With the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks approaching, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced earlier this week that the county will honor the memory of those who lost their lives.
The remembrance ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park.
Participating in the ceremony will be former New York City Fire CommissionerTom Van Essen, Bishop William Murphy of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, Rabbi Dr. Marc Gellman of the Temple Beth Torah in Melville, the United States Marine Corp. District Honor Guard, the Nassau County Police Department Pipe and Drum Band and Color Guard, many Nassau County Fire Departments, Long Island Harmonizers, and the North Shore Pops.
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Names of Nassau County residents who lost their lives in the attacks will be read by family members at Lakeside Theatre, adjacent to Nassau County’s 9/11 Memorial in Eisenhower Park. The memorial features two semi-transparent aluminum towers, representing the World Trade Center towers, rising 30 feet from a fountain, and also contains two pieces of steel recovered from the World Trade Center.
Immediately following the remembrance ceremony, attendees will participate in a candle light vigil at the county’s 9/11 Memorial.
