Large Crowd for 9/11 Remembrance

Provided, Prince William County Government:

More than 250 people gathered for a 9/11 remembrance ceremony this morning, Sept. 11, at the Liberty Memorial located at the Prince William County Complex.

Prince William Board of County Supervisor’s Chairman Corey A. Stewart spoke at the ceremony. “Today, we come together as fellow Americans gathering to share in the memory of a day that changed our lives forever. As a nation and as individuals, the events of 9/11 had a tremendous impact. We are stronger and have shown that in adversity Americans band together, forgetting our differences and uniting in our common goals. May we never forget the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and the innocent lives that were lost that fateful day.”

Stewart went on to speak of those county residents who died at Pentagon and in New York and Pennsylvania. “This memorial is inscribed with the names of the 22 residents killed from the Prince William area. These names belong to members of our community, whose families are part of our community, and whom we will forever honor and remember for their sacrifice. This memorial is dedicated to those residents and all those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.”

The Liberty Memorial and the World Trade Center Steel Memorial is located on the grounds of the County Complex in between the Prince William Parkway and James J. McCoart Administration Building.

Read more at pwcgov.org.

Photo: A crowd gathers at Liberty Memorial on Thursday Sept. 11, 2014 to remember those county residents who died on 9-11 2001 at the Pentagon and in New York and Pennsylvania. Provided