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9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Set In Brick

The annual ceremony commemorates the Brick Township lives lost in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

The Angel in Anguish monument at Windward Beach Park in Brick commemorates Brick residents who were killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The Angel in Anguish monument at Windward Beach Park in Brick commemorates Brick residents who were killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. (Karen Wall/Patch file photo)

BRICK, NJ — Brick Township will hold its annual remembrance ceremony marking the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at Windward Beach Park.

The memorial service begins at 6 p.m. and honors the eight residents and township natives who died in the attacks at the World Trade Center in New York on Sept. 11, 2001.

They are: John Badagliacca; Brett T. Bailey; Robert P. Devitt Jr.; Michael D. Diehl; Jon A. Perconti; Jim Sands Jr.; Thomas Sgroi; and Christopher M. Traina.

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The candlelight vigil is held at the Angel In Anguish monument, which is inscribed with the names of Brick residents and those with Brick ties who were among the nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the attacks 18 years ago.

It is open to the public and township residents are invited to attend and bring American flags to the service.

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