Flags Lowered to Half-Staff for 9/11 Remembrance Day on Sunday

CONCORD, NH — Gov. Maggie Hassan has directed all flags in the state of New Hampshire to half-staff on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, for 9/11 Remembrance Day. She issued a proclamation on Friday and will also be attending events on Sunday.

“Every year on Sept. 11, we come together to honor and remember the innocent lives that were lost in those senseless acts of terror, the first responders and ordinary citizens who bravely put their lives on the line to save others, and the service members and first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect their fellow citizens,” Hassan said. “On the 15th anniversary of that terrible day, we also continue to remember how Americans came together and demonstrated our collective resilience in the face of great tragedy and the undying American spirit of perseverance that has always defined our great country. As we honor the memory of the 10 Granite Staters we lost on September 11, 2001, and all of the innocent victims, we remain united in our shared values as Americans, and we remain forever grateful for our brave men and women in uniform, our public safety officials and first responders, and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice so that our country can be safer and our freedom can be stronger.”

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Hassan will be at the Londonderry Town Common on Mammoth Road at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 11, to speak at the American Legion Post 27’s memorial ceremony. She will also attend the Global War on Terrorism Monument Re-dedication ceremony at 6 p.m. at the American Legion Post 35 on High Street in Hampton.

Sunday morning, the city of Portsmouth will be hosting a memorial service outside of police headquarters beginning at 8:46 a.m. Also, during the evening, at 7 p.m., a candlelight vigil will be held at Abbie Griffin Park in Merrimack.

Other events around the state include a Day of Remembrance reading of names in Rindge at the Cathedral of the Pines on Hale Hill Road and an “America We Support You” freedom walk in Jackson at 5 p.m., at the Jackson Covered Bridge. Hundreds will also participate in the annual 9/11 NH Stair Climb at the Brady Sullivan Tower in Manchester. Plaistow also hosts a ceremony, which commemorates those who died in the 9/11 attacks, including Carol Flyzik, a Plaistow resident who died onboard Flight 11 on Sept. 11, 2001. A Memorial Football Game between the Northeastern Empire football team and the Granite State Destroyers will be played at noon at Nashua High School South. Proceeds from the game will benefit the Nashua Police Athletic League and Special Olympics New Hampshire.

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