Ocean County Set To Hold 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

TOMS RIVER, NJ — Ocean County will hold its annual Day of Remembrance and wreath-laying ceremony to honor those who were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The ceremony is set for 8:30 a.m. Friday at the county's September 11 Memorial Monument on Hooper Avenue, in the courtyard between the entrance to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office and 129 Hooper Ave.

The ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 11 and include a moment of silence to remember the nearly 3,000 victims of the terrorist attacks on New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania. Nineteen people who lived in Ocean County died in the attacks.

The public is invited to attend the ceremony. Because of restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, masks must be worn during the ceremony.

"While life has moved forward since that tragic day, we would be remiss if we didn’t take time to remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001," said Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari, who will serve as master of ceremonies. "So many of us stood frozen in time on that day, gathered around televisions and radios as we listened in horror that our great country was under attack."

"Ocean County lost 19 residents that day, and countless others with connections to the county," he said. "They were loved ones, moms, dads, brothers and sisters who went to work that morning like any other day, but they never returned to their loved ones."

Vicari will be joined by Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer in placing a wreath at the Sept. 11 Monument in the courtyard. A second wreath will be placed at the War on Terror Monument located just a few feet away.

"On this day we remember the service personnel from Ocean County that made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for our freedoms during the ongoing War on Terror," Vicari said.

Toms River will hold its annual Sept. 11 Day of Remembrance service at 9:30 a.m. at the corner of Washington and Robbins streets, and Brick Township will hold its ceremony at 6 p.m.

Read more:

• Remembering 9/11 Amid Coronavirus: Services In Toms River
• Remembering 9/11 Amid Coronavirus: Services In Brick

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