County to Hold 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

A remembrance service marking the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks is planned Friday outside the County Administrative Center in downtown Riverside.

Board of Supervisors Chairman Marion Ashley will be joined by Supervisor Chuck Washington, a U.S. Navy veteran, Sheriff Stan Sniff, a U.S. Army reservist, and county fire Chief John Hawkins for the half-hour tribute.

According to county officials, there will be a ceremonial bell-ringing in memory of the lives lost at the World Trade Center, Pentagon and aboard Flight 93.

A color guard display is scheduled, and patriotic symbols will adorn the grounds fronting the administration building, officials said.

As in previous years, the 22-floor complex will be draped in four enormous American flags to memorialize the occasion. Supervisor John Tavaglione, a U.S. Army veteran, inaugurated the practice immediately after the 9/11 attacks, using his own campaign funds to pay for the banners.

The memorial ceremony is free and open to the public.

• --City News Service, photo via Shutterstock