SOUTH WINDSOR, CT — The South Windsor Fire Department will hold a memorial service Thursday evening to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The service begins at 5:30 p.m. at the fire department, 1175 Ellington Road. The community is invited to attend, according to a statewide listing of Connecticut remembrance ceremonies.
Friday marks 25 years since hijacked planes struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. A fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers and crew members fought back against the hijackers.
The attacks killed 2,977 people.
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