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9/11 Ceremony: County To Honor Residents Who Died 20 Years Ago

Montgomery County will hold a ceremony in Rockville on Friday morning to honor the 11 county residents who died on 9/11.

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An American flag is unfurled down the side of the Pentagon to mark the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks September 11, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. Some Montgomery County residents were working at the Pentagon during the attack.
An American flag is unfurled down the side of the Pentagon to mark the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks September 11, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. Some Montgomery County residents were working at the Pentagon during the attack. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — This Saturday marks 20 years since 9/11, when 2,977 people were killed during terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. Eleven people from Montgomery County were killed that day, and to honor their memory the county will be holding a remembrance ceremony on Friday.

The county will remember the following residents:

  • William Edward Caswell
  • Dr. Gerald Paul Fisher
  • Capt. Lawrence D. Getzfred
  • Michele M. Heidenberger
  • Angela Marie Houtz
  • Teddington Hamm Moy
  • Lt. Darin H. Pontell
  • Scott A. Powell
  • Todd Hayes Reuben
  • Patricia J. Statz
  • Ernest M. Willcher

County Executive Marc Elrich, Rockville Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton, County Council President Tom Hucker and members of the County Council will be at the ceremony to read the names of the people who died.

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September 11 Remembrance Ceremony

Date: Sept. 10, 2021 (Friday)
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Courthouse Square Park
Address: Maryland Avenue and West Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850

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