9/11 Memorial Planned In Harford County

BEL AIR, MD — Residents are invited to attend a public memorial in honor of the first responders and people who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 25 years ago.

The memorial on Sept. 11 will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Harford County Fairgrounds Equestrian Center on Tollgate Road in Bel Air.

“Harford County will never forget all those who were lost, the families who still miss them and the heroes of 9/11 who ran toward danger to protect their fellow citizens,” Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly said. “Especially in America’s 250th year, I encourage residents to join us, whether in person or in spirit, to remember the victims of these terrible attacks 25 years ago and to honor the endurance of our great nation.”

The memorial will include a procession of firetrucks representing the county’s volunteer fire companies, along with emergency and police vehicles. Musical performances at the memorial will be provided by students from Havre de Grace High School.

Here are the two Harford County residents who died in the 9/11 attacks:

Staff Sgt. Willie Q. Troy, 51, who lived at Aberdeen Proving Ground, was among the more than 100 military and civilian personnel who died at the Pentagon. His wife worked at the proving ground, and he worked at the Pentagon, getting up at 4:15 a.m. daily so he could take the MARC train to work, according to the Pentagon Memorial. Troy was at the Pentagon when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed at 9:37 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001. All 64 people aboard perished.

Joseph V. Maggitti, 49, of Abingdon, died in the attack on the World Trade Center. He was there for a business meeting at the headquarters of his employer, Marsh McLennan, which created a memorial for the 358 employees lost that day. It took a week for Maggitti's body to be recovered, according to the Archdiocese of Baltimore, which reported he had been on the 94th floor of the North Tower. His daughter was a freshman at the John Carroll School at the time.