Twin Towers Survivor To Speak At Sept. 11 Remembrance

SARASOTA COUNTY, FL -- USF Sarasota-Manatee will hold two 9/11 remembrance events at the campus. Both are free and open to the public.

First, USFSM is seeking volunteers, including students, first-responders, veterans’ organizations and community groups to meet at the campus, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, on Sept. 10 at 3 p.m. to plant 2,977 small flags – one for each victim of the 9/11 attacks – into the campus courtyard lawn.

Then, on Sept. 11, starting at 8:20 a.m., the campus will hold a 9/11 remembrance ceremony.

The ceremony will include a U.S. Marine Corps color guard and members of the Sarasota Military Academy, St. Stephens School choir and several first-responder agencies from Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Among those will be the Sarasota Fire Department, Cedar Hammock Fire Department, USFSM/New College Police, Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, SRQ Airport Police Department and SRQ Airport Fire Department

David Kotok, chief investment officer at Sarasota-based Cumberland Advisors and a survivor of the South Tower attack, will be the keynote speaker.

Free refreshments will be offered.

To volunteer, contact Carlos Moreira, USFSM’s veterans’ services administrator, at (941) 359-4291 or email cjmoreira@sar.usf.edu.

Personnel from the Sarasota County Fire Department and Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office will take time to honor those individuals who lost their lives on 9/11, never forgetting their valor, service and sacrifice.

Station flags at all Sarasota County Fire Department stations will be lowered to half mast during a moment of silence and remembrance at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11.

The Sarasota County Fire Department and Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office honor guard will be present at Fire Station No. 17, 5431 Desoto Road, Sarasota, for a brief ceremony.

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