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The Fifth Anniversary - Proposed Events
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Governor George E. Pataki today announced
New York City’s plans to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the September 11th attacks. As with previous ceremonies,
the observance will take place at the World Trade Center site on the morning of Monday, September 11th. Spouses, partners
and significant others will play a large role in this year’s ceremony by reading the names of the victims, while music
will provide a backdrop throughout the program. The ceremony will pause at four moments – twice to mark the times that
each plane hit the towers, and twice to mark the time when each tower fell. The first moment of silence will be at 8:46 AM,
and houses of worship will be asked to toll their bells at that time. While the names are read, family members will be able
to descend the ramp to the lowest level of the site where they may lay flowers. The ceremony will conclude at approximately
noon, but the site will remain open to families until 3:00 PM. At sundown, the “Tribute in Light” will return
for one night, in memory of those lost and as a symbol of the spirit of our community. The “Tribute in Light”
will be located at West and Morris Streets in Lower Manhattan.
“Five years ago, the courage and spirit of New Yorkers was tested
in ways we never could have imagined, and in the wake of the attacks on September 11th, 2001, we came together with tremendous
strength and compassion to rebuild our City,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “For those of us who lived through that terrible
day, the recollections of it remain achingly vivid, and the sorrow that we feel for the loved ones, neighbors, and friends
we lost remains etched in our hearts. The anniversary is a time for prayer and requiem, and it is also an occasion to recommit
ourselves to the unwavering spirit that carried us through the worst day in our City’s history, and animated our remarkable
recovery in the five years since. By continuing to show that spirit – by continuing to embrace our freedoms, live with
courage, and make this an even better city for all our children – we honor the memory of all those we lost every day
of the year.”
“On the fifth anniversary of September 11, 2001, we will again gather
in sorrow and in remembrance to ensure we never forget the magnitude of what happened that fateful day and each and every
one of the heroes we lost,” said Governor Pataki. “September 11th will always be a national day of mourning, in
honor of the thousands of men and women who were killed and whose lives, actions, and ultimate sacrifices have helped reinforce
who we are as Americans, what we stand for, and what our future must be. It will also serve as a testament to the spirit of
New Yorkers and of Americans who stepped forward in our city’s and our nation’s hour of adversity and responded
with extraordinary courage and sacrifice – answering terror with strength, and adversity with resolve. Five years ago,
the best of mankind stood up to the worst of mankind, fueled by our reverence for freedom and in defense of humanity, civilization,
and liberty. We will remember, we will rebuild, and we will move forward with the full confidence of a free people.”
As with previous commemoration events, priority will be given to the families
of those who died on September 11th, with public access permitted as space allows. Information about access, transportation
and other logistics for the day will be disseminated to the families through the Mayor’s Community Assistance Unit.
An outline of the commemoration event program is as follows, and more
specific details will be released in September approximately one week prior to the event:
| Early AM |
Guests begin to gather at the World Trade Center site
Program begins
Introduction
of statewide moment of silence |
8:46 AM
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Moment of silence (observance of time first plane struck North
Tower)
(Houses of worship will toll their bells throughout the City)
Introduction of the reading of the names
Spouses,
partners and significant others begin reading of names in pairs
- The names will be read by the spouses, partners and significant others
of those lost
- Each reader will read approximately 14 names
- There will be approximately 100 pairs (200 readers) who will continue
until all names are read
- Families may begin to descend ramp to the lowest level of the site at
8:47 AM.
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| 9:03 AM |
Moment of silence (observance of time second plane struck South
Tower)
Reading of names continues/music resumes |
| 9:59 AM |
Moment of silence (observance of time of fall of the South Tower)
Reading
of names continues/music resumes |
| 10:29 AM |
Moment of silence (observance of time of fall of the North Tower)
Reading
of names continues/music resumes
Reading of names concludes
Taps performed by two trumpeters (NYPD and FDNY)
Final
music performance
Program ends |
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New York National Guard to 'Return to Ground Zero'
Monday 21 August
New York National Guard members on a Commemorative "Return to Ground Zero" bus trip to and from the World
Trade Center Site on Monday 21 August. At Ground Zero the troops will be joined by a Guard chaplain, Honor Guard
and The Adjutant General, Major General Joseph J. Taluto, who will lead the group in reciting their Oath of Military Service
from the viewing area, which overlooks the Pit that was once Ground Zero. A mix of volunteer Army and Air Guard men
and women have been selected to grant interviews about their 9-11 related experience on the bus and at the public viewing
area at the WTC site following the ceremony.
