On Thursday, City of Alexandria to Remember Lives Lost on September 11, 2001

The City of Alexandria this week will remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

A number of residents of the metro DC area including Alexandria perished that day when hijackers steered American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon in Arlington. The Washington Post lists the names and photos here of the 125 civilians and military personnel who died at the Pentagon. All 64 on board the airliner also died.

That day 13 years ago terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners in all to strike targets in the United States. Nearly 3,000 people died as a result of the attacks.

On Thursday, the City of Alexandria will remember those lives lost along with those who bravely served in the wake of 9-11, with four Citywide moments of silence. The moments of silence will correspond with the times of the four plane impacts:

• At 8:46 a.m., in observance of American Airline’s Flight 11 strike of the North Tower
• at 9:03 a.m., in observance of United Airline’s Flight 175 strike of the South Tower
• at 9:37 a.m., in observance of American Airline’s Flight 77 strike of the Pentagon
• at 10:03 a.m., in observance of United Airline’s Flight 93 crash in Shanksville, Pa.

During the moments of silence, City employees, residents and visitors are asked to pause for one minute to reflect on all of the victims, including the 343 firefighters, 60 police officers and eight paramedics who died instantly when the Twin Towers collapsed.

“As a member of the response team that operated in the Pentagon on 9-11 and for weeks after, I will certainly never forget that day and it is incumbent on all of us to remember the heroic efforts of first responders both at the Pentagon, in New York, and at Shanksville,” said Alexandria Fire Chief Robert Dubé, in a news release.

“The selfless members of the New York City Fire Department, New York Police Department and other first responders who died at the World Trade Center helped orchestrate the largest rescue effort in U.S. history and while they died doing their duty, there are thousands of people who owe their lives to those heroes and America must never forget them.”

PHOTO: National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial official photo