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Woodbridge's 9/11 Service Is 1 P.M. This Sunday In Samuel Lupo Plaza

On the 21st anniversary of the attacks, here are all the Woodbridge residents killed in 9/11:

(Woodbridge Twp.)

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Woodbridge's 9/11 memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 this year. All are welcome.

It will be held at the concert stage in Samuel Lupo Plaza next to the library and Woodbridge High School.

This year, the memorial service will offer a special recognition and salute to the Woodbridge Township first response community: Police, fire and first aid, OEM and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) for outstanding service to the community in the 21 years following the aftermath of September 11, 2001.

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This service will honor the Woodbridge Township residents who were killed in the 9/11 terrorist attack.

On the 21st anniversary of the attacks, here are all the Woodbridge residents killed in 9/11:

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  • Edward Allegretto: Broker at Cantor Fitzgerald
  • Marilyn Bautista: Worked in the accounts payable department of insurance broker Marsh & McLennan.
  • Patrick Dunn: Grew up in Woodbridge, worked in the Pentagon for the U.S. Navy as the chief of naval operations. Was one of the 125 people killed at the Pentagon.
  • John Adam Larson: Lived in Colonia, worked as insurance broker on the 103rd floor.
  • James Lynch: Port Authority police officer
  • Charles Mauro, worked for Aon Corporation
  • Tonyell McDay: A computer technician for Marsh Technologies on the 97th floor of 1 World Trade Center, she lived with her parents in Colonia. She was 25.
  • Narender Nath: Worked for Marsh McLennan
  • Sankara Velamuri: Worked for the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance

Nearly 3,000 Americans, including 750 from New Jersey, were killed in the suicide attacks carried out by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaida.

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