This marks the only occasion that New York National Guard personnel have returned to the World Trade Center
for a ceremony of this kind. THE NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD IS THE ONLY MILITARY ORGANIZATION THAT HAS PERFORMED DUTY AT
THE WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE IN THE WAKE OF THE TERRORIST ATTACKS AND THEN GONE ON FOR SERVICE IN BOTH IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.
2 PHOTO EXHIBITS OPEN NEAR WTC SITE FOR FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
Two photographic exhibits of the aftermath of Sept. 11 and the personal tributes across
America will open before the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks near ground zero, the World Trade Center Memorial
Foundation said Monday.
One exhibit, "here: remembering 9/11" will open this summer on the fence that surrounds the
16-acre construction site that once housed the trade center, said the foundation, which is raising money to build a memorial
and museum remembering the attacks. The exhibit contains photographs from an earlier selection of photographs that initially
opened in 2001.
The other exhibit, "9/11 and the American Landscape: Photographs by Jonathan Hyman," will feature
63 photographs of personal tributes and memorials. Hyman traveled across the country in 2002 and again in 2005 developing
the exhibit. Some of Hyman's photographs will eventually be part of the trade center memorial museum, officials said.
The
Hyman exhibit opens Sept. 8 on the 45th floor of 7 World Trade Center, across from the site.
The September Concert, as it is called, will include performances by the city's police department band at Rockefeller
Center, the New York Pops outside the United Nations, the New York Choral Society at St. Patrick's Cathedral, and dozens of
smaller shows throughout the five boroughs. Those shows will coincide with dozens of others throughout the country and world
and include a singalong of the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love," at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
On September 8, a memorial quilt that has been traveling the country for four years will be unveiled at St. John's University
on Staten Island.The quilt is made up of 3,550 18-inch squares, each devoted to someone killed in the World Trade Center,
the Pentagon, or on United Flight 93, which crashed into a Pennsylvania field. The brainchild behind the quilt, Cory Gammel,
who is from California, said he wanted the blanket, which is a quarter of a mile long, in New York for the fifth anniversary.
An
advocacy group is hosting a two-day event at the Marriott Financial Center Hotel just south of ground zero that will feature
a number of speakers, including the father of an Oklahoma City bombing victim. The group will be presenting memorial quilts
of its own to thousands of victims' families, and it is launching a Web site in the next few weeks to archive photographs
and information. It will devote a Web page to each victim of the attacks.
The New York Historical Society will be opening
an exhibit called the Chelsea Jeans Memorial on August 25. The 50-square-foot glass-encased exhibit will feature a preserved
clothing store, covered in ash and dust, which appears frozen in time.
The New School University is hosting a reading
on the evening of September 11 that will feature the schools president and former senator, Bob Kerrey, and several other speakers,
who will read from "The 9/11 Commission Report" and "102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin
Towers."
The president of the Partnership for New York City, Kathryn Wylde, said there is reason to appreciate how
far the city has come.
"While there is a lot of discouragement over redevelopment of the World Trade Center site itself,
I think everybody agrees that Lower Manhattan is in better economic shape and is a stronger community than it's been in modern
history," she said. She cited the recent announcement by Tiffany's, which is opening on Wall Street, that the area's economic
outlook is good.
At Bryant Park, Fashion week will go on as usual, with models in Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la
Renta walking down the runway. For others, that day will be one of ceremony and prayer.
The chief of the 10th Battalion
at Engine 7/Ladder 1 on Duane Street in Lower Manhattan, Gene Kelty, said the day is a quiet one for the department. In past
years, he said, firefighters' families have come to the firehouse, fire rigs have been brought out for ceremonies, and Masses
have been held. "There are no festivities," he said. "It's a quiet day for us."
The Families of September 11th website has a summary of most State events throughout the country on their website, use
this link. The link to their website will open in a new browser window, please take a few minutes to check out their site.
WE REMEMBER WALKS
This years WE REMEMBER WALKS are in Los Angeles on September 10, Arlington, VA on September 23 and New York City September
30. Begun in September of 2002 the WE REMEMBER WALKS were created to “show the faces” of those lost and brought
Flight #93, Pentagon and World Trade Center families together for the first time to facilitate an ultimate healing opportunity.
TUDAY Ministries of Santa Monica, CA and New York City produces the event; Reverend Bill Minson is founder. “As our
prayers continue for all affected by the attacks of 9/11 we offer our most sincere expression of thanks and commitment to
the workers who toiled at Ground Zero, grasping with hope that they would find more survivors. Now as they are fighting for
their own survival we must be by their side and we will”, comments RevBill. Some of the 9/11 Family members who will
be speaking at the New York WALK include; Rosemary Cain, Margie Miller, Sally Regenhard and Patricia Reilly.
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