s and Fire Department. Students from Andres Duarte School and State preschool also sang and performed reflective readings. Dignitaries in attendance also participated in the annual oak tree planting ceremony that will serve as a living memorial to all who perished on that tragic day in 2001. Andres Duarte school children also presented to the Duarte Community Services Council over 600 canned food items collected as part of a campus wide food drive.
Duarte will commemorate 9-11 in other ways as well. The community is also invited to take part in a national “Stop and Remember” observance. At the same time across the county on September 11th, 10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, the public is asked to take one minute to cease all regular activity and “Stop and Remember” the victims of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Locally, churches and Los Angeles County Fire and Sheriffs, and others are called on to ring bells and sound sirens as the nation offers a Moment of Remembrance.
For more information, call Duarte’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth, (626) 357-7931, ext. 267.
